Wayne State University Biological Sciences
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Biological Sciences at Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
5047 Gullen Mall, Detroit, MI
Joined February 2020
π’ BioSci Seminar Series β Oct 27 𧬠Dr. Patrick Edger (MSU) π BioSci Bldg Rm 1167 π¦ 11:30AMβ12:30PM ποΈ Subgenome dominance in hybrids & allopolyploids Hybrid event β contact elenigourgou@wayne.edu Join us! #Genomics #PlantScience #WayneState
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New publication! 𧬠Led by Emma Fidler from the Ansari lab: ASC1 & APE2 introns impact cellular fitness, transcription & RNA dynamics This study explores how introns in ASC1 and APE2 genes influence transcriptional regulation and RNA dynamics. π
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Here, we comprehensively analyzed the role played by introns from two yeast genes, ASC1 and APE2, on cellular fitness and regulation of gene expression. We found that the introns of ASC1 and APE2...
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Publication alert!𧬠Lead by Hadi Yassine from @schraderlab: APEX2 proximity labeling of RNA in bacteria This study introduces APEX2-based RNA proximity labeling in bacteria, opening new doors for spatial transcriptomics in prokaryotic systems. π https://t.co/zOyWlGxtWo
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π New book by BioSci alum Joseph Graves: Why Black People Die Sooner π https://t.co/7k8FETphVD π Read the review in Science:
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Social variables often underlie racial differences in health and disease, argues a biologist
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New publication! 𧫠Shelby Kasto & Penelope Higgs : Regulatory network driving cell fate segregation in Myxococcus xanthus biofilms This study reveals how regulatory networks shape cell fate segregation in M. xanthus biofilms π
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Myxococcus xanthus forms a specialized biofilm with spatially segregated cell types: spore-filled fruiting bodies or peripheral rods. Accumulation of MrpC stimulates fruiting body formation. The...
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π Big congrats to Antoinette Cunningham (10 yrs) & Rebecca Russell (15 yrs) for their WSU anniversary milestones! They have been advising undergraduates to help them succeed! π
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π π Congratulations to Shelby Kasto on her recent defense! #PhDone! She did her work the Dr. Penelope Higgs on: "Characterization of the Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Phenotypic Heterogeneity in Myxococcus xanthus" Well done Dr. Kasto! π₯π₯π₯
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π’ Publication alert! π’ Check out the latest work on aging from the lab of Dr. @sadagurski "Canagliflozin Reprograms the Aging Hippocampus in Genetically Diverse UM-HET3 Mice and Attenuates Alzheimer's-Like Pathology" https://t.co/5o9eUOdQHf
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Canagliflozin enhances hippocampal function, reduces AΞ² pathology, and improves cognitive function in male mice, while females show limited benefits, revealing sex-specific neuroprotective responses...
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π¨ Seminar announcement! π¨ Our very own @PCLeeWSU will be giving a seminar today. βοΈ βοΈ Break out your light sabers and prepare yourselves: "Host-Pathogen War: The Hippo Awakens" Room 1167 of the biology building @ 11:30AM
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π’ Dissertation defense announcement! π’ Shelby Kasto from the lab of Dr. Penelope Higgs will be defending her thesis on Tuesday, Oct. 21st. at 1PM in room 1167. Zoom link is also available. All are welcome!
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π¨ Publication Alert! π¨ New work from the lab of Dr. Justin Kenney (@Fish4Brains) looking at the effects of Arabian Jasmine on zebrafish behavior. The work was led by @tripatchara who visited Wayne State last year from Thailand. https://t.co/kqEvU8owq4
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Jasminum sambac (L.) Aiton, commonly known as Arabian jasmine, is widely used in Thai traditional medicine for mental health ailments. While most studies in humans and animals find that Arabian...
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π’ Seminar announcement!π’ Dr. Matthew Dent will be telling us about "Carbon monoxide, sensing, selectivity, and signaling in microbes" this afternoon. 11:30-12:30 in room 1167 of the biology building. All are welcome!
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π° Faculty member in the news alert!π° Professor Donna Kashian (@dkashian) was recently interviewed by Michigan Public about microplastics in the aquatic environment. Check it out here: https://t.co/5hQ22Sg0Jg?
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This year Michigan began testing rivers and streams across the state for microplastics. The Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy has $2 million for the four-year project.
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Itβs not just #WarriorWednesday, itβs WSUβs first-ever Warrior Week! This week is full of campus activities guaranteed to bring out your Warrior spirit ππ #wsuchemistry
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ποΈ Podcast Alert!ποΈ Post-doc Dr. Abby Wicks and PhD student Julie Nitz from the lab of Tom Dowling were on the recent 'Fish of the Week' podcast from the US Fish and Wildlife Service: Check it out here: https://t.co/ixY7vVStf4 Podcast #37 on Round Gobies!
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π’ Seminar announcement! π’ Dr. Bruce Bamber from the Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Toledo is talking to us about: "Whole brain analysis of olfactory coding in C.elegans" Room 1167 in the bio building at 11:30AM.
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π’ Master's defense announcement! π’ Booker Ruud will be defending his MS thesis on Thursday, Sept. 25th at 1PM via zoom: "Plant Diversity in Vacant Lots Following Residential Building Demolition" This one is only via Zoom: https://t.co/FfE68SwkNr
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π’ Seminar Announcement! π’ Dr. Peter Unmack from the Institute of Applied Ecology at the University of Canberra is giving a talk later today in biology. "The enigmatic hemiclonal unisexual species complex in the freshwater fish genus Hypseleotris in eastern Australia"
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π¨ Publication alert! π¨Β Work from Associate Professor Glen Hood in collaboration with Professor Douglas Ruden at the Wayne State School of Medicine: "POLETicians in the Mud: Preprokaryotic Organismal Lifeforms Existing Today (POLET) Hypothesis" https://t.co/8jUDy43yfr
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The discovery of Asgard archaea has reshaped our understanding of eukaryotic origins, supporting a two-domain tree of life in which eukaryotes emerged from Archaea. Building on this revised framewo...
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π¨ Publication alert! π¨ Latest work from Professor Emeritus, Dr. David Njus and undergraduate Lin Rayes: "Catecholamines Differ in Their Capacity to Form Melanin" https://t.co/9VsZHh9T6u
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