May 25, 2021
New Fellows
The Australian inventor of 3D-printed bone substitutes is among a group of scientists being acknowledged today for their outstanding contributions to science.
Professor Hala Zreiqat and her team developed world-first techniques for 3D-printing strong, bio-compatible ceramic materials that can bond to and help repair bones. This is leading to the development of new orthopaedic implants, including the world’s first synthetic material for healing large areas of bone while supporting weight.
The Jordanian migrant who came to Australia in 1991 to pursue her dream of medical research is one of 22 scientists newly elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.
Monash Lens
Stress is bad, right? It feels bad, and is bad for you. The causes are different for everyone. But how exactly does stress – and nerves – relate to a chronic illness such as cancer?
Erica Sloan
Associate Professor, Drug Discovery Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Monash University’s Associate Professor Erica Sloan, a scientist who specialises in cancer biology and neuro-immunology – how nerves talk to immune cells – began digging into this question 15 years ago, and is now able to say she’s getting much closer to the answers.
Those answers involve all these things – nerves, cells, the immune system, bodily organs, and also the ancient physiological phenomena known as the “fight or flight” response, or stress response.
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Gene Transcription Fine Tuned by New Checkpoint Mechanism
Alessandro Gardini, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Gene Expression & Regulation Program at The Wistar Institute, in his lab. [Wistar Institute]
May 18, 2021
Alessandro Gardini, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Gene Expression & Regulation Program at The Wistar Institute, in his lab. [Wistar Institute]
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Researchers from the Wistar Institute in Philadelphia and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center in Melbourne, Australia, say they have discovered a new checkpoint mechanism that fine-tunes gene transcription.
Cell, a component of the Integrator protein complex tethers the protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) to the site of transcription allowing it to stop the activity of the RNA polymerase II enzyme (RNAPII).