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Nathan Bryan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Molecular Medicine
IMM Center for Cell Signaling
Research Work: Cardiovascular Effects of Dietary Nitrite in Health and Disease
Several identifiable factors put people at risk for heart disease, including smoking, high cholesterol, hypertension, lack of exercise, poor diet, obesity and diabetes. Yet, some people still develop heart disease for unknown reasons. . . .more
Mikhail Kolonin, Ph.D.
IMM Center for Stem Cell Research
Research Work: Adipose Stem Cells and Cancer Progression
Studying fat tissue as a source of adult stem cells led the way to an important theory undertaken by Mikhail Kolonin, Ph.D. Kolonin’s theory suggests that there is a link between fat tissue stems cells and how they influence the progression of cancer and obesity. “According to my theory, adipose (fat tissue) stem cells influence cancer progression through their effect on the formation of new blood vessels, the process necessary for expansion of tumor mass,” he explained. Kolonin’s work has the potential of leading to new lines of therapy for treating these life-threatening epidemics. . . more
Nami McCarty, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Molecular Medicine
IMM Center for Stem Cell Research
Research Work: Isolation and Characterization of Human Lymphoma Initiating Cells (L-ICs) and Characterization of the Role of Adaptor Proteins in TCR Recycling and Tumor Immunity
T cells mature and differentiate into several types, but each retains an important role in the immune system. . . more