GCB News

In Search of a Few Good Mentors

Mentors make a difference! The Summer Scholars Program is looking for more mentors to help provide first- and second-year students from across the country opportunities to gain valuable experience in the lab.

Collaboration Seeks Genetic Clues to Chronic Lung Disease

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a disease that causes scarring on the lungs. Over time, as more scarring occurs, patients experience decreased lung function and difficulty breathing. Once diagnosed, most patients die within five years.

Study Reveals How UV Radiation May Drive Melanoma

Raluca Gordân, PhD, and team investigated how transcription factors may affect the production of genetic mutations, or mutagenesis, by binding to the wrong sites after being exposed to ultraviolet (UV) radiation.