DEPARTMENT CHAIR:                   MICHAEL A FROHMAN
GRADUATE PROGRAM DIRECTOR: STELLA E. TSIRKA

Escobar, Luisa. (2010-2013).  Fulbright Scholar.

Murray, Onika. (2011).  Minority in Cancer Research Award, $1000.  American Association for Cancer Research, Philadelphia, PA.

Quinones, Jason. (2010-2015).  Turner Fellowship  Stony Brook University,  Stony Brook, NY.

Torres, Luisa. (2011).  The Graduate Research Fellowship Program.  National Science Foundation.  Arlington, VA. (Honerable mention).

Cyge B, Fischer V, Takemaru K, Li FQ. (2011).  Generation and characterization of monoclonal antibodies against human chibby protein. Hybridoma (Larchmt), 30(2):163-8.

Galvin J, Eyermann C Colognato H. (2010).  Dystroglycan modulates the ability of insulin-like growth factor-1 to promote oligodendrocyte differentiation. Journal of Neuroscience Research, 88(15): 3295-307.

Yakubovskaya E, Mejia E, Byrnes J, Hambardjieva E Garcia-Diaz M. (2010).  Helix unwinding and base flipping enable human MTERF1 to terminate mitochondrial transcription.  Cell, 141(6):982-93.

Li D, Marchenko ND, Schulz R, Fischer V Velasco-Hernandez T, Talos F, Moll UM. (2011).  Functional inactivation of Endogenous MDM2 and CHIP by HSP90 causes aberrant stabilization of mutant p53 in human cancer cells. Molecular Cancer Research, 9(5):577-88.

Louie E, Nik S, Chen JS, Schmidt M, Song B, Pacson C, Chen XF, Park S, Ju J, Chen EI. (2010).
Identification of a stem-like cell population by exposing metastatic breast cancer cell lines to repetitive cycles of hypoxia and reoxygenation. Breast Cancer Research, 12(6):R94.

Love D Li FQ, Burke MC, Cyge B, Ohmitsu M, Cabello J, Larson JE, Brody SL, Cohen JC, Takemaru K. (2010).  Altered lung morphogenesis, epithelial cell differentiation and mechanics in mice deficient in the Wnt/β-catenin antagonist Chibby. PLoS One, 5(10):e13600.

Choi UB, McCann JJ, Weninger KR, Bowen ME. (2011).  Beyond the random coil: Stochastic conformational switching in intrinsically disordered proteins. Structure, 19(4):566-76.

McCann JJ, Choi UB, Zheng L, Weninger K, Bowen ME. (2010).  Optimizing methods to recover absolute FRET efficiency from immobilized single molecules. Biophysical Journal, 99(3):961-70.

Quinones JL, Carpi A. (2011).  An investigation of the kinetic processes influencing mercury emissions from sand and soil samples of varying thickness. Journal of Environmental Quality, 40(2):647-52.

Jeon SJ, Rhee SY, Seo JE, Bak HR, Lee SH, Ryu JH, Cheong JH, Shin CY, Kim GH, Lee YS, Ko KH. (2011).  Oroxylin A increases BDNF production by activation of MAPK-CREB pathway in rat primary cortical neuronal culture. Neuroscience Research, 69(3):214-22.

Yao Y Tsirka SE. (2011).  Mouse MCP1 C-terminus inhibits human MCP1-induced chemotaxis and BBB compromise. Journal of Neurochemistry, 118(2):215-23.

Yao Y Tsirka SE. (2011).  Truncation of monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 by plasmin promotes blood-brain barrier disruption. Journal of Cell Science, 124( 9):1486-95.

Yao Y Tsirka SE. (2010).  The C terminus of mouse monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP1) mediates MCP1 dimerization while blocking its chemotactic potency. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 285(41):31509-161.

Hambardjieva, Elena. (2010).  Bypass of 8-oxo-G lesions by DNA polymerase λ. ASBMB Meeting, Anaheim, CA.

Leiton, Cindy V. (2011).  Are matrix metalloproteinases involved in oligodendrocyte development? [Poster presenter].  Celebrating Diversity and Academic Excellence Conference. Center for Inclusive Education, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY.

Leiton, Cindy V. (2011).  Are matrix metalloproteinases involved in oligodendrocyte development? [Poster presenter], STEM Diversity Summit.  Farmingdale State College, Farmingdale, NY.

Leiton, Cindy V. (2010).  Are matrix metalloproteinases involved in oligodendrocyte development? [Poster presenter], Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Annual Department Symposium. Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY.

Leiton, Cindy V. (2010).  Glia in Health and Disease Meeting. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories.  [Attendee] Cold Spring Harbor, NY.

Leiton, Cindy V. (2011).  Image competition first place winner, Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY.

McCann, James. (2011).  Organization of PDZ domains in full-length PSD-95. Biophysical Society 55th Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD.

Murray, Onika. (2010).  The reduction of pancreatic cancer growth by Phosphosulindac.  [Symposium].   15th World Congress on Advances in Oncology & 13th International Symposium on Molecular Medicine. Loutraki, Greece.

Nakagawa, Francesca. (2010).  TRAF-4 is a positive effector of TGF-ß signaling that affects neural crest and mesoderm induction [Conference].  13th International Xenopus Conference, Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada.

Quinones, Jason. (2011).  Understanding PDZ domain interactions of PSD-95 and nNOS using single molecule FRET techniques [Symposium]. Stony Brook University’s 1st Annual CDAE Symposium.  Stony Brook, NY.

Yao, Yao. (2010).  Truncation of MCP1 by plasmin changes its biological activities.  [Conference]. Gordon Research Conference: Chemotactic Cytokine.   Lucca, Italy.

Abraham, Ari B. (2010).  Third year medical student, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY.

DeWald, Lisa Evans (2010).  Toxicology Specialist, American Forensic Toxicology Services, Inc,  Huntington, NY 107922106.

Emmetsberger, Jaime. (2010).  Postdoctoral fellowDr Lorna Role, Dept of Neuroscience, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY.

Tzvetanova, Iva. (2010).  Postdoctural fellow, Dr Klaus Neve.  Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Experimental Medicine, Göttingen, Germany .

Roach, Akua Bonsra. (2010).  Regulatory specialist at Technical Resource International (TRI).  Bethesda, MD.

Huang, Huiyan (Winnie).(2010).  Postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Anne Hart, Department of Neuroscience Brown University Alpert Medical School, Providence, RI.

Yeku, Oladapo O. (2010).  Third year medical student, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY.

Lee, Dianne EunJoo. (2010).  Postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Graeme F. Mason, Department of Diagnostic Radiology Yale University  School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.

Orelli, Barbara. (2010).  Postdoctoral fellow, Dr Ken Olive Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center  Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, NY.

Guainazzi, Angelo. (2010).  Project manager coordinator, Helsinn Therapeutics (U.S.), Inc., Bridgewater, NJ.

Nguyen, Tom. (2011).  Postdoctoral fellow, Dr Adan Aguirre, Pharmacological Sciences, SBU.

Yao, Yao. (2011).  Postdoctoral fellow, Dr Sidney Strickland, Neurobiology and Genetics, Rockefeller University, NY.