Study: Omega-3 Fatty Acids Fight Inflammation via Cannabinoids
Professor Aditi Das and biochemistry student Josephine Watson published findings in PNAS.
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MCB Highlights
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Study identifies key player in heart enlargement
The findings, reported in the journal eLife, could assist in the development of therapeutics that promote healthy heart growth and prevent disease. Biochemistry professor Auinash Kalsotra, led the new study with postdoctoral researcher Sandip Chorghade and graduate student Joseph Seimetz.
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Rachel Whitaker Receives Allen Distinguished Investigator Award from The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group
The Allen Distinguished Investigator program supports early-stage research with the potential to reinvent entire fields.
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Milan Bagchi appointed new director of the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology.
Professor Bagchi is the Deborah Paul Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology and current Head of Molecular and Integrative Physiology. Bagchi is an accomplished scholar and leader, and has provided a clear strategic vision statement for the research and teaching missions of MCB.
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Professor John Gerlt named the 2017 Gordon Hammes Lectureship winner
