Valerie Weaver (faculty)
"Sometimes being fat is a good thing"
Dana Ishay-Ronen et al. Gain fat - Lose metastasis: Converting invasive breast cancer cells into adipocytes inhibits cancer metastasis. Cancer Cell 35, 17-32 2019
Nour Abdulhay (student)
"The Tardigrade damage suppressor protein binds to nucleosomes and protects DNA from hydroxyl radicals."
Chavez et al., The Tardigrade damage suppressor protein binds to nucleosomes and protects DNA from hydroxyl radicals. eLife 2019;8:e47682
Coaches: Noelle L'Etoile and Elphege Nora