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Alumni, former post-docs, faculty and research collaborators will be participating in the Tiedje Symposium on Microbial Genomics and Ecology on Saturday, October 29, 2011, in recognition of the 70th birthday of Jim Tiedje, University Distinguished Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics. The symposium features a dozen scientific presentations and poster sessions, and will reunite many [...]
By analyzing which animal models of breast cancer best compare to human cases, Eran Andrechek, an assistant professor of physiology, is hoping to overcome one of the most significant barriers in treating the deadly disease: The genetic complexity of the tumors themselves. Andrechek has received a $450,000 grant from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure [...]
Join us for a Green and White evening in Palo Alto Sunday, November 6, 2011 4:00-5:30 p.m. Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar 180 El Camino Real, (2 Stanford Shopping Center) Palo Alto, California Hors d’oeuvres will be provided “Speed Reading the Book of Life” Did you just see the movie Contagion and are now [...]
To most people, fruit flies are often bothersome and annoying. For Michael DeNieu, a zoology PhD candidate, these tiny insects are important research subjects as they are working, or more specifically surviving, to provide unique information on behavioral evolution and species adaptation. “I was interested in the intersection between evolution and behavior, and understanding how [...]
MSU is hosting the biannual Summer Symposium on Transcriptional Dynamics, Evolution, and Systems Biology in East Lansing, Michigan, July 22 − 24, 2011. The symposium will cover three major areas of intersection between computational biology and modeling interface with transcriptional control. The first topic is the potential for molecular dynamics simulation to extend the understanding [...]
A team of scientists in biochemistry and plant biology have received a $4.1 million NSF grant to understand the principles that underlie the diversity of plant specialized metabolites. Robert Last, the Barnett Rosenberg Chair of Biochemistry, along with Gregg Howe, professor of plant biology, Cornelius Barry, assistant professor of horticulture, and Dan Jones, professor of biochemistry, are [...]
An Investiture ceremony on April 21, 2011, officially recognize the two named chairs in plant sciences and biochemistry: David Kramer, the Hannah Professor of Photosynthesis and Bioenergetics, and Robert Last, the Barnett Rosenberg Chair of Biochemistry. Photo by Michael Steger. Robert L. Last, Barnett Rosenberg Chair of Biochemistry, studies functional genomics and how plants [...]
Robin Buell is a leader in plant genomics at MSU, and has distinguished herself as a researcher and educator. She is the 2011 recipient of the CNS Meritorious Faculty Award. The award is coordinated by the CNS Alumni Association and awarded annual in the Spring to one member of the CNS faculty. Research in the [...]
Physiology Assistant Professor Eran Andrechek has research published in the journal Cancer Researchthat uncovers a role for several members of the E2F family of genes, which control cell division and growth. The findings uncover a genetic pathway that affects the development of breast cancer. Read more…
In the ten years since the completion of the Human Genome Project, tremendous advances have been made in the technology driving the field of genomics. In addition to the human genome, understanding microorganisms and their roles is important to advancing discoveries in bioenergy, nutrition and health. Sequencing continues to become more efficient and where collecting [...]
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