Dr. Lakshya Bajaj, COBRE Phase III Pilot Project recipient, was recently awarded an R16 grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Dr. Lakshya Bajaj, COBRE Phase III Pilot Project recipient, was recently awarded an R16 grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). His project p(UG) RNA Quadruplexes as Nucleators of Stress Granules and Modulators of TDP-43 Pathology in ALS explores how the RNA-binding protein TDP-43 relocates to stress granules (SGs), dynamic, liquid-liquid phase-separated,…

Students from COBRE-supported labs participated in the Lilly R&D Talent Development Activity (TDA) at the Molecular Sciences Research Center.

Students from COBRE-supported labs participated in the Lilly R&D Talent Development Activity (TDA) at the Molecular Sciences Research Center. Lilly’s TDA offers graduate students opportunities to work on research projects within Lilly’s R&D organization. Students gain experience with pharmaceutical research, collaborate with Lilly scientists, and learn how their scientific training can contribute to the development…

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The work is a collaborative effort between several campuses: the UPR-Cayey, UPR-Carolina and UPR-MSC Integrated Informatics Services facility RCMI-RCC-IIS in collaboration with the Institute of Neurobiology.

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A conserved gastropod withdrawal circuit in Biomphalaria glabrata, an intermediate host for schistosomiasis. J Neurophysiol. 2024 May 1;131(5):903-913. doi: 10.1152/jn.00390.2023. Epub 2024 Mar 13. PMID: 38478883; PMCID: PMC11383391.