Milestones

• New Lab Members:
  • New Lab Manager: Lihong Shi, MD
  • Residents: Alex Jinnah, MD (Orthopaedics) and Taylor Peak, MD (Urology)
  • Students: Stephanie Sanders (Ph.D. Rotation); Koran Harris (Undergraduate) and Danish Zaidi (Medical)
• First Summer and Winter Outings
• Dr. Kerr cross-appointed in Orthopaedic Surgery Department

Publications

• Kerr, Bethany A.*, Xiaoxia Z. West*, Young-Woong Kim, Yongzhong Zhao, Miroslava Tischenko, Rebecca M. Cull, Timothy W. Phares, Xiao-Ding Peng, Jeremiah Bernier-Latmani, Tatiana V. Petrova, Ralf H. Adams, Nissim Hay, Sathyamangla V. Naga Prasad, and Tatiana V. Byzova.  Stability and function of adult vasculature is sustained by Akt/Jagged1 signaling axis in endothelium. Nature Communications. 7:10960. 2016.

Meetings

• NCRM Cancer Stem Cell Meeting in Cleveland, OH (Kerr)
• ABRCMS in Tampa, FL (Harris)
• SBUR in Scottsdale, AZ (Kerr)

Funding and Awards

• CTSI Ignition Fund Pilot Award (Kerr and Jinnah)
• NCRM Cancer Stem Cell Abstract Award (Kerr)

New Skills

• Incucyte ZOOM imaging
• MicroPET/CT
• Bioquant Osteo quantification