Students

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Investigating differential intron sensitivity to PUF60, a gene that is deleted or amplified in developmental syndromes and cancers

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The Effect of Integrator Subunit 11 Mutations on Integrator Function and Neuronal Development

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RBP function and mechanism in posttranscriptional regulation in heart disease


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Determining the Role of EPRS and tRNA Modulation in Human Cytomegalovirus Infection

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Development of tRNA-based Tools for Functional Improvement of CFTR expression


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Investigating the Role of RNA Helicases in Splicing Changes caused by Cancer Associated SF3B1 Mutations

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HEXIM1 Integrates Transcriptional Stress and Cell Cycle Arrest Following Dual Disruption of Integrator and NELF

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Visualization, Purification, and Investigation of SIRT6 Nuclear Condensates


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Structural Analysis and Mechanism of Translation Regulation by a Class I Type III preQ1 Riboswitch from Escherichia coli


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Investigating the hormesis effect of glycative stress through click chemistry

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Structure and Function Analysis of a Spermidine-Sensing Bacterial Riboswitch

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Investigating the Role of HMGN1 in Modulating Inter-nucleosome Interactions of the Core-Histone Tail Domains


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Defining the roles of 5’UTR length and secondary structure in eukaryotic translation initiation

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Developing a Small Molecule Integrator Inhibitor to Probe Its Role During Erythropoiesis

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Nuclear Inhibitor of Protein Phosphatase-1(NIPP1) regulates phosphorylation of SF3B1, a cancer-relevant pre-mRNA splicing factor

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Experimental identification of genetic barriers to horizontal gene transfer in Staphylococcus aureus


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Sustainable Degradation of Marine Plastics using Microbial and Enzymatic Engineered Living Materials


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HCMV infection depends on EGLN1-mediated mitochondrial activation to increase dNTP pools for viral DNA replication

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Examining the Functions of the KDM5 Demethylases in Luminal Lineage Breast Cancer


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Cellular antibody affinity-based CRISPR Screening identifies JUNB as a broadly acting anti-viral factor






