What's Happening
September 12, 2019
New HIV Research Publications
E-13 student Nicole Naiman has two recent publications relating to her research on HIV. The first, published in August 2019, appears in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, and addresses mother-to-child HIV transmission. This publication reviews an association between plasma antibody binding to the gp41 ectodomain in breastfeeding mothers to increased odds of transmission to the…
New Frontiers in Neuroscience Publication
E-13 MSTP student David Caldwell’s publication in Frontiers in Neuroscience looks into electrocorticographic brain computer interfaces, which offer opportunities to restore brain function in individuals suffering from neurological damage. This article reviews ECoG electrodes, the physics and physiology of DES, and the use of electrical stimulation of the brain for the clinical treatment of disorders…
New DNA Repair Publication
E-13 MSTP student Mark Ragheb latest publication in DNA Repair explores the role of Mfd in replication-transcription conflicts in bacteria. DNA replication and transcription, a remarkable undertaking, must occur in a timely and accurate fashion in all organisms. This publication explores the conflicts in this process. Conflicts can lead to various detrimental outcomes, including replication…
New PLOS Pathogens Publication
A collaboration between MSTP students Nicole Naiman (E-13), Theodore Gobillot (E-14), and Kate Dusenbury (E-14) was published in February 2019 in PLOS Pathogens. This publication explores HIV antibodies that mediate killing of infected cells. Eliciting an antibody response to the HIV Envelope protein is thought to be the most likely path to an effective vaccine,…
June 28, 2019
Alex Salter named one of Forbes “30 under 30” in Healthcare
MSTP Student Alex Salter (E12) is investigating how to enhance the efficacy of CAR T-cell therapy, a technique that utilizes synthetic proteins (CARs) to improve the ability of T cells to detect and destroy cancer cells, at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
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