Leigh MacMillan Archive — Page 65 of 85

Person in a light gray blazer standing in a laboratory or office workspace, with shelves and blurred workstations in the background.
May 29, 2014

Pioneers of Discovery: Investigator taps into artistic side to reveal cells’ secrets

Dylan Burnette, Ph.D., points to one of the many striking photographs on his office walls. It’s a picture of a cell — a microscopic image showing yellow squiggles, bright purple lines and a turquoise oval on a black background, and it looks like abstract art.

By Leigh MacMillan
Illustration of a translucent blue cell with a purple nucleus surrounded by colorful, spiky virus-like particles and bubbles.
May 27, 2014

Respiratory virus vaccine candidate

Virus-like particles containing a protein from human metapneumovirus are a promising vaccine candidate for this respiratory virus.

By Leigh MacMillan
Stylized green molecular model beside blue DNA double-helix structures.
May 23, 2014

Repair protein’s DNA recognition motif

Insights into the workings of DNA damage response proteins such as SMARCAL1 could suggest new ways to improve genome integrity and prevent cancer.

By Leigh MacMillan
Graduate in black academic regalia and doctoral tam smiles while speaking with a faculty member in gold-trimmed regalia at an outdoor commencement ceremony; other attendees and a tent are visible in the background.
May 15, 2014

Biomedical Sciences graduates driven by promise of discovery

Most people probably don’t think much about the chemical compound that flavors curries and gives the Indian spice turmeric its yellow color. For Odaine Gordon, Ph.D., who celebrated his doctoral degree at last week’s Graduate School commencement, this compound — called curcumin — has special significance.

By Leigh MacMillan
Heart illustration thumbnail
May 12, 2014

Normalizing calcium flux to treat atrial fibrillation

A particular anti-arrhythmia drug provides a targeted treatment for certain forms of atrial fibrillation.

By Leigh MacMillan
Patient table entering a brightly illuminated medical imaging scanner, viewed head-on with vivid green, blue, and red lighting.
May 8, 2014

PET probe detects dying tumor cells

A novel PET imaging probe detects tumor cell death in vivo and could be useful for personalizing cancer medicine.

By Leigh MacMillan