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)
Koran’s poster at ABRCMS 2016
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
