We are excited to announce the 6 winning proposals for seed funds:
- Shaheen Sikandar, “Elucidating the role of vascular mimicry in breast cancer metastasis.” This project is lead by graduate student Isobel Fetter.
- Vicki Auerbuch Stone, “Identifying inhibitors of the bacterial PAP I polyadenylase.” This project is led by graduate student Karen Hug.
- Manel Camps, “Identification of bioactive compounds interfering with plasmid maintenance” – read more here. This project is led by graduate student Christina Egami.
- Angela Brooks, “Investigating how [a gene of interest] alters stress granule response in HBECs.” This project is led by graduate student Cindy Liang.
- Seth Rubin, “BMyb-MuvB inhibitor screen.” This project is led by graduate students Peter Ngoi and Nadia (Nadezhda) Dzhanbekova.
- Ali Shariati, “Enhancing reprogramming through a chemo-RNA approach.” This project is led by postdoctoral fellow Estefania Sanchez-Vasquez.