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Category: Latest Lab News

New research published in Cell Reports!

11/20/2019

August 13, 2019 Our study on the role of Drp1 in pancreatic cancer, “Drp1 Promotes KRas-Driven Metabolic Changes to Drive Pancreatic Tumor Growth” has been published in the journal Cell…

Sarbajeet Nagdas Defends Dissertation!

7/29/2019

6/14/2019 Congratulations to Sarb for the successful defense of his dissertation titled, “A role of Dynamin-related protein 1 in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.”

Sarah Pollock Defends Dissertation!

7/29/2019

5/1/2019 We are very proud of Sarah for the successful defense of her dissertation titled, “A novel role for Ral in response to mitochondrial depolarization.”

Sarah’s paper published in PLOS One!

7/29/2019

4/17/2019 Congratulations to Sarah on her publication, “RalA and RalB relocalization to depolarized mitochondria depends on clathrin-mediated endocytosis and facilitates TBK1 activation.” in the journal PLOS One!

Two New Students Join the Lab!

7/29/2019

3/1/2019 We are excited to welcome two new graduate students this Spring: Salma Sharmin, from the BIMS program and Dane Sessions, from the MSTP program.

Aldo Nascimento Successfully Defends Dissertation!

8/14/2018

Congratulations to Aldo Nascimento, the first graduate student from our lab to successfully defend his dissertation and receive his doctorate!  Aldo’s thesis was titled, “Ras regulation of mitochondrial dynamics and…

Saad Hussain awarded Wagner Fellowship

6/21/2018

Congratulations to our graduate student Saad Hussain on being awarded a prestigious Robert R. Wagner Fellowship to support his research.  This fellowship was established in 1997 through the generosity of…

Saad Hussain wins Poster Award

6/20/2018

Congratulations to our graduate student Saad Hussain on winning first place for his poster presentation at the 2018 Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology Annual Retreat.  Saad’s poster on the role…

We welcome to Ali Rohani to our lab!

3/16/2018

Ali joins our lab as a data scientist to explore the relationship between mitochondrial dynamics and cellular physiology in pancreatic cancer.

New Grant! The lab has received a 2-year supplement to our current R01, Exploring the Role of Mitochondrial Fission in Pancreatic Tumorigenesis

11/21/2017

New Grant!  The lab has received a 2-year supplement to our current R01,  Exploring the Role of Mitochondrial Fission in Pancreatic Tumorigenesis, to develop and employ image processing and computational…