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Sep 14
Sep 14 Immune Cells Sculpt Circuits in the Brain

Jennifer Michalowski
News, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Immune cells called microglia direct neurons to modify their own connectivity in response to sensory cues.

Full story at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Sep 10
Sep 10 Undergraduate Research Sparks Curiosity and Connections

Jennifer Michalowski
National Cancer Institute

Yale biologist Brandon Ogbunu recalls the time he spent studying gene regulation in Susan Gottesman’s lab at NCI.

Full story at National Cancer Institute

Sep 10
Sep 10 Trial Will Evaluate Chemotherapy-Sparing Treatment for Kaposi Sarcoma

Jennifer Michalowski
News, National Cancer Institute

Experimental treatment is designed to target Kaposi sarcoma tumors as well as to counter the immune-dampening effects of the virus that causes them.

Full story at National Cancer Institute

Sep 9
Sep 9 Stress, Sleep, and Immunity

Jennifer Michalowski
News, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Neuronal connections that keep you awake in times of stress also induce immune changes that weaken the body’s defenses.

Full story at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Aug 31
Aug 31 Extinction for Reef-Building Corals, Renewal for Softer-Bodied Relatives

Jennifer Michalowski
News, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Changes in ocean chemistry and temperature have had a dramatic effect on the evolution of corals and sea anemones through deep time.

Full story at Smithsonian

Aug 25
Aug 25 Experimental Compound Blocks SARS-CoV-2’s Ability to Infect and Kill Cells in the Lab

Jennifer Michalowski
News, National Cancer Institute

A potential therapy for COVID-19 binds to a viral enzyme that SARS-CoV-2 requires for replication.

Full story at National Cancer Institute

Aug 19
Aug 19 Epigenetic Marker Contributes to PARP Inhibitor Resistance

Jennifer Michalowski
News, National Cancer Institute

PARP inhibitors, used to treat tumors whose cells have problems repairing damaged DNA, become ineffective when cancer cells lose the DNA-modifying enzyme TET2.

Full story at National Cancer Institute

Jul 29
Jul 29 ENCODE3: Interpreting the Human and Mouse Genomes

Jennifer Michalowski
News, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements is a growing trove of information that is vital for interpreting the genetic code.

Full story at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Jul 23
Jul 23 First Mouse Model of Pancreatic Cancer Subtypes

Jennifer Michalowski
News, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

A new animal model will help researchers investigate why some pancreatic cancers are more aggressive than others and what causes them to progress.

Full story at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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