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A recently developed method provides new insights into cancer biology by allowing researchers to show how fatty acids are absorbed by single cells.

ISB Assistant Professor Sean Gibbons discussed the science behind statins at a Research Roundtable talk.

A gene may play a key role in predicting diatom resilience, specifically when they transition from a low/moderate to a high CO2 environment.

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Dr. Smit studies the evolution of transposable elements and their impact on hosts, including the repetitive DNA they generate. He co-created and maintains a database of these elements and developed software to annotate and mask their remnants in genomic DNA.

Boris Aguilar is a computational biologist in the Thorsson Lab at the Institute for Systems Biology. Research focuses on mechanistic models of multicellular systems, including biofilm morphogenesis, human skin development, and pancreatic cancer progression.

Christopher Lausted is a Senior Research Engineer at the Institute for Systems Biology, working on multi-omic instrumentation and data analysis. He has designed microarray instruments, including inkjet DNA synthesizers, fluorescence waveguide scanners, and label-free SPR imagers.

PhD, Cell & Developmental Biology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2010

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