Departmental News
Dr. Dora Cavallo-Medved has been awarded a Canadian Seeds4Hope grant to use three-dimensional imaging of live cancer cells in order to understand the molecular pathways associated with lymphatic invasion of inflammatory breast cancer. More....
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Congratulations to three recent graduates from the program – Drs. Qing Zhong (Lash lab - 2008), Jonathan W. Wojtkowiak (Mattingly lab - 2008), and Christopher A. Jedeszko (Sloane lab - 2009).
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Drs. David Kessel and Larry Matherly have received 2009 College Teaching Awards.
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Dr. Izabela Podgorski has been awarded a Department of Defense grant to identify biomarkers that will help to explain racial differences in prostate cancer risk and lead to more effective diagnosis and treatment. More...
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Dr. Angelika Burger was recently awarded the 2009 Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute Heroes of Breast Cancer Scientific Distinction Award for her demonstrated leadership in breast cancer research. More...
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Dr. Gregory Kapatos was recently awarded the Gowland Hopkins Award for his significant contributions to the field of pteridine biochemistry. Dr. Kapatos received the award and was the keynote speaker at the 14th International Symposium on the Chemistry and Biology of Pteridines and Folates held in Korea in June
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Dr. David Kessel received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Russian Academy of Sciences at a recent meeting in Moscow jointly sponsored by the International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthaliocyanines, the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Russian Foundation for Basic Research. The award was for his studies related to Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) and was funded by the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, where the modern era of PDT began.
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Congratulations to Dr. Julie Boerner for receiving grants from Susan G. Komen for the Cure, as well as additional grants from the Komen Detroit Race for the Cure and the Komen Greater Lansing Affiliate. Dr. Boerner’s grant aims to identify new targets for efficacy testing in breast cancer patients and to determine if multiple kinase inhibitor treatment may be an alternative approach for inhibition of breast cancer cell growth and survival.
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Congratulations to Dr. Bonnie Sloane, who was elected by her peers as the President of the Association of Medical School Pharmacology Chairs.
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Dr. Karin List has been awarded a grant from the Susan G Komen foundation to study the role of Matriptase, a protease originally discovered by Dr. List, in breast cancer progression. More...
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Dr. Larry Matherly has been awarded a grant from the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation to further his work on battling malignant mesothelioma with proton-coupled folate transporter-targeted therapeutics. More...
