Patrick Kennedy & Julia Johanssen

Patrick Kennedy (Student)

"Disruption of the RAS–PI3Kα Interaction: A New Approach for Tumor Suppression"

Joseph E. Klebba et al. ,Covalent inhibitors of the PI3Kα RAS binding domain impair tumor growth driven by RAS and HER2.Science390,702-709(2025).DOI:10.1126/science.adv2684 

Coaches: Harish Vasudevan, MD, PhD and Peter Bruno, PhD

Julia Johanssen (Student)

"The Naked (Mole-Rat) Truth about Aging"

Yu Chen et al.,A cGAS-mediated mechanism in naked mole-rats potentiates DNA repair and delays aging.Science390,eadp5056(2025).DOI:10.1126/science.adp5056

Coaches: Leanne Jones, PhD and Diana Laird, PhD

Moderator: Daniel Brody

Location: HSW-302, Parnassus & MH-1405, Mission Bay