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It is a private, nonprofit organization with six research departments throughout the U.S. Carnegie scientists are leaders in plant biology, developmental biology, astronomy, materials science, global ecology, and Earth and planetary science. located in Stanford, California, was established in 2002 to help build the scientific foundations for a sustainable future. (PNN Online)
'NATURE': Current issue Jun 5, 2008
Developmental biology: Order in the lung p733. Given the lung's thousands of branching airways, its development might be expected to be a highly complex process. (USA Today -- Tech)
Fruit Fly Helps Identify Protein Critical To Eggshell Formation That May Be Pesticide Target Jun 4, 2008
Palisade could prove a great target for pesticides, which today are largely neurotoxins, because humans don't have it, says Dr. LeMosy, corresponding author on the study published online in Developmental Biology. She notes that "good" insects, such as ladybugs and praying mantis that have a big appetite for other insects, could be potential casualties. (Science Daily)
Skin Defects Set Off Alarm With Widespread And Potentially Harmful Effects Jun 2, 2008
D., professor of developmental biology and of medicine in the Division of Dermatology. "Under normal circumstances, TSLP serves as an alarm to call in the immune system to heal breaches in these barrier organs. Healing turns the alarm off and sets everything back to normal.". (Science Daily)
Olfactory Receptor Neurons Select Which Odor Receptors To Express Jun 1, 2008
Understanding the many regulatory mechanisms that create different cells from a single template is the work of developmental biology. A new paper looks at this problem in the olfactory system of the fruit fly, where the ability to discriminate odors depends on receptor cells expressing different patterns of receptor genes, despite each cell having the same set of genes to choose from. (Science Daily)
BYU Graduate Gets Research Paper Published May 30, 2008
For the last two years, David Busath, professor of physiology and developmental biology, has been mentoring and encouraging Alldredge during his research. "[Brett] made a huge impression on me when he gathered and read some 100 scientific articles on cellular gap junctions during his first six months in the lab," Busath said. (The Daily Universe, UT)
Fossil reveals oldest live birth May 29, 2008
He added: "This is a world first fossil find, and it opens up a window into the developmental biology of an entire extinct class of organisms.". Commenting on the paper, Zerina Johanson, a palaeontologist at London's Natural History Museum, said: "It is extremely rare to find preservation like this in the fossil record. This new discovery extends the record of viviparity back almost 200 million years in the fossil record. "Placoderms represent the most primitive group of jawed vertebrates, so... (BBC News -- Science)
New Cancer Stem Cell Driving Metastatic Tumors Identified May 29, 2008
"There is a subpopulation of cancer stem cells that appears to lose CD133 expression during tumor progression, but then is able to move to the site of metastasis and form new tumors there," says co-senior author Dr. David Lyden, the Stavros C. Niarchos Associate Professor in Pediatric Cardiology, and an associate professor of cell and developmental biology at Weill Cornell. The results of this study could change the direction of research into cancer stem cell biology and stimulate the search for... (Science Daily)
New Discovery May Lead To Early Cancer Detection May 24, 2008
"The primary goal of the antibody resource facility is to develop novel reagents which will positively impact research in the broad field of stem cell biology, including basic studies of stem cells, developmental biology, tissue regeneration and repair, and disease diagnosis and therapy. We hope that the new antibodies introduced in San Diego will allow early detection and treatment of pancreatic cancer," said Streeter, who also is an associate professor of medicine (hematology/medical oncology)... (Science Daily)
Professor Shares Faith-Building Experience May 22, 2008
David Kooyman, an associate professor in the Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology at BYU, shared experiences that helped him strengthen his faith and hope in Christ at the university devotional Tuesday. He started his talk emphasizing the importance of having hope in Christ. (The Daily Universe, UT)
Proteins That Help Develop Mammalian Hearts Identified May 20, 2008
The study, which appears in the May 15 issue of Developmental Biology, was led by Stephen Duncan, Ph. D., professor of cell biology, neurobiology and anatomy at the Medical College. (Science Daily)
Superconductors get a boost from pressure May 20, 2008
It is a private, nonprofit organization with six research departments throughout the U.S. Carnegie scientists are leaders in plant biology, developmental biology, astronomy, materials science, global ecology, and Earth and planetary science. . (EurekAlert!)
On the Scene May 14, 2008
Clifford J. Tabin and Philip A. Beachy, third and fourth from left, received the 2008 March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology on May 5 at the Moana Surfrider. Tabin, chairman of the Department of Genetics at Harvard Medical School, and Beachy, professor at the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at Stanford, were honored for determining the role of "hedgehog" genes in embryonic and fetal development. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Magnet Lab researchers make observing cell functions easier May 9, 2008
Knowing how cells work together can help researchers learn a great deal more about tumors and developmental biology, among many other things. The researchers improved a powerful technique used to monitor cellular dynamics called fluorescence resonance energy transfer, or FRET. The technique is used to examine a new class of biosensor molecules that tether two fluorescent proteins together through an intervening peptide (which is like a polymer). (EurekAlert!)
The cooperative view: New evidence suggests a symbiogenetic origin for the centrosome May 7, 2008
This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health as well as post-Katrina emergency recovery funds from the Society for Developmental Biology. . (EurekAlert!)
UH redraws sequence of animals' evolution Apr 22, 2008
Martindale and Kewalo Lab researchers Andreas Hejnol, David Matus, Kevin Pang, William Browne and Elaine Seaver worked with an international team of experts in molecular and developmental biology, animal systematics, evolutionary biology and computer science ... DENNIS ODA / Elaine Seaver, left, associate professor at the Pacific Bioscience Research Center; Mark Martindale, director of the Kewalo Marine Laboratory and a specialist in evolutionary developmental biology; William Browne, PBRC... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Yeast Has Potential For Selecting Lou Gehrig's Disease Drugs, Study Suggests Apr 22, 2008
"We've created a yeast model, the same cells that bakers and brewers use to make bread and beer, to express TDP-43," explains lead author Aaron D. Gitler, PhD, Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology. "Remarkably, this protein formed clumps in our simple yeast cells just like it does in human nerve cells. In our paper we determine which segments of the mutated TDP-43 protein cause it to aggregate and which parts cause it to be toxic." Gitler and colleagues report their findings in... (Science Daily)
New Technique Yields More Detailed Picture Of Chromatin Structure Apr 21, 2008
If you fix the cells first, you have a dramatic drop in the efficiency of these immunochemical reactions, said Igor Kireev, a visiting scientist in the department of cell and developmental biology and lead author of the paper ... We can now apply this same live-cell labeling method to study at high resolution many different GFP-tagged proteins in the cell cytoplasm or nucleus, said Andrew Belmont, a professor of cell and developmental biology and senior author of the paper. (Science Daily)
Penn researchers find potential in yeast for selecting Lou Gehrig's disease drugs Apr 18, 2008
We've created a yeast model, the same cells that bakers and brewers use to make bread and beer, to express TDP-43, explains lead author Aaron D. Gitler, PhD, Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology. Remarkably, this protein formed clumps in our simple yeast cells just like it does in human nerve cells. (EurekAlert!)
Syngenta To Build Major Global Biotech Research Center in Beijing, China Apr 17, 2008
Last year, Syngenta entered into a five-year research collaboration with the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) in Beijing on the development of novel agronomic traits for key crops such as corn, soybean, wheat, sugar beet and sugar cane. Syngenta is a world-leading agribusiness committed to sustainable agriculture through innovative research and technology. (PR Newswire)
Changing jet streams may alter paths of storms and hurricanes Apr 17, 2008
It is a private, nonprofit organization with six research departments throughout the U.S. Carnegie scientists are leaders in plant biology, developmental biology, astronomy, materials science, global ecology, and Earth and planetary science. The Department of Global Ecology, located in Stanford, California, was established in 2002 to help build the scientific foundations for a sustainable future. (EurekAlert!)
Gene-environment Interaction In Yeast Gene Expression Apr 16, 2008
15, 2008) The nature vs. nurture debate is familiar to most people, and modern conclusions usually predict a balance between the two. A new paper published this week in the open-access journal PLoS Biology shows that there is a similar balance between the genes we inherit -- nature -- and the environment -- nurture -- in determining thousands of traits in yeast. (Science Daily)
Novel Living System Recreates Predator-prey Interaction Apr 15, 2008
14, 2008) The hunter-versus-hunted phenomenon exemplified by a pack of lionesses chasing down a lonely gazelle has been recreated in a Petri dish with lowly bacteria. Working with colleagues at Caltech, Stanford and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, a Duke University bioengineer has developed a living system using genetically altered bacteria that he believes can provide new insights into how the population levels of prey influence the levels of predators, and vice-versa. (Science Daily)
Clues to ancestral origin of placenta emerge in Stanford study Apr 15, 2008
Baker intends to follow up on this work by collaborating with Theo Palmer, PhD, associate professor of neurosurgery; Gill Bejerano, PhD, assistant professor of developmental biology, and Anna Penn, MD, PhD, assistant professor of pediatrics. Together, the group hopes to learn how the placenta protects the growing brain of the unborn baby, a protection that seems to extend into adulthood. (EurekAlert!)
Secrets Of Cellular Signaling Shed Light On New Cancer Stem Cell Therapies Apr 13, 2008
In addition to his position as a research assistant professor at the Life Sciences Institute's Center for Stem Cell Biology, Maillard is an assistant professor of internal medicine and an assistant professor of cell and developmental biology at the U-M Medical School. Funding for the Notch study was provided by grants from the National Institutes of Health, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, the Swiss National Science Foundation, and the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation. (Science Daily)
From High Street, Yale profs take on Wall Street Apr 13, 2008
Michael Snyder, the Lewis B. Cullman Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, has experienced several such breakthroughs over the past 20 years, leading him to found several companies. The first was Protometrix, Inc., which, according to Snyder, was developed on some things developed in [his] lab. (Yale Herald, CT)
Should Genetic Modification And RNA Interference Be Used On Farm Animals? Apr 12, 2008
The ethical and societal dimension therefore featured strongly during the ESF workshop, according to convenor Bruce Whitelaw, Head of Developmental Biology at the Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies in Scotland. "There was a very thought provoking presentation by Kenneth Boyd (from Environmental Research Institute in UK) on "what our conscience wants". This was one of the scene setting talks and was intended to make us consider up-front the ethical debate," said... (Science Daily)
2008 OBF Queen is Laura Jimenez Apr 3, 2008
Gratefully, I am currently attending the University of California, Santa Cruz where I am pursuing a Bachelors of Science degree in Molecular and Cellular Developmental Biology. As an undergraduate student at UCSC I have been involved in the Academic Excellence Program. (The Exeter Sun, CA)
HEALTH BRIEFS Apr 2, 2008
eggs' 'Big Decisions' "Little Eggs Make Big Decisions," a lecture by Tom Fleming, a professor of developmental biology, will be presented April 10 at Oregon Health & Science University. Research by Fleming, from the University of Southhampton, has shown that the nutritional environment of a newly fertilized egg determines how it grows even before it attaches to the mother's womb. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Squid Beak Is Both Hard And Soft Mar 31, 2008
Miserez is affiliated with UCSB's Department of Materials, the Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB), and the Marine Science Institute. "I'd always been skeptical of whether there is any real advantage to 'functionally graded' materials, but the squid beak turned me into a believer," said co-author Frank Zok, professor and associate chair of the Department of Materials at UC Santa Barbara. (Science Daily)
Squid beaks inspire researchers Mar 30, 2008
Herbert Waite, a professor in the university's department of molecular, cellular & developmental biology and co-author of the paper, said such graduated materials could have broad applications in biomedical materials. "Lots of useful information could some out of this for implant materials, for example. Interfaces between soft and hard materials occur everywhere," he said. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Pac-10 Names All-Academic Women's Swimming & Diving Teams Mar 28, 2008
68 Cell and Developmental Biology Katherine Wong, UCLA Sr. 3. 72 History. (Pac-10.org)
Diaphragm Disuse and Mechanical Ventilation Mar 27, 2008
From the Department of Surgery (S.L., T.N., N.T., M.E.F., M.T.B., P.R., J.Z., S.S., L.R.K., J.B.S.), the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology (N.A.R.), and the Pennsylvania Muscle Institute (S.L., M.T.B., N.A.R., J.B.S.), University of Pennsylvania; the Gift of Life Donor Program (S.L.); Medical Research, Surgical, and Laboratory Medicine Services, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (S.L., T.N., R.S., J.B.S.) all in Philadelphia; and the Center for Exercise Science, University... (New England Journal of Medicine)
A MicroRNA Molecule Can Reduce Lung Cancer Growth, Study Shows Mar 24, 2008
"We believe this is the first report of a miRNA being used to a beneficial effect on any cancer, let alone lung cancers, the deadliest of all cancers worldwide," said senior author Frank Slack, associate professor of molecular, cellular and developmental biology at Yale. Slack's research group initially discovered the let-7 miRNA in C. elegans, a tiny worm used as a model system for studying how organisms develop, grow and age. (Science Daily)
Protein protects embryonic stem cells' versatility and self-renewal Mar 24, 2008
Co-authors with Majumder are first author Sanjay K. Singh and Mohamedi N. Kagalwala, both from M. D. Andersons Department of Cancer Genetics and the Center for Stem Cell and Developmental Biology; Jan Parker-Thornburg from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; and Henry Adams from the Department of Cancer Genetics. Majumder is also affiliated with M. D. Andersons Department of Neuro-Oncology, The Brain Tumor Center, and the Center for Stem Cell and Developmental Biology, as... (EurekAlert!)
Rice Breeding: Highly Specific Gene Silencing Successful In Rice Mar 22, 2008
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Developmental Biology in T ... Co-authors on the study include: Norman Warthmann, Stephan Ossowski, Detlef Weigel (Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, T. (Science Daily)
Fly research into human diseases bearing new fruit Mar 21, 2008
The National Institutes of Health is investing more than $180 million a year in their work, according to Laurie Tompkins, the program director at the NIH's Division of Genetics and Developmental Biology in Bethesda, Md. Fruit flies are major contributors to understanding what goes wrong in cells that cause disease,'' said Lynn Cooley, a geneticist at Yale University in New Haven, Conn. (Anchorage Daily News)
How to print out a blood vessel Mar 21, 2008
"It is tissue engineering based on developmental biology," says Forgacs. The team is now working on ways to exercise the muscle in their resulting blood-vessel tubes to make them tough enough to sew onto natural blood vessels as a graft. (Nature News Service)
First Sex Chromosome Gene Involved In Meiosis And Male Infertility Identified Mar 20, 2008
g of the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology at the Karolinska Institutet; Godfried W. van der Heijden and David C. Page of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Whitehead Institute and Department of Biology of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Sigrid Eckardt, N. Adrian Leu and K. John McLaughlin of the Center for Animal Transgenesis and Germ Cell Research at Penn Vet s New Bolton Center; Ricardo Benavente of the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of W.... (Science Daily)
Fallout From Atomic Bombs Still Causing Health Problems Mar 16, 2008
Gerald Crabtree, M.D., professor, pathology and developmental biology and investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif; March 19, 2008, Journal of the National Cancer Institute) ... Dr. Gerald Crabtree, a professor of pathology and developmental biology at Stanford University School of Medicine, said a number of factors might ultimately account for the lower exposure risk while in the womb. (Health-Finder)
Moths Remember Life As Caterpillars Mar 8, 2008
Blackiston, now conducting postdoctoral work at the Forsyth Center for Regenerative and Developmental Biology and the Department of Developmental Biology at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, is currently examining learning and memory in aquatic vertebrates. Journal reference: Blackiston DJ, Silva Casey E, Weiss MR (2008) Retention of Memory through Metamorphosis: Can a Moth Remember What It Learned As a Caterpillar. (Science Daily)
Intelligent design chat with Casey Luskin Mar 8, 2008
A few of these are: - The failure of evolutionary biology to provide detailed evolutionary explanations for the origin of complex biochemical features; - The failure of the fossil record to provide support for Darwinian evolution; - The failure of molecular biology to provide evidence for universal common descent; - The failure of genetics and chemistry to explain the origin of the genetic code; - The failure of developmental biology to explain why vertebrate embryos diverge from the beginning... (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Blood Stem Cells Originate in the Placenta Mar 7, 2008
"If we want to fully harness the potential of embryonic stem cells to treat disease, it's critical for us to learn how to make tissue-specific stem cells. We can learn that by studying what happens during embryonic development," said Mikkola, an assistant professor of molecular, cell and developmental biology and a researcher at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. In previous research, Mikkola and her colleagues found the placenta contained a large supply of stem cells, but the... (Health-Finder)
Scientists successfully treat new mouse model of inflammatory bowel disease Mar 7, 2008
D., assistant professor of pathology and immunology and of developmental biology. "The antibiotics probably won't be a cure by themselves, but they may provide us with a potent new approach to combine with other therapies.". (EurekAlert!)
Blood Stem Cells Originate And Are Nurtured In The Placenta Mar 6, 2008
It was a big mystery, where these cells originated, said Mikkola, an assistant professor of molecular, cell and developmental biology. This is the first time we can really say definitively that blood stem cells are generated in the placenta. (Science Daily (press release))
Epigenetic regulation by the MMB/dREAM complex Mar 6, 2008
The use of the model organism Drosophila was key to our work because of the powerful experimental tools, the absence of genetic redundancy, and the very well characterized developmental biology in this system. . (EurekAlert!)
A history of being innovative and fun Mar 3, 2008
"The lightbulb has gone off, and hopefully now people will start digging into the developmental biology on these tissues.". Faustman, who turns 50 this year, is director of the immunobiology lab at Mass. (Boston Globe)
Unlocking The Mysteries Of Vitamin A Metabolism During Embryonic Development Mar 3, 2008
(May 13, 2005) In this week's journal Nature, scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies report that they have solved one of the "holy grail" puzzles of developmental biology: the existence of a. (Nov. (Science Daily)
Curry Spice May Thwart Heart Failure Feb 27, 2008
Epstein works at University of Pennsylvania's cell and developmental biology department, Cardiovascular Institute, and Institute for Regenerative Medicine. By Miranda Hitti Reviewed by Louise Chang2008 WebMD, Inc. All rights reserved. (CBS News)
How accurate is the phenotype? - an analysis of developmental noise in a cotton aphid clone Feb 24, 2008
BMC Developmental Biology 2008, 8:19doi:10. 1186/1471-213X-8-19. (BioMed Central)
Elder Nelson Addresses Pre-Med Club Feb 23, 2008
It won't get any easier to focus on the spiritual things, so students need to learn how to do that now, was the main message for Jeremy Bramwell, president of the Pre-Med Club and a senior from Seattle majoring in physiology and developmental biology. "I feel like I live out of my planner just checking things off," Bramwell said. (The Daily Universe, UT)
New understanding of how big molecules bind will lead to better drugs, synthetic organic materials Feb 22, 2008
This is a very complex subject given the huge number of combinations of components involved, and so a significant advance reported at the ESF Biosupramolecular conference by Andrei Lupas from the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology in Germany was of a dictionary representing proteins by motifs, that is smaller coherent arrangements of its constituent amino acids, derived from studying their evolutionary history. Lupas showed how such a dictionary could be used to derive evolutionary... (EurekAlert!)
'Frog from hell' fossil unearthed Feb 19, 2008
"This frog, a relative of today's horned toads, would have been the size of a slightly squashed beach-ball, with short legs and a big mouth," explained co-author Susan Evans, from UCL's Department of Cell and Developmental Biology. "If it shared the aggressive temperament and 'sit-and-wait' ambush tactics of [present-day] horned toads, it would have been a formidable predator on small animals. "Its diet would most likely have consisted of insects and small vertebrates like lizards, but it's not... (BBC News -- Science)
Faculty Positions Feb 16, 2008
Biology of Single Cells Chemical Biology Evolution, Ecology, and Developmental Biology Medical Sciences and Human Genetics Microbiology and Immunology Neurobiology and Behavior Physics and Biology Physiology of Multicellular Organisms. Details about specific subjects of research can be found at. (Nature News Service)
U-M scientists develop tool to probe role of oxidative stress in aging, disease Feb 16, 2008
The PNAS paper showcases a joint effort of scientists from U-M's Department of Cellular, Molecular and Developmental Biology, the Department of Human Genetics, the U-M based National Resource for Proteomics and Pathways (NRPP), and the Michigan Proteome Consortium (MPC), also at U-M. Philip Andrews, a professor of biological chemistry whose lab performed the mass spectrometry for the study, said the work demonstrates the importance of investment in such high technology infrastructure as the MPC... (EurekAlert!)
Human Skin Cells Made Into Embryonic Stem Cells Feb 12, 2008
"Reprogramming normal human cells into cells with identical properties to those in embryonic stem cells without SCNT may have important therapeutic ramifications and provide us with another valuable method to develop human stem cell lines," said Lowry, an assistant professor of molecular, cell and developmental biology, a Broad Stem Cell Center researcher and first author of the study ... In addition to Plath and Lowry, the team included Amander Clarke, an assistant professor of molecular, cell... (Science Daily)
Transparent Adult Zebra Fish Will Make Human Biology Even Clearer Feb 8, 2008
6, 2008) Currently, one of the most important areas to explore in developmental biology is how cellular transformation processes lead to the three-dimensional formation of organs. A better understanding of. (Science Daily)
Syngenta Full Year Results 2007 Feb 7, 2008
" Financial performance 2007 Sales: double digit growth Sales at constant exchange rates (CER) increased by 11 percent, with growth across all product lines and all regions. Reported sales were 15 percent higher at $9.24 billion. Crop Protection sales* rose by 11 percent (CER) and Seeds sales by 12 percent. EBITDA margin reaches 20 percent EBITDA increased by 19 percent (CER) to $1.9 billion. Excluding the $50 million non-recurring income from Delta Land, EBITDA increased by 16 percent and the... (PR Newswire)
Stanford researchers get brain-imaging grant Feb 6, 2008
The multi-disciplinary effort includes professors of applied physics, biology, engineering, computer science, neurobiology, genetics, developmental biology and bioengineering. -- Don Kazak. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Huntsman Institute chief to advise NIH Feb 4, 2008
D. in molecular, cellular and developmental biology from the University of Colorado at Boulder and completed post-doctoral research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She holds the Ralph E. and Willia T. Main Presidential Endowed Chair in Cancer Research and recently received the Rosenblatt Prize for Excellence, the U.'s most prestigious award. (Deseret News)
Why your fertility cells must have 'radio silence' Jan 30, 2008
The study was conducted by a team led by Dr. Akira Nakamura at the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology (CDB) in Kobe and by Dr. Paul Lasko, Chair of McGill University's Department of Biology. Their results were published in January, 2008, in the journal Nature. (EurekAlert!)
Notch-ing glucose into place Jan 28, 2008
The complete loss of rumi causes a temperature-dependent defect in Notch signaling, an unusual phenomenon said Dr. Hugo Bellen, professor of molecular and human genetics at BCM and director of the program in developmental biology. He is also a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator. (EurekAlert!)
Evolution is Not a Random Process Jan 23, 2008
The collaborative study by researchers from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Israel, the Department of Biology, New York University, Institut Jacques Monod, University of Paris and the Max-Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Germany set out to test whether evolution is random or not. The research was carried out in all these different centres to ensure that any conclusion reached would not be based on the work of just one or two researchers. (Suite101.com)
Embryonic Stem Cells Create Healthy Muscle in Mice Jan 21, 2008
D., assistant professor, developmental biology and molecular biology, Department of Developmental Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas; Jan. 20, 2008,Nature Medicineonline. More on washingtonpost. (Washington Post)
Stem-cells Help Mice With Muscular Dystrophy Jan 21, 2008
The study is headed by Dr. Rita Perlingeiro, assistant professor of developmental biology and molecular biology ... Other UT Southwestern researchers involved in the study were lead author Dr. Radbod Darabi, postdoctoral researcher in developmental biology; allied health student Kimberly Gehlbach; Dr. Robert Bachoo, assistant professor of neurology and internal medicine; Shwetha Kamath, research assistant in developmental biology; Dr. Mitsujiro Osawa, postdoctoral fellow in developmental... (Science Daily)
