McGinty honored with Dale F. Frey Award for Breakthrough Scientists March 23, 2015 Robert McGinty, a Damon Runyon Postdoctoral Fellow, in the laboratory of Penn State Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Song Tan, has been presented with the Damon Runyon Dale F. Frey Award for Breakthrough Scientists. McGinty is the first Penn State scientist…
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Structural biology: Enzyme–chromatin complex visualized Jürg Müller & Christoph W. Müller Affiliations Corresponding authors Nature 514, 572–573 (30 October 2014). doi:10.1038/514572a Published online 29 October 2014 Article tools PDF Citation Rights & permissions Article metrics The structure of an enzyme that is bound to a nucleosome — a protein complex around which DNA is wrapped —…
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First detailed picture of a cancer-related cell enzyme in action on a chromosome October 29, 2014 A landmark study published in the Oct. 30, print edition of the Nature provides new insight into the function of an enzyme related to the BRCA1 breast cancer protein. The study by a team at Penn State University is the first…
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The principal investigators for the Center for Eukaryotic Gene Regulation, specifically Dr. Mahony, Dr. Bai, Dr. Wang, Dr. Gilmour, Dr. Reese, Dr. Pugh, Dr. Hardison, Dr. Llinas, Dr. Showalter, and Dr. Tan, all collaborate to have a Fall outing. They provide for this event each Fall in order to have the newer graduate students, new…
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Opening Reception On October 5, 2009, the Penn State Center for Eukaryotic Gene Regulation opened its doors in newly renovated space on the 4th floor of North Frear Laboratory. To mark this occasion, renown biochemist Dr. Ali Shilatifard from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research delivered a special lecture on “Lessons Learned from Yeast about…
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