Finding What You Weren’t Looking For
Basic research leads to potential therapies for skin disorders and cancer (and a patent)
Continue ReadingAfrican Turquoise Killifish in Focus at National Conference Hosted by MDI Bio Lab
Anastasia Paulmann, M.D., a postdoctoral researcher in the laboratory of Hermann Haller, M.D., has adopted the remarkable African turquoise killifish as a model for aging studies. It’s a rising star in comparative biology, and Paulmann co-organized the first national conference dedicated to its development.
Continue ReadingVisiting Scientist Gert Fricker, Ph.D.: Taking Some Lessons in Toughness from a Hardy Local Fish
This is the first in a series of posts describing how collaborations between MDI Biological Laboratory faculty members and visiting scientists are advancing scientific progress.
Continue ReadingSignature Course on the Biology of Aging to be Introduced at the MDI Biological Laboratory
Why do we age? What are the mechanisms that regulate aging on a cellular level? Is it possible to extend youthfulness through genetic manipulation? These are some of the tantalizing questions that will be the subject of a new signature course at the MDI Biological Laboratory addressing two of the most fundamental issues related to...
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