Author: Andrew Rice After diving into the literature of fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP), I have begun to understand this debilitating disease. The sources I have…
Month: April 2018
Author: Andrew Rice The paper described below can be found here: http://jem.rupress.org/content/early/2018/02/13/jem.20171831 Within the last week, Hu et. al. published a paper in the Journal…
Author: Andrew Rice To treat disease, we must first have a grasp of the disease’s pathology and mechanism of action. A general understanding of the…
Author: Andrew Rice Fatty acid beta-oxidation (FAO) is an instrumental process in metabolism. This process begins by transportation of the fatty acyl-CoA molecules into…
Author: Brendan Trafford For my upcoming project I will focus on MRSA and other antibiotic resistant forms of Staphylococcus aureus. I chose this class of…
Author: Brendan Trafford Introduction: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the deadlier cancers in the world today, with a 5-year survival rate of 57% worldwide[1].…
Author: Brendan Trafford Diseases to investigate Leprosy is an infection caused by bacterium Mycobacterium leprae or Mycobacterium lepromatosis. Although it remains in the body…
Author: Brendan Trafford Fatty Acid oxidation is crucial for many pathways and functions in the human body. The product of fatty acid oxidation, Acetyl-CoA, plays…
Author: Brendan Trafford When I was younger, I really liked animals. I was always spending time with my dad watching people like Steve Erwin and…
Author: Camille Jessica Cunanan Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States, surpassing cancers of the breasts and lungs (1).…
