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Category: Research News

Research News: Lung precancer pathology

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A recently published study from the Varelas laboratory has identified new mechanisms contributing to the development of precancer lesions in […]

Research News: New Discovery from the Garcia-Marcos Laboratory

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The Garcia-Marcos laboratory has discovered that heterotrimeric G-proteins, which are critical molecular switches in cellular communication processes, can trigger different […]

Dr. Grishok Receives 2021 Shipley Pilot Grant

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Dr. Alla Grishok, Associate Professor of Biochemistry has been awarded a 2021 Shipley Prostate Cancer Research Pilot Grant Award. She will act as […]

Research news: Methods to improve quantitative glycoprotein coverage

in Departmental News, Research News

Most cell surface and extracellular matrix proteins are glycosylated as a mechanism driven by evolution that elaborates their adhesive interactions […]

Cohesin organizes the genome

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A new review by first author Carlos Perea-Resa in the Blower lab was recently published in Trend in Cell Biology […]

Research discoveries: vascular progenitor differentiation and fibrosis

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A new study from the Layne laboratory identified a novel mechanism for vascular adventitial remodeling. The paper, Aortic carboxypeptidase-like protein […]

Mosquitos and Small RNAs

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BUSM researchers are now able to provide a new genomics resource that details the small RNA transcriptomes (gene expression) of […]

Research discoveries: DOT in worm chromatin

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A new study from the Grishok lab: “Caenorhabditis elegans Deficient in DOT-1.1 Exhibit Increases in H3K9me2 at Enhancer and Certain […]

Welcome New Faculty—Michael Blower

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We are delighted to announce the recruitment of Michael Blower, PhD who will be joining the Department in September 2020 […]

Research discoveries: seeing G-protein signaling

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The Garcia-Marcos lab has developed a suite of modular optical biosensors that enables detection of hetrotrimeric G-protein activity in live […]

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

August 6, 2025

A new study from the Layne laboratory identified a function for the...

New news out of the Saeed Lab: Researchers Discover Protein Necessary for SARS-CoV-2 to Evade the Body’s Defenses

June 17, 2025

Researchers Discover Protein Necessary for SARS-CoV-2 to Evade the Body’s Defenses |...

Congratulations to Barbara Schreiber being named educator of the year

May 7, 2025

Congratulations to Dr. Barbara Schreiber who has been named the 2025 Educator...

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