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Marker Lectures in Evolutionary Biology set for Oct. 8, 9
Joan Strassmann, Charles Rebstock Professor of Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis

Joan Strassmann will present the Russell E. Marker Lectures in Evolutionary Biology on Oct. 8 and 9 at Penn State.

Genomic pioneers collaborate to access the inaccessible
Illustration showing expanded view of chromosome extending from cell binding being bound by transcription factors.
New Center for Molecular Investigation of Neurological Disorders director named
Janine Kwapis
Cancer drug could treat early-stage Alzheimer’s disease, study shows
Melanie McReynolds and two students work at lab bench
Early life exposure to common chemical permanently disrupts gut microbiome
Andrew Patterson in lab
Rewriting the evolutionary history of critical components of the nervous system
Choanoflagellate under microscope and proposed evolutionary tree of ion channels
How duplicated genomes helped grasses diversify and thrive
Family tree of grasses with number of duplicated genes and images of representative grasses.

New study identifies whole-genome duplication events in plant family that includes rice, maize, wheat and bamboo; explores how retention or

$1.7M training grant continues support for graduate students studying gene regulation
Group photo of students in Eukaryotic Gene Regulation predoctoral training program

Renewed $1.7M training grant to support up to 28 graduate students studying gene regulation over five years.

Re-engineering cancerous tumors to self-destruct and kill drug-resistant cells
Justin Pritchard and Scott Leighow
Potential new target for early treatment of Alzheimer's disease
two images of fruit fly brain, top glowing with marker and bottom much darker

Disrupting certain proteins improves cell repair, rescues neuron loss in Alzheimer's model.

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