May 2012 Issue

Determination of the interaction between MTG16 and Zbtb family members and their ability to repress the Wnt target matrilysin.

This study explores the effectiveness of bound water as an indicator of bone fracture resistance through NMR

This study focused on the emotional perception of schizophrenic patients, using a biological method.

The fabrication of a novel microfluidic device for use in centrifugal microfluidics.

Computational mutations of protein-protein interfaces.

The use of fluorescence microscopy to observe the localization of signaling molecules.

A real-time analysis of the anxiety level of a subject was predicted by a virtual reality system based on the subject’s heart rate

An assay was optimized to query a correlation between Bid protein phosphorylation and the development of acute myelogenous leukemia.

The development of a microfluidic device to study endothelial cell alignment in the presence of competing stimuli.

Testing the effectiveness of stable isotope analysis in reconstructing climate change and diet in the ancient Peruvian Andes.

The development of a novel method for producing buckypapers following electrophoretic deposition of carbon nanotubes is presented.

This study focuses on a novel engulfment receptor Jedi-1, ITAMs, and the NPXY motif and their role in the engulfment process.

Carbon buildup on graphene hinders transmission of electrons.

Bacterial adenylate cyclase two-hybrid assay shows that hemoglobin variants are differentially bound by S. aureus receptor IsdB

The goal of this study was to observe how changing the expression of TβRIII affects prostate cancer progression.

Low volume bacterial chemostat: Novel method aimed at rapid diagnosis of bacterial infections.

The purpose of this study was to deliver DNA from biomaterial scaffolds to cells in vitro.

Designed to study a peptide’s ability to protect cells exposed to manganese chloride

The purpose of this study is to assess whether custom-designed Nitinol stylets could better fit the human cochlea than those currently used in cochlear implant surgery.

H. pylori adherence is critical for gastric cancer development, and this study has identifi ed novel adhesins responsible for DAF-mediated adherence.