genetics NEWS - march 06

Congratulations to Genetics Department members recently awarded honors and prizes:

Delia Barrick (graduate student, Curriculum in Toxicology, David Threadgill’s lab) received a travel award to the FASEB Experimental Biology Meeting April 1-5 in San Francisco, Ca. Delia gave an invited oral presentation as well as a poster. Delia’s poster was also selected for emphasis during an extra oral presentation in the Graduate Student Posters in Pathology section of the meeting.

Michelle La Merrill (graduate student, Curriculum in Toxicology, David Threadgill’s lab) has two upcoming meeting presentations for which she received travel awards. She will be presenting both a poster and oral presentation at the Current and Future Challenges in Environmental Health, Toxicology, and Food Safety in Eastern and Central Europe" meeting held May 3-5 in Kiev, Ukraine. She will also be presenting at the Gordon Conference entitled “Environmental Endocrine Disruptors”, June 4-9, 2006 in Barga, Italy.

Jenna Passman (graduate student, Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, Mark Majesky's lab) was awarded an abstract-driven travel award to present her research at the XIVth International Vascular Biology Meeting in The Netherlands, June 6-10, 2006.

Congratulations also to the following undergraduate members of Genetics labs.

Kristin Ellis (graduating senior in Biology) recently obtained Honors in Biology based on her work in Debbie Threadgill’s lab. Ian Carroll (post doc in Debbie’s lab) was Kristin’s primary research mentor.

Bittu Kuruvilla (graduating senior in Chemistry) recently obtained Honors in Chemistry based on her work in David Threadgill’s lab. Michelle La Merrill (Curriculum in Toxicology graduate student in David’s lab) was Bittu’s primary research mentor.

Katie Hanlon (graduating senior in Biology) is completing her time (two ½ years) in David Threadgill’s lab. Katie has contributed substantially to the Threadgill lab research endeavors and is a co-author on one published paper with two others in preparation. Anika Bissahoyo (Curriculum in Toxicology PhD graduate 2005) was Katie’s primary research mentor.

For more information about current graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in Genetics Dept. Labs, please visit individual researcher’s web pages.

	Here is a summary of events just completed or happening in the next few months in the Dept. of Genetics. There will be more news in August/September.


		Congratulations to Genetics Department members recently awarded honors and prizes: Delia Barrick (graduate student, Curriculum in Toxicology, David Threadgill’s lab) received a travel award to the FASEB Experimental Biology Meeting April 1-5 in San Francisco, Ca. Delia gave an invited oral presentation as well as a poster. Delia’s poster was also selected for emphasis during an extra oral presentation in the Graduate Student Posters in Pathology section of the meeting. Michelle La Merrill (graduate student, Curriculum in Toxicology, David Threadgill’s lab) has two upcoming meeting presentations for which she received travel awards. She will be presenting both a poster and oral presentation at the Current and Future Challenges in Environmental Health, Toxicology, and Food Safety in Eastern and Central Europe" meeting held May 3-5 in Kiev, Ukraine. She will also be presenting at the Gordon Conference entitled “Environmental Endocrine Disruptors”, June 4-9, 2006 in Barga, Italy. Jenna Passman (graduate student, Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, Mark Majesky's lab) was awarded an abstract-driven travel award to present her research at the XIVth International Vascular Biology Meeting in The Netherlands, June 6-10, 2006. Congratulations also to the following undergraduate members of Genetics labs. Kristin Ellis (graduating senior in Biology) recently obtained Honors in Biology based on her work in Debbie Threadgill’s lab. Ian Carroll (post doc in Debbie’s lab) was Kristin’s primary research mentor. Bittu Kuruvilla (graduating senior in Chemistry) recently obtained Honors in Chemistry based on her work in David Threadgill’s lab. Michelle La Merrill (Curriculum in Toxicology graduate student in David’s lab) was Bittu’s primary research mentor. Katie Hanlon (graduating senior in Biology) is completing her time (two ½ years) in David Threadgill’s lab. Katie has contributed substantially to the Threadgill lab research endeavors and is a co-author on one published paper with two others in preparation. Anika Bissahoyo (Curriculum in Toxicology PhD graduate 2005) was Katie’s primary research mentor. For more information about current graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in Genetics Dept. Labs, please visit individual researcher’s web pages.




		Kathleen Caron Hydrops fetalis, cardiovascular defects, and embryonic lethality in mice lacking the calcitonin receptor-like receptor gene. Dackor RT, Fritz-Six K, Dunworth WP, Gibbons CL, Smithies O, Caron KM. Mol Cell Biol. 2006 Apr;26(7):2511-8. Frank Conlon Xtn3 is a developmentally expressed cardiac and skeletal muscle-specific novex-3 titin isoform. Brown DD, Davis AC, Conlon FL. Gene Expr Patterns. 2006 Apr 19; [Epub ahead of print] Jim Evans, Leslie Lange Polymorphisms in the VKORC1 gene are strongly associated with warfarin dosage requirements in patients receiving anticoagulation. Li T, Lange L, Li X, Susswein L, Bryant B, Malone R, Lange E, Huang TT, Stafford D, Evans JP. J Med Genet. 2006 Apr 12; [Epub ahead of print] Ethan Lange Genome-wide linkage scan for prostate cancer susceptibility genes in men with aggressive disease: significant evidence for linkage at chromosome 15q12. Hum Genet. 2006 May;119(4):400-7. Epub 2006 Mar 1. Chuck Perou The molecular portraits of breast tumors are conserved across microarray platforms. Hu Z, Fan C, Oh DS, Marron JS, He X, Qaqish BF, Livasy C, Carey LA, Reynolds E, Dressler L, Nobel A, Parker J, Ewend ME, Sawyer LR, Wu J, Liu Y, Nanda R, Tretiakova M, Ruiz Orrico A, Dreher D, Palazzo JP, Perreard L, Nelson E, Mone M, Hansen H, Mullins M, Quackenbush JF, Ellis MJ, Olopade OI, Bernard PS, Perou CM. BMC Genomics. 2006 Apr 27;7(1):96 [Epub ahead of print]. Pat Sullivan Importance of genetic influences on chronic widespread pain. Kato K, Sullivan PF, Evengard B, Pedersen NL. Arthritis Rheum. 2006 Apr 27;54(5):1682-1686 [Epub ahead of print] For recent publications between editions visit publications page.




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