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Faculty work with students to conduct research across disciplines, including biochemistry, biology, genetics, immunology, microbiology, neurobiology, pharmacology and biomedical informatics.
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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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FCVRRI Didactic Lecture
February 20
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Fulbright-Hays Workshop
February 21
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Histone Ubiquitination, Transcription and Cancer Connection
February 21
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Translational Research in Solid Tumors (TRIST) Seminar
February 21
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Student Publications
Acetyltransferase p300 inhibitor reverses hypertension-induced cardiac fibrosis.
Rai R, Sun T, Ramirez V, Lux E, Eren M, Vaughan DE, Ghosh AK.
J Cell Mol Med. 2019 Feb 1. doi: 10.1111/jcmm.14162. [Epub ahead of print]
Radiation databases and archives - examples and comparisons.
Zander A, Paunesku T, Woloschak G.
Int J Radiat Biol. 2019 Jan 24:1-12. doi: 10.1080/09553002.2019.1572249. [Epub ahead of print]
Neutrophil-induced genomic instability impedes resolution of inflammation and wound healing.
Butin-Israeli V, Bui TM, Wiesolek HL, Mascarenhas L, Lee JJ, Mehl LC, Knutson KR, Adam SA, Goldman RD, Beyder A, …
J Clin Invest. 2019 Feb 1;129(2):712-726. doi: 10.1172/JCI122085. Epub 2019 Jan 14.
Chen S, Fan J, Zhang M, Qin L, Dominguez D, Long A, Wang G, Ma R, Li H, Zhang Y, Fang D, Sosman J, Zhang B.
Nat Commun. 2019 Jan 11;10(1):150. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-08123-8.
Mitochondrial complex III is essential for suppressive function of regulatory T cells.
Weinberg SE, Singer BD, Steinert EM, Martinez CA, Mehta MM, Martínez-Reyes I, Gao P, Helmin KA, Abdala-Valencia H, …
Nature. 2019 Jan;565(7740):495-499. doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0846-z. Epub 2019 Jan 9.
Bell-Cohn A, Mazur DJ, Hall CC, Schaeffer AJ, Thumbikat P.
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2019 Jan 9. doi: 10.1152/ajprenal.00222.2018. [Epub ahead of print]
IDH3α regulates one-carbon metabolism in glioblastoma.
May JL, Kouri FM, Hurley LA, Liu J, Tommasini-Ghelfi S, Ji Y, Gao P, Calvert AE, Lee A, Chandel NS, Davuluri RV, …
Sci Adv. 2019 Jan 2;5(1):eaat0456. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aat0456. eCollection 2019 Jan.
Zhang S, Weinberg S, DeBerge M, Gainullina A, Schipma M, Kinchen JM, Ben-Sahra I, Gius DR, Yvan-Charvet L, Chandel NS, …
Cell Metab. 2019 Feb 5;29(2):443-456.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2018.12.004. Epub 2018 Dec 27.
Mast Cell-Specific Expression of Human Siglec-8 in Conditional Knock-in Mice.
Wei Y, Chhiba KD, Zhang F, Ye X, Wang L, Zhang L, Robida PA, Moreno-Vinasco L, Schnaar RL, Roers A, Hartmann K, Lee CM, …
Int J Mol Sci. 2018 Dec 21;20(1). pii: E19. doi: 10.3390/ijms20010019.
Sirota M, Thomas CG, Liu R, Zuhl M, Banerjee P, Wong RJ, Quaintance CC, Leite R, Chubiz J, Anderson R, Chappell J, …
Sci Data. 2018 Dec 18;5(1):3. doi: 10.1038/s41597-018-0004-3.