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Characterization of the response of melanoma cell lines to inhibition of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins
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Malignant melanoma is resistant to almost all conventional forms of chemotherapy. Recent evidence suggests that anti-apoptotic proteins of the Bcl-2 family are overexpressed in melanoma and may contribute to melanoma’s striking resistance to apoptosis. ABT-737, a small-molecule inhibitor of...
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Spring 2011
Forkhead (Fox) proteins are transcription factors that function in many processes including development, metabolism and cell cycle regulation. This gene family is divided into subfamilies that appear to originate from a common ancestor. I have identified the evolutionary selection pressures...
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Fall 2010
The overall goal of my work has been to gain a better understanding of Axenfeld-Rieger Syndrome (ARS), a human autosomal dominantly inherited mal-development of the anterior segment of the eye that is associated with glaucoma. By studying rare genetic causes of this complex disease we are gaining...
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Molecular and cellular analysis of skeletal muscle and neuronal development in a necdin-null mouse model of Prader-Willi syndrome
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Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a recurrent microdeletion syndrome characterized by severe obesity, hyperphagia, hypotonia, and developmental delay, and is caused by the loss of expression of four protein-coding genes and set of small nucleolar RNAs on chromosome 15. NDN, encoding the protein...
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Fall 2010
Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare, neurodevelopmental disorder with multiple features caused by hypothalamic deficiency, including infantile failure to thrive, hyperphagia leading to obesity, growth hormone deficiency, hypogonadism, and central adrenal insufficiency. Other features of PWS...
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Fall 2011
Mutations in the NF2 gene lead to the disease Neurofibromatosis Type II which is characterized by the formation of multiple tumours in the central nervous system. The NF2 gene encodes the protein Merlin. Merlin interacts with a number of different proteins and these interactions may be important...
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The role of the Prader-Willi syndrome obesity protein, MAGEL2 in the proper functioning of circadian rhythm
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MAGEL2 is one of the five genes inactivated in Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS), a genetic disorder, manifesting with symptoms of developmental delay and morbid obesity. Magel2 is highly expressed in the suprachiasmatic nucleus, which is the location of the central clock or circadian pacemaker. Magel2...