Although caloric restriction (CR) was first shown to extend the lifespan of rodents over 75 years ago, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Additionally, the majority of published studies have focused on the effects of short-term CR. To better understand cell signaling alterations in a tissue k...
The overall objective of the heritage project is to study the role of the genotype in cardiovascular,metabolic and hormonal responses to aerobic exercise training and the contribution of regular exercise to changes in several cardiovascular disease and diabetes risk factors. The study cohort in this...
Transcriptional profiling with next-generation sequencing methods refined our understanding of the N. crassa transcriptional response to cellulose and demonstrated that the newly characterized transcription factors clr-1 and clr-2 were required for the bulk of that response including induction all m...
The goal of the project is to identify genes that make individuals more susceptible to bipolar disorder (manic depressive illness) and to better understand the brain pathways involved in the disease.
Tuberculosis, caused by the intracellular pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis, remains the world's deadliest infectious disease. Sterilizing chemotherapy requires at least 6 months of multidrug therapy. Difficulty visualizing the subcellular localization of antibiotics in infected host cells means t...