Tag: cell death
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William Church, Trinity College – Cell Death and Parkinson’s Disease
On Trinity College Week: To help fight Parkinson’s disease, catch it earlier. William Church, associate professor of chemistry and neuroscience, examines the importance of early detection. Professor Church grew up in Virginia and received a B.S. in Chemistry at James Madison University. After taking a year off to work in a hospital where he realized…
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Evripidis Gavathiotis, Albert Einstein College of Medicine – Cell Death and Cancer Cells
How do we kill cancer cells that are resistant to the proteins that look to kill them? Evripidis Gavathiotis, associate professor of biochemistry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, explores a new treatment to get rid of these harmful cancer cells while leaving the healthy ones intact. Dr. Gavathiotis’ laboratory aims to elucidate and…