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Category: Research News

Research Discoveries: VEGFR2 glycosylation

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Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2) is a heavily N-glycosylated pro-angiogenic receptor tyrosine kinase. Stimulation of the receptor by […]

Metabolic Regulation Symposium Honoring Paul Pilch— June 24th

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Research Discoveries: New ways of activating G-proteins during embryonic development

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Heterotrimeric G proteins are signaling switches that control cellular communication across metazoans. From a traditional standpoint, these G-proteins are activated […]

Dr. Abraham’s research in NYT article

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Research on Klotho and Alzheimer’s from Dr. Carmela Abraham’s lab and Dr. Abraham’s former trainee, Gwendolyn King, was mentioned in […]

Nhat Le receives Warren Alpert Distinguished Scholars Award

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Congratulations to Dr. Nhat Le, a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Harris lab, who was recently awarded a Warren Alpert […]

G-protein discoveries

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The Garcia-Marcos lab has recently published two studies in the Journal of Biological Chemistry on the topic of heterotrimeric G […]

Nelson Lau named director of the Genome Science Institute

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Dean Karen Antman annouced today that Nelson Lau, PhD, has been named Director of the Genome Science Institute (GSI), effective […]

New Research Discoveries: Prions and Synaptic Toxicity

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In a new research study from the Harris laboratory in PLOS pathogens, first author Cheng Feng and collaborators defined a new […]

Ladan Amin Receives Alzheimer’s Fellowship

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Congratulations to Ladan Amin, a Postdoctoral Associate in the Harris laboratory, who was just awarded a three-year research fellowship from […]

Dr. Cathy Costello honored with special issue in The Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry

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In recognition of Dr. Catherine Costello’s 2017 ASMS Award for a Distinguished Contribution in Mass Spectrometry, the entire June 2018 […]

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Congratulations to Stefan Isaac; one of the selected 2025 Toffler Scholars!

October 7, 2025

Congratulations to Stefan Isaac who was one of the selected 2025 Toffler...

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 |...

Calendar

  • 17NovBiochemistry & Cell Biology Seminar Series: Richard I. Gregory, Ph.D. - “Oncogenic tRNAs and codon-biased mRNA translation in cancer”
  • 20NovIn-House Research Seminar : Cheyanne Frosti, Ph.D. student (Layne Lab) & Sahana Mitra, Postdoctoral Associate (Perissi Lab)
  • 4DecIn-House Research Seminar : Giulia Burrone, Ph.D. student ( Perissi Lab) & Chaoshuang Xia, Postdoctoral Associate (Costello Lab)
  • 8DecBiochemistry & Cell Biology Seminar Series: Lynne Chantranupong, Ph.D. - “Brain health and dysfunction through the lens of the lysosome”

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