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My laboratory uses tools from pharmacology, genomics, and cell signaling to study two key aspects of cancer biology. First, we seek to understand how oncogenic signals, altered metabolic sta...
Traditional methods for pathogen detection are often expensive and time-consuming and requires a well-equipped laboratory. Here we present a low-cost, deployable paper-based biosensor device...
The Cas9 from Francisella novicida (FnCas9) has unique properties of target identification and engagement in terms of specificity, nature of double strand break as well as length of guide RN...
Simple and sensitive nucleic acid-based molecular detection plays a crucial role in the early diagnosis of infectious diseases and the rapid screening of cancers. CRISPR technology has recen...
Rapid, accurate and frequent detection of the RNA of SARS-CoV-2 and of serological host antibodies to the virus would facilitate the determination of the immune status of individuals who hav...
Date: November 1, 2022 Time: 9:00am (PDT), 12:00pm (EDT), 5:00pm (CET) Rapid and efficient organism identification and antimicrobial susceptibility reports are paramount for patient survival...
Date: October 26, 2022 Time: 7:00am (PDT), 10:00am (EDT), 4:00pm (CEST) To control and monitor the epidemiology and diffusion of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV...
Date: October 26, 2022 Time: 6:00am (PDT), 9:00pm (EDT), 3:00pm (CEST) In the global fight toward Hepatitis C elimination, hear insights into how to build a cost-effective screening program...
Date: October 20, 2022 Time: 11:00am (PDT), 2:00pm (EDT), 8:00pm (CEST) Bacterial and viral infections produce a wide range of similar signs and symptoms leading often to the inappropriate u...
Date: October 20, 2022 Time: 8:00am (PDT), 11:00am (EDT), 5:00pm (CEST) Over the past three decades, baculovirus expression vector system (BEVS) has become one of the most powerful and robus...
Date: October 20, 2022 Time: 6:00am (PDT), 9:00am (EDT), 3:00pm (CET) Many laboratories around the world have adopted expanded diagnostic testing capabilities to address the coronavirus pan...
COVID-19 remains a global health emergency with limited treatment options, lagging vaccine rates, and inadequate healthcare resources in the face of an ongoing calamity. The disease is chara...
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, SARS-CoV-2 molecular testing continues to play a central role managing patient care and supporting epidemiological studies or developing new anti-virals a...
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the lives of most Americans. The consequences on the future health of the nation are unknown but likely profound. Well known is the condition known in the...
Learning Objectives: 1. Discuss the methods used to diagnose COVID-19. 2. Define the preventive approaches to COVID-19. 3. Discuss the treatment strategies for COVID-19....
SARS-CoV-2 spreads through airborne transmission. Aerosols containing live virus are dispersed when an infected person exhales and then continue to accumulate indoors, putting others at risk...
At the global level, mobility is above pre-COVID levels, and mask use is at the lowest level since mid-March 2020. The move away from social distancing combined with the spread of the BA.5 O...
Date: October 19, 2022 Time: 9:00am (PDT), 12:00pm (EDT), 6:00pm (CEST) Stem cell therapy, in which stem cells are used for disease treatment or tissue repair, is an increasingly active area...
In light of the recent pandemic, less attention has been given to more common viruses like influenza. Scientists believe influenza may have been around before the 16th century and probably c...
In the US, there are about 75 million individuals less than 18 years of age. COVID-19 has had a major impact on the pediatric population, as there have been more than 13.5 million documented...
SARS-CoV-2 vaccine efficacy testing is now facing increasing challenges in the face of an ongoing pandemic with the emergence of new variants and waning vaccine immunity. Evidence supports t...
Background Protection from SARS-CoV-2 vaccines wanes over time and is compounded by emerging variants including Omicron subvariants. This study evaluated safety and immunogenicity of SARS-Co...
The host antiviral innate immune response protects the host against infection. Like with other viruses, the host recognizes SARS-CoV-2 infection and triggers a series of signaling cascades t...
Vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 have been made in a record time. However, although the vaccines that have been deployed have clearly reduced the percentage of severe infections in countries wher...
At the end of 2019, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), emerged in China. As of September 2022, SARS-CoV...
The diagnosis of venous thromboembolism (VTE) is challenging during pregnancy. Pregnant women often present with symptoms compatible with VTE. The use of conventional diagnostic algorithms is...
My laboratory uses tools from pharmacology, genomics, and cell signaling to study two key aspects of cancer biology. First, we seek to understand how oncogenic signals, altered metabolic sta...
