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Faculty work with students to conduct research across disciplines, including biochemistry, biology, genetics, immunology, microbiology, neurobiology, pharmacology and computational biology.
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The Walter S. and Lucienne Driskill Graduate Program in Life Sciences is a comprehensive, interdisciplinary PhD program that trains students in biomedical sciences while giving them the flexibility to pursue a variety of research interests, dual degrees and specialized tracks.
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November 18
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International Fellowships for Graduate Students
November 18
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Biophysical and Molecular Mechanisms of Resurgent Na Current in N...
November 18
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Student Publications
Hyperandrogenemia is Common in Asymptomatic Women and is Associated with Increased Metabolic Risk.
Torchen LC, Tsai JN, Jasti P, Macaya R, Sisk R, Dapas ML, Hayes MG, Urbanek M, Dunaif A.
Obesity (Silver Spring). 2019 Nov 14. doi: 10.1002/oby.22659. [Epub ahead of print]
Small-Molecule MYC Inhibitors Suppress Tumor Growth and Enhance Immunotherapy.
Han H, Jain AD, Truica MI, Izquierdo-Ferrer J, Anker JF, Lysy B, Sagar V, Luan Y, Chalmers ZR, Unno K, Mok H, …
Cancer Cell. 2019 Nov 11;36(5):483-497.e15. doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2019.10.001. Epub 2019 Oct 31.
Hunt RJ, Granat L, McElroy GS, Ranganathan R, Chandel NS, Bateman JM.
J Cell Biol. 2019 Oct 23. pii: jcb.201904148. doi: 10.1083/jcb.201904148. [Epub ahead of print]
EPHB4 inhibition activates ER stress to promote immunogenic cell death of prostate cancer cells.
Sagar V, Vatapalli R, Lysy B, Pamarthy S, Anker JF, Rodriguez Y, Han H, Unno K, Stadler WM, Catalona WJ, Hussain M, …
Cell Death Dis. 2019 Oct 22;10(11):801. doi: 10.1038/s41419-019-2042-y.
Dynamic enhancers control skeletal muscle identity and reprogramming.
Ramachandran K, Senagolage MD, Sommars MA, Futtner CR, Omura Y, Allred AL, Barish GD.
PLoS Biol. 2019 Oct 7;17(10):e3000467. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000467. eCollection 2019 Oct.
Pincus NB, Bachta KER, Ozer EA, Allen JP, Pura ON, Qi C, Rhodes NJ, Marty FM, Pandit A, Mekalanos JJ, Oliver A, …
Clin Infect Dis. 2019 Oct 4. pii: ciz973. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz973. [Epub ahead of print]
Acute Megakaryocytic Leukemia.
McNulty M, Crispino JD.
Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med. 2019 Sep 23. pii: a034884. doi: 10.1101/cshperspect.a034884. [Epub ahead of print]
Rutz AL, Gargus ES, Hyland KE, Lewis PL, Setty A, Burghardt WR, Shah RN.
Acta Biomater. 2019 Nov;99:121-132. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2019.09.007. Epub 2019 Sep 17.
Spinal Cord Injury Results in Chronic Mechanical Stiffening.
Cooper JG, Sicard D, Sharma S, Van Gulden S, McGuire TL, Cajiao MP, Tschumperlin DJ, Kessler JA.
J Neurotrauma. 2019 Oct 18. doi: 10.1089/neu.2019.6540. [Epub ahead of print]
Okeigwe I, Bulun S, Liu S, Rademaker AW, Coon JS, Kujawa S, Robins J, Yin P.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2019 Dec 1;104(12):6256-6264. doi: 10.1210/jc.2019-00762.