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Fall 2023

Yan, Minyi

Iron is an indispensable micronutrient for almost all organisms. Either the lack or excess of iron can result in various human diseases. Therefore, to maintain cellular iron homeostasis, the IRP/IRE (iron regulatory protein/iron responsive element) system tightly regulates iron concentrations....

Fall 2022

Wang, Qian

The ppk20 (pickpocket 20) gene was identified from a two-step screen that was aimed at identifying genes relevant to Drosophila iron and heme homeostasis. Initially, our lab collaborated with two other labs and carried out a prothoracic gland (PG)-specific genome-wide screen of 12,500 RNA...

1997-01-01

Spaner, Dean, Mather, Diane E., Brathwaite, R. A. I.

Immature field corn (Zea mays L.) grown for pre-lenten carnival festivities in Trinidad and Tobago can be a profitable cash crop. Hybrid and local unimproved open-pollinated corn were grown with two levels of weed control and fertilizer application late in the rainy season at two locations each...

Spring 2023

Ferguson, Meghan P

Intestinal epithelial damage and homeostatic cell shedding sends evolutionarily conserved growth signals to activate division programs in stem cells, which renews the epithelium to maintain barrier integrity. In addition to conserved growth and stress signaling, microbes and innate immune...

Spring 2013

McCracken, Allen TM

If all cells in a multicellular organism contain exactly the same genetic information, the question arises of how tissue types with distinct gene expression profiles are formed and maintained over the life of the organism. These different temporal and spatial gene expression patterns are thought...

Fall 2020

Pridie, Conrad

Peroxisomes are organelles responsible for processing lipids and managing reactive oxygen species. A conserved family of genes called peroxisome biogenesis factors (Peroxin, Pex) encode proteins necessary for peroxisome biogenesis and function. In yeast and mammals, PEROXIN7 (PEX7) acts as a...

2005-09-01

Samudrala, Ram , Zheng, Hongkun , Li, Jun, Yang, Shuang , Zhang, Jianguo , Yu, Haijing , McDermott, Jason , Wang, Wen , Yang, Huanming , Jiang, Huifeng , Yang, Lei , Wang, Jian , Wong, Gane K., Kristiansen, Karsten , Su, Jianning , Yu, Jun

Fall 2024

Liang, Caroline

Parasites can indirectly impact hosts through non-consumptive effects (NCEs) via changes in behaviour, morphology, and/or physiology. These responses can be understood in terms of the ecology of fear framework. My study system involves a cactophilic fruit fly (Drosophila nigrospiracula) and a...

Spring 2019

Anderson-Baron, Matthew N

Organelles serve to compartmentalize biochemical functions within the eukaryotic cell. However, to collectively maintain cellular homeostasis, organelles must communicate in some way in order to coordinate these functions. Two such organelles,the peroxisome and the lipid droplet, are both...

Spring 2015

Parsons, Brendon D

The innate immune system is an ancient line of resistance against intrusive microbial threats. This system integrates cellular, humoral, and barrier defenses to generate a protective immune response. These divisions are indispensable and conserved between Drosophila and mammals. Hemocytes are the...