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Biography Research Interest Investigating cellular and drug-induced mechanisms of chromosomal instability and how these mechanisms can be exploited for cancer therapy

Biography Alumni News Our lab has identified a new family of adhesion molecules that we have called Synaptic Adhesion-Like Molecules (SALMs). This family of proteins contains domains similar to those found in proteins previously reported to be involved in cell adhesion, neurite outgrowth, and synaptic plasticity. We found that SALMs are expressed at an early …

Biography Skills & Expertise Molecular biology, HPLC, Western blotting, protein purification, biochemistry, cell, tissue culture, in vivo, molecular cloning, cell culture, cell biology, protein expression, transfection, drug discovery Publications Shanware NP, Bray K, and Abraham R. (2013).The PI3K, metabolic, and autophagy networks: interactive partners in cellular health and disease. Annu Rev Pharmacol Toxicol. 53:89-106. Review. …

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Biography Publications Aga M, Watters JJ, Pfeiffer ZA, Wiepz GJ, Sommer JA, Bertics PJ. Evidence for nucleotide receptor modulation of cross talk between MAP kinase and NF-kappa B signaling pathways in murine RAW 264.7 macrophages. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2004 Apr;286(4):C923-30. Epub 2003 Dec 18. PubMed PMID: 14684387. Guerra AN, Fisette PL, Pfeiffer ZA, …

Biography Alumni News Shihu Sun is currently employed in the Investment and Business Development Department at InnoSpring, the US-China Startup Incubator, in Santa Clara, California. She is responsible to select startups to invest in for two super angel funds, InnoSpring’s Seed Fund and TEEC Angel Fund, and also help the negotiation and closing of the …

Biography Publications Jeanne RL, Suryanarayanan S. A new model for caste development in social wasps. Commun Integr Biol. 2011 Jul;4(4):373-7. doi: 10.4161/cib.4.4.15262. Epub 2011 Jul 1. PubMed PMID: 21966550; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3181500. Suryanarayanan S, Hermanson JC, Jeanne RL. A mechanical signal biases caste development in a social wasp. Curr Biol. 2011 Feb 8;21(3):231-5. doi: …