We are pleased to announce that our paper on, “Loss of aryl hydrocarbon receptor potentiates FoxM1 signaling to enhance self‐renewal of colonic stem and progenitor cells” has been published in the EMBO Journal and can now be accessed online. Authors include: Huajun Han, Laurie A Davidson, Yang‐Yi Fan, Jennifer S Goldsby, Grace Yoon, Un‐Ho Jin, […]
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New Stem Cell Paper Published in EMBO Journal
Chapkin Lab receives a Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) High Impact High Risk Grant
Chapkin Lab is pleased to announce that Dr. Robert Chapkin was awarded a $250,000 grant from The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). These funds will support the “Targeting Plasma Membrane Spatial Dynamics to Suppress Obesity-Induced Colon Cancer” project. Research in the Chapkin lab focuses on dietary/microbial modulators related to the prevention of cancer and chronic inflammatory diseases. […]
Promotions in the Chapkin Lab
The Chapkin Lab is pleased to announce the promotion of Dr . Alfredo Erazo-Oliveras and Dr. Xiaoli Wang from Post-Doctoral Researchers to Assistant Research Scientists. Alfredo has been with the Chapkin Lab for 4 years and has frequently been recognized for outstanding achievement. Alfredo’s main research focus is to establish the role of oncogenic APC on […]
Salinas Selected as Finalist for ASN Nutrition 2020
Michael Salinas has been named an Emerging Leaders in Nutrition Science Finalist, and a Graduate Student Research Award Finalist, a program of the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) to recognize the highest quality research presented by students and young investigators at NUTRITION 2020 LIVE ONLINE. More than 1,000 abstracts were submitted by students and postdoctoral fellows […]