October 2, 2024. The second edition of Cell Signaling: Principles and Methods is coming out this month. CCAM faculty member Bruce Mayer is one of the authors of the popular cell signaling textbook, which was originally published in 2014. The second edition is has been thoroughly updated and includes two new chapters.
Cell Signaling: Principles and Methods (2nd Edition) by Wendell A. Lim, Bruce J. Mayer
ISBN 9780367279370
September 27, 2024. Congratulations to Dr. Leslie Loew, named a 2025 Biophysical Society Fellow for inventing fluorescent sensors of membrane potential and leadership in the development of computational cell biology.
September 27, 2024. Dr. Eran Agmon, PI at UConn Health, has received a DARPA grant to develop an innovative workflow for discovering unknown gene functions in whole-cell models of E. coli. The project, part of DARPA’s Discovering Unknown Function (DUF) initiative, will harness UConn’s HPC resources to simulate thousands of model variants, enhancing our understanding of E. coli gene functionality. This scalable workflow will leverage modular simulation, probabilistic data analysis, and advanced inference techniques to systematically address gaps in gene function knowledge.
September 27, 2024. Dr. Kshitiz published a research paper in Nature Communications on scar matrix drives Piezo1 mediated stromal inflammation leading to placenta accreta spectrum
September 16, 2024. Dr. Kshitiz, associate professor at CCAM, receives the $2.5 million NIH grant to understand how previous scars from cesarean surgery can pave the way for aggressive invasion of the placenta into the mother’s uterus, and sometimes beyond. Kshitiz will be working alongside Dr. Molly Brewer from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Kshitiz supervises the Evolutionary Medicine Laboratory at UConn Health, investigating the unique evolutionary history of maternal fetal interface, harnessing the knowledge to develop therapies for human diseases, including cancer.
