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Andrew Williams, working in the laboratory of Dr. Eric Olson, co-authored an article in the December 11^th issue of Science entitled “MicroRNA-206 Delays ALS Progression and Promotes Regeneration of Neuromuscular Synapses in Mice.” Andrew recently completed his Ph.D. in Genetics and Development and co-authored this study with researchers from Harvard University. Read more

Faculty in the News

The cover of the October 30^th issue of Cell featured an article by lead author Dr. Tolga Cagatay, Instructor of Pharmacology, and senior author Dr. Gurol Suel, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology. The article is entitled “Architecture-Dependent Noise Discriminates Functionally Analogous Differentiation Circuits.” Read more

HHMI awards Med Into Grad Initiative grant to Mechanisms of Disease and Translational Science Emphasis, directed by Dr. Helen Yin, Professor of Physiology. Read more

Dr. David Russell, Professor of Molecular Genetics, received the 2010 Avanti Award in Lipids from the American Society For Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB). Read more

New faculty members in the Departments of Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, and Internal Medicine join the UT Southwestern Endowed Scholars Program in Biomedical Science. Read more

Postdoctoral Scholars in the News

In a study available online December 1^st and scheduled to appear in the January issue of The Journal of Clinical Investigation, Dr. Shinako Araki, co-lead author and postdoctoral scholar working in the laboratory of Dr. David Boothman in the Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, identified a possible therapy target for aggressive cancer. Read more

Alumni in the News

Dr. Dara Burdette recently helped Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman test a myth for the Discovery Channel show, Mythbusters. She earned her Ph.D. in Molecular Microbiology in 2009 working with Dr. Kim Orth. Dr. Burdette is currently a postdoctoral fellow at UC – Berkeley in Dr. Russell Vance’s lab. The Vance lab has previously helped the Mythbusters with microbiological tests.

Dr. Ying Chen, who earned her Ph.D. in Integrative Biology in 2008, was one of the researchers who discovered the action of a small protein that is a major villain in Alzheimer’s disease can be counterbalanced with another brain protein. The findings, available online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggest a promising new tactic against the devastating illness. The work was a collaboration between Drs. Joachim Herz and Ege Kavalali. Read more

Undergraduate Prizes in the News

A Frank and Sara McKnight Undergraduate Prize in Biochemistry will be awarded for the first time in 2009, complementing the existing prizes in undergraduate chemistry and biophysics.