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Hongrui Liu
May 5, 2026Our cells are constantly exposed to DNA damage, and they need to organize repair very quickly to protect the genome. My research studies…
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Kaitlin Williams
May 5, 2026I conducted my Ph.D. thesis work in the laboratory of Dr. Luis Garza. I focused on the early molecular changes that…
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Wen Shi
May 5, 2026The cerebral venous system is understudied in both normal and pathological conditions. Many brain diseases involve alterations in venous physiology. However,…
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Atika Syeda
May 5, 2026Neural responses in the visual cortex are always active, even in the dark, and this variability was often treated as noise….
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Jackson Mace
May 5, 2026In this work within the Calabresi (Neurology Department) and Dawson (Institute for Cell Engineering Department) Laboratories at Johns Hopkins, we showed…
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Yingzhi Ye
May 5, 2026My research identified Decapping Scavenger (DcpS) enzyme as a genetic modifier of toxicity caused by loss of function (LOF) of TDP-43…
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Christine Wei
May 5, 2026mRNA vaccines delivered by lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) have transformed modern vaccinology, most notably through COVID-19 vaccines, and are now being actively…
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Joel Sop
May 5, 2026I study whether the regular flu shot that millions of people get every year might also provide some protection against pandemic…
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Henry Yi Cheng
May 5, 2026Mutations in isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH1/2) are the most common metabolic alterations in human cancers and drive production of the oncometabolite D-2-hydroxyglutarate…
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Briana A. Santo
May 5, 2026Harvey Cushing described craniopharyngiomas as “the most formidable of intracranial tumors,” which, because of their proximity to critical neurovascular structures, cause…
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