On Monday April 24th, 2023 Dan Su successfully defended her PhD thesis with the title "Identification and Functional Analyses of Stem Cell Niches During Oral Tissue Development and Regeneration" Oral health is the state of the mouth, teeth and orofacial structures which allows individuals to...
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Dear Darren, Congratulations on receiving the John P. Long Teaching Award! The purpose of the award is to honor Dr. Long and his dedication as an educator, researcher and his tireless devotion to service. This annual award was created to acknowledge and encourage a basic science faculty member who...
On Tuesday March 28th, Interdisciplinary Program of Human Toxicology student Kaihua Liu defended his thesis with the title "C/EBP Homologous Protein (CHOP) Confers a Proliferative Advantage to Cells that Escape ER Stress" Cellular stresses elicit signaling cascades that are simultaneously capable...
On March 23rd, Mark Li successfully defended his PhD thesis with the title "Organelle Function in Metabolism and Immunity" "Living organisms must constantly adapt to fluctuations in their environment to maintain homeostasis and survive. At the cellular level, mitochondria, the ER, lysosomes, and...
Interview with Sam Young Jr., PhD, CACNA1A Foundation 2023 Grant Recipient Professor Young is Vice Chair for research in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology and director of molecular auditory research in the Department of Otolaryngology. His cutting-edge research “Development of novel gene...
Postdoc Ben Calvert first author paper: Inflammation in SARS infection was accepted in Frontiers in Immunology Ben also has a Book chapter on non-myeloid phagocytosis recently accepted: Non-myeloid Cell Phagocytosis | IntechOpen Congratulations Ben!
Angelo Antiguas Successfully Defended His Thesis Title: IRF6 regulates the recycling of E-cadherin at the cell membrane. On December 14th, Angelo Antiguas successfully defended his PhD thesis characterizing the role of IRF6 in the recycling of E-cadherin at the cell membrane. For the remaining of...
On Monday November 14th, Cell and Developmental Biology Program student Vitaly Ievlev defended his thesis identifying how airway stem cell fate decisions during regeneration are influenced by Sox9, Wnt, Krt14 and Krt15. In December he will begin an interim postdoc in the labs of John Engelhardt and...
Ballard and Seashore Dissertation Fellowship Sam Mellentine Program: Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetics Lab: Tina Tootle This fellowship program provides an opportunity for Ph.D. students to benefit from a final semester of protected and supported time to focus on completing their...