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Using big data to target gene mutations in cancer tumor cells

Feb. 29, 2024

Dr. Ritu Pandey and colleagues are leveraging molecular profiling data to better understand certain cancers and uncover new treatments. Click to read more.

Heart researchers stay ahead of the curve by learning cells’ secrets

Feb. 29, 2024

Research in the lab of Dr. Casey Romanoski seeks to better understand heart disease at the cellular and molecular level. Click to read more.

This image displays a scientific visualization of the cerebellar folia III-VIII, likely from a neuroimaging study.

UA researchers say this part of birds' brain grew as they evolved to fly

Feb. 8, 2024

Dr. Paul Gignac was featured on KJZZ news discussing research on bird brain evolution. Click to read more.

The image displays a 3D reconstruction of the avian visual tectofugal pathway, specifically within the chicken brain (Gallus gallus). This system is critical for complex avian behavior.

Brain researchers develop 3D anatomy technique to learn more about chicken vision

Feb. 2, 2024

CMM Associate Professor Dr. Paul Gignac participated in a study using 3D imaging on chicken brains to learn more about their vision. Click to read more.

The diagram illustrates the dual metabolic roles of the PIM1 kinase and PPAR in prostate cancer, specifically highlighting how they coordinate to promote tumor growth under different nutrient conditions.

Work from the Warfel lab published in Oncogene describes a new mechanism used by prostate cancer to store and use lipids to support their growth and survival

Jan. 5, 2024

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41388-023-02914-0

January 2024 cover of The Anatomical Record

CMM anatomy growth and development research on the cover of The Anatomical Record

Dec. 14, 2023

Dr. Gignac’s research on suture development, using birds as a model system, has been awarded the January 2024 cover of The Anatomical Record.

Dr. Shanna Hamilton Receives Investigator Award from Sarver Heart Center

Dec. 14, 2023

Dr. Shanna Hamilton, Assistant Professor of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, received an Investigator Award from Sarver Heart Center. This award will help support Dr. Hamilton's research which involves testing the therapeutic potential of a novel protein to mitigate the effects of calcium-dependent arrhythmias in cardiovascular disease.

Dr. Paul Gignac Featured in Nature Magazine

Dec. 12, 2023

Dr. Paul Gignac, Associate Professor of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, and his NSF-funded Non-Clinical Tomography Users Research Network (NoCTURN) were featured in a Nature Magazine article on making research data more open and accessible. Click to read more.

The image illustrates a therapeutic strategy to overcome chemoresistance in cancer by transitioning from traditional PIM kinase inhibitors to PIM-targeted PROTACs (Proteolysis-Targeting Chimeras).

The Warfel lab publishes a study in Cell Chemical Biology on the development of a new drug to improve the targeting of PIM kinases to fight prostate cancer

Dec. 11, 2023

PIM1 targeted degradation prevents the emergence of chemoresistance in prostate cancer

The image displays super-resolution microscopy data and a corresponding schematic model of centrosomes, specifically focusing on the localization of centriolar proteins.

Centriole Length is Controlled by a Conserved Complex of Protein Called the Distal Tip Complex

Sept. 21, 2023

The Rogers Lab publishes study in Current Biology by lead author John Ryniawec, postdoc, who discovered new regulators of centriole growth, a crucial step during the assembly of this essential and ubiquitous organelle. The authors find that coordination between these evolutionarily conserved regulators is required for reproduction in a fruit fly model organism.

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