GMS Research Symposium Award Winners
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
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
Fibrosis is a major driver of organ dysfunction, characterized by excessive collagen accumulation and progressive tissue stiffening, yet effective treatment […]
Congratulations to Thomas Liontis
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
Prion diseases are fatal neurodegenerative disorders that affect both humans and animals. These diseases are caused by PrPSc, a misfolded […]
New Research from the Layne Lab: mechanisms of adipose tissue fibrosis
A new study from the Layne laboratory identified a function for the transcription factor FOXS1 in regulating TGFb-dependent changes in […]
New research out of the Lau Lab: Researchers Discover Protein Necessary for Fruit Fly Fertility
Researchers Discover Protein Necessary for Fruit Fly Fertility The global birthrate has been in significant decline for decades. In the […]
Robert Mercer recently awarded a research grant funded by Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Foundation.
Robert Mercer, an Instructor in the Harris lab, was recently awarded a research grant funded by Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Foundation. This two-year, […]
Nabil Rabhi awarded dKNET grant
Congratulations to Nabil Rabhi who was recently awarded a competitive dKNET New Investigator Pilot Program in Bioinformatics Grant. This project […]
Congratulations UROP students
Congratulations to the UROP students that performed research in the department in the summer of 2022. Students presented their research […]