Molecular Biology Ph.D. Program // CU Anschutz
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A collegial, interdisciplinary Ph.D. training program on the Anschutz Medical Campus of the University of Colorado
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T32-appointee Kate Matlin, with Christopher Alderman and Art Wolin (who both earned their PhDs this year), are co-authors on a preprint
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November 24, 2025 at 7:21 PM
T32-appointee Kate Matlin, with Christopher Alderman and Art Wolin (who both earned their PhDs this year), are co-authors on a preprint
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Kaiah Fields, Annika Gustafson, and Art Wolin (who earned his PhD this year) are co-authors on a research article
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EYA3 regulation of NF-κB and CCL2 suppresses cytotoxic NK cells in the premetastatic niche to promote TNBC metastasis
EYA3 promotes evasion of cytotoxic NK cells to enable metastasis, highlighting a therapeutic target in metastatic breast cancer.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Kaiah Fields, Annika Gustafson, and Art Wolin (who earned his PhD this year) are co-authors on a research article
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Roy Khair, who also earned his PhD this year, is a co-author on a research article
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Advanced Age Worsens Respiratory Function and Pulmonary Inflammation After Burn Injury and This Correlates With Changes in the Fecal Microbiome in Mice
Abstract. Cutaneous burn injury in the elderly is associated with poor clinical outcomes and increased pulmonary-related complications. We and others have
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November 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Roy Khair, who also earned his PhD this year, is a co-author on a research article
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Roy Khair, who also earned his PhD this year, is first author on a research article
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Post-burn Lung Inflammation Is Associated With Induction of Pulmonary Cathelicidin-related Antimicrobial Peptide and S100a8 in Mice
Abstract. Burn trauma triggers dysregulated systemic inflammation, leading to multiorgan dysfunction. Respiratory failure often follows burn injury, result
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November 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Roy Khair, who also earned his PhD this year, is first author on a research article
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Randi Yeager, who earned her PhD in 2023, is first author on a research article
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Wild yeast isolation by middle-school students reveals features of populations residing on North American oaks
Abstract. Features of the natural life cycle of the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae were crucial to its domestication as a laboratory experimental m
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November 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Randi Yeager, who earned her PhD in 2023, is first author on a research article
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Rachael Kostelecky, a T32 appointee, is a co-author on another research article
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Frontiers | Micro- and nano-plastics induce inflammation and cell death in human cells
IntroductionThe presence of micro- and nano-plastics (MNPLs) in the environment has increased significantly in the past decades. However, the direct impact o...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Rachael Kostelecky, a T32 appointee, is a co-author on another research article
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Rachael Kostelecky, a T32 appointee, is a co-author on a research article
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E. coli genetically modified for purine nucleobase release promotes butyrate generation and colonic wound healing during DSS insult
The gut microbiota transforms energy stored as undigestible carbohydrates into a remarkable number of metabolites that fuel intestinal bacterial communities and the host tissue. Colonic epithelial ...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Rachael Kostelecky, a T32 appointee, is a co-author on a research article
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Rachel Sachs, one of our Bolie Scholars, is first author on a preprint
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November 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Rachel Sachs, one of our Bolie Scholars, is first author on a preprint
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Nate Nowling is a co-author on a review article
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Expanding the tagging toolbox for visualizing translation live
Translation is a highly regulated process that includes three steps: initiation, elongation, and termination. Tremendous efforts have been spent to study the regulation of each translation step. In th...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Nate Nowling is a co-author on a review article
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Nate Nowling is a co-author on a preprint
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November 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Nate Nowling is a co-author on a preprint
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Natasia Paukovich, who also earned her PhD this year, is first author on a research article, on which MOLB student Nate Nowling is a co-author
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November 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Natasia Paukovich, who also earned her PhD this year, is first author on a research article, on which MOLB student Nate Nowling is a co-author
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Michael Brown is first author on a review article
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Stepwise order in protein complex assembly: approaches and emerging themes | Open Biology
Protein-based nanomachines drive every cellular process. An explosion of high-resolution
structures of multiprotein complexes has improved our understanding of what these
machines look like and how th...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Michael Brown is first author on a review article
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Luuli Tran, who also earned her PhD this year, is a co-author on a research article
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November 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Luuli Tran, who also earned her PhD this year, is a co-author on a research article
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Luuli Tran, who also earned her PhD this year, is first author on a research article
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Epigenetic priming of neural progenitors by Notch enhances Sonic hedgehog signaling and establishes gliogenic competence
A biweekly scientific journal publishing high-quality research in molecular biology and genetics, cancer biology, biochemistry, and related fields
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November 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Luuli Tran, who also earned her PhD this year, is first author on a research article
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Linnea Wethekam, who earned her PhD in 2023, is first author on a research article
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αβ-tubulin heterodimers: Origins and regulation of microtubule build blocks | Molecular Biology of the Cell
αβ-tubulin is an essential protein that is found in all eukaryotic cells. αβ-tubulins assemble into microtubule polymers that form intracellular transport networks, mitotic and meiotic spindles and pr...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Linnea Wethekam, who earned her PhD in 2023, is first author on a research article
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Kirsten Cosper is a co-author on a preprint
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November 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Kirsten Cosper is a co-author on a preprint
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Charlie Moffatt is first author on a preprint, and Katie Vaeth is a co-author
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November 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Charlie Moffatt is first author on a preprint, and Katie Vaeth is a co-author
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Katie Vaeth is a co-author on a research article on which Roberto Castro-Gutierrez, who earned his PhD in 2022, is first author
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November 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Katie Vaeth is a co-author on a research article on which Roberto Castro-Gutierrez, who earned his PhD in 2022, is first author
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Katie Vaeth co-authored a research article
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Rab40 GTPases regulate AMBRA1-mediated transcription and cell migration
Summary: Rab40 GTPases interact with AMBRA1 and cause its non-degradative ubiquitylation. AMBRA1 regulates cancer cell migration, and RNA sequencing reveals global gene profiles regulated by AMBRA1.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Katie Vaeth co-authored a research article
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Katie Vaeth and T32 appointee Kate Matlin co-authored a research article
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Ribosome Profiling Reveals Translational Reprogramming via mTOR Activation in Omacetaxine-Resistant Multiple Myeloma
AbstractProtein homeostasis is critical to the survival of multiple myeloma cells. Although this is targeted with proteasome inhibitors, mRNA translation inhibition has not entered trials. Recent work...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Katie Vaeth and T32 appointee Kate Matlin co-authored a research article
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Kathryn Walters, who also earned her PhD this year, was first author on a research article
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PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Kathryn Walters, who also earned her PhD this year, was first author on a research article
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Kathryn Walters, who also earned her PhD this year, was first author on a research article also co-authored by MOLB student Roberto Castro-Gutierrez (who earned his PhD in 2022)
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Proteogenomic Discovery of Novel Open Reading Frames With HLA Immune Presentation on Human β-Cells
Ribosome profiling (Ribo-seq) measures translational regulation and reveals novel or unannotated open reading frames (nuORFs) otherwise difficult to identi
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November 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Kathryn Walters, who also earned her PhD this year, was first author on a research article also co-authored by MOLB student Roberto Castro-Gutierrez (who earned his PhD in 2022)
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Kaiah Fields co-authored a review article
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Masters of adaptation: How cancer and immune cell plasticity mediates tumor progression
The ability of cancer cells and immune cells cell to dynamically change their phenotype contributes to tumor progression and therapy resistance. This Essay explores the mutual plasticity of various ce...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Kaiah Fields co-authored a review article
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Joelle Lo, who earned her PhD in 2024, was first author on a research article also co-authored by MOLB students Katie Vaeth and Camille Goo
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The RNA-binding protein HNRNPA2B1 regulates neurite RNA abundance and motor-dependent cargo transport | Molecular Biology of the Cell
RNA molecules are localized to subcellular regions through interactions between localization-regulatory cis-elements and trans-acting RNA binding proteins (RBPs). However, the identities of RNAs whose...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Joelle Lo, who earned her PhD in 2024, was first author on a research article also co-authored by MOLB students Katie Vaeth and Camille Goo
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Ira Fleming co-authored a research article
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A specific gene expression program underlies antigen archiving by lymphatic endothelial cells in mammalian lymph nodes - Nature Communications
Dendritic cells are supplied antigens by other cells such as lymphatic endothelial cells (LEC) at late time points after immunization. Here the authors show antigen archiving is defined by a transcrip...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Ira Fleming co-authored a research article
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