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Sep 3, 2025
Mapping Changes in the Aging Human Brain, Cell by Cell
A new study from the lab of Michael Lodato, PhD, published in Nature, uses single-cell omics to reveal insights into aging, neurodevelopment, and gene regulation.
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Aging,Genomics,Publications, MCCB
Sep 1, 2025
Junhao Mao Receives Collaborative Research Grant to Explore New Therapeutic Strategy for Aggressive Kidney Cancer
Junhao Mao, PhD, and Thomas Carroll, PhD, will study how transcription factors TAZ and SRF drive immune evasion in sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma, with the goal of identifying new immunotherapy targets and predictive biomarkers.
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Cancer,Faculty Grants,Kidney Cancer, MCCB
Sep 1, 2025
Jennifer Benanti Renews NIH MIRA to Continue Study of Mechanisms Controlling Cell Growth and Division
Jenny Benanti, PhD, has renewed her Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) from the NIGMS to investigate the molecular mechanisms of cell cycle control.