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 Monday
Developmental Biology Research Seminars
No Seminar
May 21, 2012

Regular Monday Seminars will Resume
November 5, 2012

Interdisciplinary Seminar Series Starts Wednesday, September 5, 2012
4 p.m. in Moore Auditorium


Wednesday
Developmental Biology
Research Forum
May 23, 2012

NO SEMINAR

Seminars will resume on
September 12, 2012

Thursday
Developmental/
Regenerative/Aging Journal Club
May 17, 2012
Liana Stein
(Imai Lab)

"Drosophila Microbiome Modulates Host Developmental and Metabolic Homeostasis Via Insulin Signaling" (Shin et al. 2011. Science 334(6056):
670-674.)

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2012 Barbara Jakschik Award
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The recipient of the 2012 Barbara Jakschik Award is Jung Eun Shin. This award, given annually by the Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences, recognizes an outstanding female graduate student in her final year of doctoral research whose thesis has focused on the general area of metabolic regulation.
 
Jung Eun is a Ph.D. student in the Molecular Cell Biology Program – she is completing her thesis research in Dr. Aaron DiAntonio’s lab.
 
We congratulate Jung Eun on her accomplishments.

Faculty Highlights
lila Washington People: Lila Solnica-Krezel

Biologist unlocks life’s earliest stages of development
Growing up in the picturesque town of Sandomierz in southeastern Poland, Lilianna Solnica-Krezel, PhD, was a serious student and an uncommonly avid reader. Read More
MONK Kelly Monk
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Record Notables, Week of November 21, 2011.... read more
aaron Aaron DiAntonio

Aaron DiAntonio, PhD, professor of developmental biology in the School of Medicine was awarded an Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award by the Graduate Student Senate of Washington University.... read more

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Research Highlights

Zebrafish aid in scientific research
"Tiny tropical fish help scientists understand human development and disease. Contributing to this effort, Washington University has built one of the world's largest and most modern zebrafish facilities".
Washington University opens world’s most modern zebrafish facility
Zebrafish regrow fins using multiple cell types, not identical stem cells
Read about Professor Kelly Monk
Gone Fishing ......Tiny tropical fish — housed in one of the largest zebrafish facilities in the world — are helping scientists understand human development and disease, from birth defects and cancer to muscle and nerve disorders.
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ornitz David Ornitz
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"New clues to human deafness found in mice" Providing clues to deafness, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a gene that is required for proper development of the mouse inner ear.... more
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Shin-ichiro Imai
"Natural compound helps reverse diabetes in mice" Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have restored normal blood sugar metabolism in diabetic mice using a compound the body makes naturally.....more
Voice of America - Diabetes in Lab Mice Reversed with Natural Compound
"The International Diabetes Federation has released data (this week) that indicates the number of people living with diabetes around the world will likely rise from 366 million to 552 million by 2030 if urgent action is not taken."... more
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Recent Publications

Kim S, Naylor SA, Diantonio A. Drosophila Golgi membrane protein Ema promotes autophagosomal growth and function. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 May 1;109(18):E1072-81. (Link to Article)

Ornitz DM, Yin Y. Signaling networks regulating development of the lower respiratory tract. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol. 2012 May 1;4(5). pii: a008318. doi: 10.1101/cshperspect.a008318. (Link of Article)

Marionneau C, Carrasquillo Y, Norris AJ, Townsend RR, Isom LL, Link AJ, Nerbonne
JM. The Sodium Channel Accessory Subunit Navβ1 Regulates Neuronal Excitability through Modulation of Repolarizing Voltage-Gated K+ Channels. J Neurosci. 2012 Apr 25;32(17):5716-27. (Link to Article)

Hennigan RF, Moon CA, Parysek LM, Monk KR, Morfini G, Berth S, Brady S, Ratner N. The NF2 tumor suppressor regulates microtubule-based vesicle trafficking via a novel Rac, MLK and p38(SAPK) pathway. Oncogene. 2012 Apr 23. doi: 10.1038/onc.2012.135. (Link to Article)

Valakh V, Naylor SA, Berns DS, Diantonio A. A large-scale RNAi screen identifies functional classes of genes shaping synaptic development and maintenance. Dev Biol. 2012 Apr 19. (Link to Article)

Bhattacharya MR, Gerdts J, Naylor SA, Royse EX, Ebstein SY, Sasaki Y, Milbrandt J, Diantonio A. A Model of Toxic Neuropathy in Drosophila Reveals a Role for MORN4 in Promoting Axonal Degeneration. J Neurosci. 2012 Apr 11;32(15):5054-61. (Link to Article)

Zheng J, Watanabe H, Wines-Samuelson M, Zhao H, Gridley T, Kopan R, Shen J. Conditional deletion of the Notch1 and Notch2 genes in excitatory neurons of the postnatal forebrain does not cause neurodegeneration or reduction of Notch mRNAs and proteins. J Biol Chem. 2012 Apr 13. (Link to Article)

Liu F, Kang I, Park C, Chang LW, Wang W, Lee D, Lim DS, Vittet D, Nerbonne JM, Choi K. ER71 specifies Flk-1+ hemangiogenic mesoderm by inhibiting cardiac mesoderm and Wnt signaling. Blood. 2012 Apr 5;119(14):3295-305. (Link to Article)

Simpkins JW, Richardson TE, Yi KD, Perez E, Covey DF. Neuroprotection with non-feminizing estrogen analogues: An overlooked possible therapeutic strategy. Horm Behav. 2012 Apr 3. (Link to Article)

Grant GA. Allosteric regulation: guest editor's introduction. Arch Biochem Biophys. 2012 Mar 15;519(2):67-8. (Link to Article)

Grant GA. Contrasting catalytic and allosteric mechanisms for phosphoglycerate dehydrogenases. Arch Biochem Biophys. 2012 Mar 15;519(2):175-85. (Link to Article) .

Tu X, Chen J, Lim J, Karner CM, Lee SY, Heisig J, Wiese C, Surendran K, Kopan R, Gessler M, Long F. Physiological Notch Signaling Maintains Bone Homeostasis via RBPjk and Hey Upstream of NFATc1. PLoS Genet. 2012 Mar;8(3):e1002577. (Link to Article)

Mascia F, Denning M, Kopan R, Yuspa SH. The black box illuminated: signals and signaling. J Invest Dermatol. 2012 Mar;132(3 Pt 2):811-9. doi: 10.1038/jid.2011.406. (Link to Article)
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New Lab Members
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Wendy Tsai
Wendy is an undergraduate student in in the Kornfeld lab working on zinc metabolism.
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Andrew Benesh
Andrew is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Monk Lab.
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Michelle Richner
Michelle is a Research Technician II in the Yoo Lab
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Brian Chan
Brian is a Research Assistant in the Solnica-Krezel Lab working on Socs5a.
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Jimann Shin
Jimann is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Solnica-Krezel Lab studying the roles of chemokine GPCRs during early development.
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Daojun Jiang
Daojun is a Research Instructor in the Yoo Lab.