Browsing by Author "Ambra Pozzi, Ph.D."
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Trefts, Elijah (2019-04-17)Department: Molecular Physiology and BiophysicsThe current obesity public health crisis is linked directly with liver health through a parallel epidemic of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). NAFLD has direct effects on liver health while acting as an independent ...
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Dieckmann, Blake Webster (2016-11-22)Department: Interdisciplinary Studies: Metabolic PharmacologyType 2 diabetes affects 10% of the United States population, and patients with diabetes have an increased risk for diseases such as atherosclerosis and hypertension. Since all these diseases are associated with insulin ...
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Lund, Sabata Silva Constancio (2008-06-27)Department: Cell and Developmental BiologyThis project aims to better understand the role of Src kinase on the development of colon cancer. Enhanced Src expression and activity are commonly elevated in colon cancer, with progressively higher activity observed as ...
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Paul, Pritha (2013-09-04)Department: Cancer BiologyThe overall survival for neuroblastoma remains dismal, in part due to the emergence of resistance to chemotherapeutic drugs resulting in aggressive, refractory disease. As a neuroendocrine tumor, neuroblastomas secrete a ...
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Saunders, Diane Caitlin (2018-03-26)Department: Molecular Physiology and BiophysicsRegeneration of endogenous β-cells is a promising therapy to treat diabetes, but there are considerable gaps in our understanding of the microenvironmental signals necessary to stimulate β-cell proliferation and the unique ...