This week the Spring 2023 Biology Colloquium hosts Michelle Dawson, Assistant Professor of Medical Science in the Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry…
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Colloquium: Sage on what happens when lung cancer reaches the brain
This week the Spring 2023 Biology Colloquium hosts Julien Sage, the Elaine and John Chambers Professor of Pediatrics and Genetics at Stanford University. Dr. Sage…
View More Colloquium: Sage on what happens when lung cancer reaches the brainColloquium: Boddy on the evolutionary theory of life histories and cancer risk
This week’s seminar in the Biology Colloquium series features Amy Boddy, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at UC Santa Barbara. Dr. Body studies the application of…
View More Colloquium: Boddy on the evolutionary theory of life histories and cancer riskColloquium: Jones on the prevention of cancer metastasis
This week’s seminar in the Biology Colloquium series launches will be presented by Harlan Jones, an Associate Professor of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics and the…
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Tumor-associated tissue can promote breast cancer progression and drug resistance through a key gene, CSUN Developmental Oncogene Lab finds
New research by CSUN Professor of Biology Jonathan Kelber and a team of students, postdocs, and international collaborators shows how a gene Kelber first examined…
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Special seminar: Kelber on the molecular genetics of cancer progression
Image: Modified visualization of an IF-stained tumor section (Courtesy of the Developmental Oncogene Lab).
View More Special seminar: Kelber on the molecular genetics of cancer progressionOppenheimer and students publish large-scale experiment in cellular de-clumping
Cancer cells have different properties in groups than they do solo, including greater risk of metastasis — establishing in parts of the body far from a…
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CSUN biologist develops new method to detect cancer in its earliest stages
Knowing specific cancer-causing mutations offers the possibility to nip cancer in the bud — detecting and treating it before a tumor can proliferate and threaten…
View More CSUN biologist develops new method to detect cancer in its earliest stagesColloquium: Maihle on how precision medicine tailors treatment to patients
CSUN biologists show how cancer cells make themselves at home in healthy tissue
Before they begin to spread through the body, some cancer cells secrete molecules that may make tumor-free tissues more hospitable to invading cancer cells, CSUN…
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