Jan 20 - Cell Biology Club

January 20th - Cell Biology Club
Project updates from Sumanta Chatterjee and Pratima Basak
2:00 - 3:00
Arnold Greenberg Lecture Theatre, 2nd floor CancerCare Manitoba

MSc Opportunity in Department of Physiology

Dr Myal is advertising for a grad student interested in doing a MSc. The student should be familiar with basic lab techniques, and have some background knowledge in molecular biology and either genetics, biochemistry or immunology. They will be assigned to work on a KO mouse model in which we are addressing the function of the PIP/GCDFP-15 gene, a breast marker and a marker for abnormal breast function.

Post-Doctoral Fellowship Opportunity

Dr Leigh Murphy is advertising for a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the department of Biochemistry & Medical Genetics. Dr Murphy's lab investigates phosphorylation patterns in breast cancer. Please contact Dr Murphy for more information.

Dr Shantanu Banerji publishes in Nature

MICB Senior Scientist Dr Shantanu Banerji is first author on a Nature paper published on June 20th, 2012.
His team found that a recurrent fusion of the genes MAGI3 and AKT3 in what is known as a translocation event, was observed in tumors from a rare but aggressive form of breast cancer known as triple-negative breast cancer. Cancer-causing rearrangements of these two genes are common in blood cancers, such as acute myeloid leukemia, but their discovery in breast cancer marks the first time they have been seen in a solid cancer.
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v486/n7403/full/nature11154.html