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Open Postdoc Position Available Imediately

An NIH-funded Postdoctoral position is available immediately to study epigenetics. We offer a dynamic research environment with dedicated mentoring to support career development. If interested email ddthomas@Uic.edu and visit https://research.uic.edu/news-stories/postdoctoral-position-in-epigenetics-redox-biology-and-cancer/

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Marianne Passes Her Dissertation Defense!

Marianne passed her dissertation defense on June 2, 2023. The title of her dissertation was “A Novel Mechanism of Epigenetic Regulation by Nitric Oxide: Inhibition of DNA Demethylation in Cancer” Congratulations Dr. Palczewski!!

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Hannah Passes Her Thesis Defense!

Lab member Hannah Petraitis Kuschman successfully defends her thesis, titled “Nitric Oxide is an Epitranscriptomic Regulator of Gene Expression by Inhibiting m6A mRNA Demethylation” Congratulations Dr. Petraitis Kuschman!

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Marianne and Hannah win Research Day Poster Awards

Lab members Marianne Palczewski and Hannah Petraitis Kuschman won awards for their posters at the UIC College of Pharmacy Research Day on October 21, 2022. Marianne won the 1st Place UI Cancer Center…

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Dr. Thomas quoted in "Medical News Today"

Dr. Thomas was recently quoted in an article in Medical News Today.   Check it out here! https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/cancer-and-a-high-fat-diet-whats-the-link

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New Publication - Vorinostat and NO in TNBC

Lab member Marianne Palczewski publishes paper “Vorinostat exhibits anticancer effects in Triple Negative Breast Cancer cells by preventing nitric oxide driven histone deacetylation.” Read it here: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/hsz-2020-0323/html

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