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Author: mlayne

I am an Associate Professor in the Biochemistry Department & Assistant Dean of Research

GMS Research Symposium Award Winners

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Congratulations to Nadia Mirza-Romero from the Harris lab & Diana Yeritsyan from the Layne lab who were graduate student winners […]

Congratulations Cheyanne Frosti—GMS Outstanding Student Achievement Award

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Congratulations to Cheyanne Frosti as a recipient of a GMS Outstanding Student Achievement Award. Cheyanne was awarded the Community Service […]

New Publication from the Layne Lab: How the Extracellular Matrix Can Push Cells Toward Disease

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Fibrosis is a major driver of organ dysfunction, characterized by excessive collagen accumulation and progressive tissue stiffening, yet effective treatment […]

Congratulations to Thomas Liontis

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Congratulations to Thomas Liontis from the Grishok lab who successfully defended his PhD dissertation: Regulation of RNA Interference Pathways by […]

New publication from the Harris lab: Triggers for Prion toxicity

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Prion diseases are fatal neurodegenerative disorders that affect both humans and animals. These diseases are caused by PrPSc, a misfolded […]

Congratulations Cheyanne Frosti

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Congratulations to Cheyanne Frosti in the Layne lab for successfully defending her PhD dissertion; “MECHANOREGULATION OF FIBROBLAST ACTIVATION BY AORTIC […]

New Research from the Layne Lab: mechanisms of adipose tissue fibrosis

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A new study from the Layne laboratory identified a function for the transcription factor FOXS1 in regulating TGFb-dependent changes in […]

Congratulations to Barbara Schreiber being named educator of the year

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Congratulations to Dr. Barbara Schreiber who has been named the 2025 Educator of the Year: PhD.

Congratulations to Jean Spencer on her recent promotion to Assistant Professor

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Congratulations to Jean Spencer on her recent promotion to Assistant Professor

Our new name……

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We are pleased to announce that we have changed our name to better reflect the breadth of research in our […]

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GMS Research Symposium Award Winners

April 16, 2026

Congratulations to Nadia Mirza-Romero from the Harris lab & Diana Yeritsyan from...

Congratulations Cheyanne Frosti—GMS Outstanding Student Achievement Award

April 16, 2026

Congratulations to Cheyanne Frosti as a recipient of a GMS Outstanding Student...

New Publication from the Layne Lab: How the Extracellular Matrix Can Push Cells Toward Disease

April 13, 2026

Fibrosis is a major driver of organ dysfunction, characterized by excessive collagen...

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  • 27AprBiochemistry & Cell Biology Seminar Series: Jonathan Strecker, Ph.D. - “Beyond nucleases: new functions of CRISPR systems”
  • 4MayBiochemistry & Cell Biology Seminar Series: Philipp Mews, PhD
  • 11MayBiochemistry & Cell Biology Seminar Series: Melissa R. Pergande, PhD
  • 18MayBiochemistry & Cell Biology Seminar Series: Labib Rouhana, Ph.D.

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