Roger J Davis
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Biomedical scientist. Professor & Chair, Molecular Medicine, UMASS Chan Medical School
Worcester, MA
Joined February 2016
RNA Pol II inhibition activates cell death independently from the loss of transcription: Cell
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When RNA polymerase II (RNA Pol II) is inhibited, the inhibition is sensed and signaled to mitochondria, leading to programmed cell death independently of the loss of RNA Pol II transcription...
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RT @NIHDirector_Jay: Today I’m announcing that @NIH is moving towards a unified approach to drive science in support of human health. NI….
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Trump order gives political appointees vast powers over research grants
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Nature - Researchers are alarmed that the move might upend a long-standing tradition of peer-review for grants.
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RT @UMassDiabetes: Dr. Dale Greiner is stepping down as co-director of the Diabetes Center of Excellence @UMassChan. His longtime colleague….
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Dr. Dale Greiner stepped down as co-director of the Diabetes Center of Excellence at UMass Chan Medical School. His longtime colleague and mentee, Dr. Michael Brehm, was appointed as the new co-dir...
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RT @StuartHumphryes: If you enjoyed the atmospheric barge autochrome yesterday, you may like this shot by the same photographer - Belgian a….
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With boost to NIH budget, Senate panel rejects Trump’s plan to slash agency | Science | AAAS
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Republicans on spending committee push back against proposed reorganization and overhead cuts
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RT @MassGovernor: BIG NEWS: I’m announcing the DRIVE Initiative – Discovery, Research, and Innovation for a Vibrant Economy. It’s a $400M i….
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RT @RehlingLab: Silencing mitochondrial gene expression in living cells | Science - Now available in new Science i….
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Mitochondria fulfill central functions in metabolism and energy supply. They express their own genome, which encodes key subunits of the oxidative phosphorylation system. However, the central...
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RT @ImmunityCP: Online now: Polyamines regulate adaptive antitumor immunity by functional specialization of regulatory T cells https://t.c….
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Bündgen et al. reveal that polyamines in the tumor environment shift Treg cells toward suppression via CK2 signaling. Blocking this pathway reprograms Treg cells to support tissue repair and antitu...
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RT @TheEndoSociety: Fellowship Opportunities | @NIH has updated fellowship funding (F30, F31, F32, and F33) for scientists at the predoctor….
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The latest opportunities for advancing endocrinology research
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RT @LabWaggoner: Obesity increases the risk of many cancers, but which fats are bad in high fat diets?.[1/3].Lard, beef tallow or butter 🧈….
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RT @NatMetabolism: #Throwback. COMMENT | @kadzuis. Subcellular quantitative imaging of metabolites at the organelle level. .
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Nature Metabolism - Subcellular quantitative analysis has been a long-standing goal of mass spectrometry imaging, but was originally thought to be unattainable. However, recent advances have made...
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RT @Nature: In an unprecedented move, the NIH will soon disinvite dozens of scientists who were about to take positions on advisory council….
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Nature - The move would undo years of work, leaving advisory councils understaffed, and without the full expertise needed for reviews.
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RT @SableSys: 1/10 Are you following the NIH’s push to reduce or even eliminate animal models? As a UCLA PhD in comparative physiology with….
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RT @NIH: .@NIHDirector_Jay and Dr. @NKleinstreuer talk about NIH’s shift toward human-focused research and how NIH will no longer issue NOF….
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RT @Zihai: NIH announces end to funding for animal-only studies
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RT @UMassChan: After what will be 19 years of service to the @UMassChan community, Michael F. Collins, MD, the longest-serving chancellor i….
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UMass Chan Medical School Chancellor Michael F. Collins, MD, today announced that he will conclude his chancellorship at the end of the 2025-2026 academic year in July of 2026. At that time, Dr....
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RT @Brunorm84: Kupffer cell programming by maternal obesity triggers fatty liver disease #MASLD @Nature
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Nature - In a mouse model, maternal obesity during pregnancy can lead to fatty liver disease in the offspring, driven by aberrant developmental programming of Kuppfer cells.
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