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Professor Ron Hart speaks at Life Science Regional Technology Symposium Prof. Hart presented work identifying novel microRNA genes in human embryonic stem cells using NextGen sequencing techniques at the recent 2009 LifeScience Regional Technology Symposium in Princeton, NJ.
Professor Denhardt speaks in China and Japan Prof. David Denhardt was recently invited to speak at an international conference on osteopontin in Sapporo, Japan. During the same Asian trip, he was invited to speak at the Shanghai International Joint Cancer Institute and the Shanghai National Engineering Research Center for Antibody Medicine, both in China. Dr. Denhardt's presentation was entitled, "Using anti-osteopontin antibodies to probe opn structure and function."
Suppressing seizures in a mouse model of childhood epilepsy. Prof. Gabriella D'Arcangelo recently published an article in Disease Models & Mechanisms showing that rapamycin, a drug more commonly used to prevent transplant rejection, is effective at reducing seizures in a mouse model of epilepsy. Read the story from the Rutgers news release or visit the journal article.
Professor Ron Hart speaks at NextGen Sequencing Conference Prof. Hart presented work identifying novel microRNA genes in human embryonic stem cells using NextGen sequencing techniques at the recent CHI NextGen Sequencing Conference in San Diego, CA.
Chris Ricupero, an NSF-IGERT fellow in Dr. Hart's lab, was recently featured in an article on the Epigenie web site, a hip but authoritative source for all things epigenetics.
Professor Ron Hart appointed to Connecticut Stem Cell Advisory Committee Prof. Hart was recently appointed by Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell to serve on the Connecticut Stem Cell Advisory Committee. The Committee provides guidance and oversight for the Connecticut stem cell grants program, funded with $9.8M during the current year.
Deonnae Lopez wins prize for the best Life Sciences poster at the Aresty Symposium for Undergraduate Research Deonnae Lopez, a student in Prof. Lori Covey's lab, was recently honored with the prize for her poster titled: "Epstein-Barr Virus And Its Deregulation of B cell Class Switch Recombination." The faculty of the Department of Cell Biology & Neuroscience extends its congratulations to Deonnae and her advisor!
Prof. Emmet A. Dennis delivers inaugural address as President of the Univerity of Liberia. Prof. Dennis, formerly Vice President of Student Affairs, Dean of University College, and currently on leave from the Department of Cell Biology & Neuroscience at Rutgers, was recently invested as President of the Univerity of Liberia, one of West Africa's leading institutions of higher learning.
Professor Bonnie Firestein interviewed by local newspaper about stroke research. An article appeared in the February 9 edition of the Home News Tribune, outlining her research aimed at restoring brain connections after stroke.
Professor Karl Herrup delivers Distinguished Faculty Series presentation Prof. Herrup spoke as part of the Rutgers Distinguished Faculty Series on April 6. His talk was titled "Putting the Breaks on Alzheimer's Disease."
Professor Joanna Burger in Thailand. Prof. Burger participated in a week-long series of workshops on Environmental Health and Ecological Risk Assessment at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. The workshops, organized by Mark Robson, included her giving lectures on general principles and specific problems in ecological risk as well as formal and informal meetings with graduate students. The workshops are sponsored under the International Training and Research in Environmental and Occupational Health program of the National Institute of Health’s Fogarty Foundation for international capacity building. The trip also included field work to assess the potential for collaborative research on pesticide and other chemical exposure (including from fish consumption).