Category: Lab News

Gabriella Webster, member of Chapkin Lab has been offered a position in the Biochemistry Undergraduate Research Program.  Gabriella will participate  in a 10-week summer research program as part of her continued research training  in the Chapkin lab.  “Her research will focus on using super-resolution microscopy to probe the molecular mechanisms by which dietary/microbial bioactives alter…

On Tuesday, February 19, 2019 Dr. Robert Chapkin was a guest speaker for the Webinar on Pros and Cons of Using Animal Models to Advance Nutrition Research in Relation to Colon Cancer Prevention.  Sponsored By: Division of Cancer Prevention, NCI. Animal models have been proven useful in understanding the mechanisms underlying cancer prevention in relation…

On January 17, 2019, Dr. Robert Fuentes, member of the Chapkin lab competed in the Annual College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Trainee Research Symposium. Promising graduate and postdoctoral students shared with a community of researchers the projects they’ve been conducting during the one-day symposium in the Veterinary & Biomedical Education Complex (VBEC). The…

Confocal z-stack and comparison of confocal vs STED images of Drosophila gut stem cells expressing chimeric (human extracellular, drosophila intracellular) epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) labeled with fluorescently conjugated (Alexa 594) anti-human EGFR antibody (Cetuximab).  The STED technique is compatible with drosophila gut tissue and provides a significant resolution improvement over confocal, allowing the nanoscale…

COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Robert Chapkin has been named American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow. Chapkin is the William W. Allen Endowed Chair in Nutrition and Chronic Disease Prevention at Texas A&M. He is a University Distinguished Professor, Regents Professor and University Faculty Fellow in the Program in Integrative Nutrition and Complex Diseases.…