Cell cycle regulation
In collaboration with Jurek Dobrucki at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, I am investigating a hypothesis on how normal vs. tumor cells differ in how DNA replication is linked to iron uptake. This project represents reactivating an idea that arose in my post-doctoral work
Relevant publications
Robbins E, Pederson T. Iron: its intracellular localization and possible role in cell division. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1970 Aug;66(4):1244-51. doi: 10.1073/pnas.66.4.1244. PMID: 4920092; PMCID: PMC335812.