Pilot Projects 2016-2017

Sarah Ackerman, MD
Paul Cohen Laboratory

The Effect of Adipose Tissue Health on Breast Cancer Progression

Erol Bayraktar
Birsoy Laboratory

Metagenomic analysis of bacterial natural products and their role in the intestinal microbiome

Serkan Belkaya
Casanova Laboratory
Targeting proteasomal assembly of cancer therapy

Ana Emiliano, MD
Friedman Laboratory
The role of vasopressin in appetite regulation after sleeve gastrectomy

Gadi Lalazar, MD
Simon Laboratory
Patient Derived Xenografts as a Platform to Determine Oncogene Dependence in Fibrolamellar Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Avi Levin, MD
Steller Laboratory

Targeting proteasomal assembly of cancer therapy

Paul Muller, BSc
Mucida Laboratory

ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ENTERIC NEURON TRANSCRIPTOME FOR PROBING OF NEUROIMMUNE INTERACTIONS
 

Francois Marchildon
Paul Cohen Laboratory

Investigating the mechanism underlying the benefits of aerobic exercise in breast cancer

Fanny Matheis
Mucida Laboratory

Role of intestinal mast cell subtypes on neuronal protection in intestinal infection and allergic disease

Lisa Noble
Tavazoie Laboratory

Modulation of Innate Immune Dynamics by Creatine Kinase Brain in Metastatic Gastrointestinal Cancer

Norihiro Yamaguchi, M.D.
Tavazoie Laboratory

Synthetic lethality between RELB and ubiquitin protein ligase E3 component n-recognin 4 (UBR4) as a therapeutic strategy in metastatic colorectal cancer liver colonization

Ross Weber
Birsoy Laboratory

Uncovering the Molecular Mechanisms of Ammonia Toxicity

Xianfang Wu, PhD
Rice Laboratory

Modeling liver fibrosis with human ES/iPSCs-derived stellate-like cells 

Xiphias Ge Zhu
Birsoy Laboratory

Role of lipid imbalance in the progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

 

 

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