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This summer (May 2022) I had a chance to visit the neighboring Cincinnati to attend the 13th International Workshop on Myeloid Stem Cells and Leukemia.. Coming from a Myeloid Leukemia and underlying transcription control background, my main goal to attend…
I was very fortunate to be invited to give a Mini-symposium podium presentation at the AACR 2022 Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA on April 10, 2022. I was able to attend this meeting in part by being awarded a…
My name is John Blair, I am a senior at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School and the Math Science Technology Center in Lexington, KY. This school year, I conducted research at the University of Kentucky. During my time at the…
I had a great time in Jessi’s lab this summer! I was able to learn a variety of techniques and protocols through all of the amazing people there! One such technique was embryo injections into the eggs of zebrafish. I…
Our lab studies the human prenylated protein tyrosine phosphatase PRL3 and its role in promoting metastatic activity in cancer. My project is more specifically focused on the mechanisms of PRL3 regulation. The current work is focused on how…
At our last lab meeting, I updated everyone on my project that has thus far focused on designing nanobodies, derived from alpaca heavy-chain only antibodies, that specifically bind to PRL-3. One of the biggest caveats to studying PRL-3 is the…
Hello everyone! So something cool that Meghan and I were recently tasked with was starring in a movie! By publishing through JOVE, we were filmed performing the different methods and procedures we used to xenograft primary patient samples into zebrafish…
Min attended ASH, the American Society of Hematology annual meeting, which is the major hematology meeting each year that thousands of clinicians and scientists attend. Min presented a poster on the role of PRL-3 in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia onset and…
Caroline and I were so excited to attend Kristin's wedding at her hometown in Edmonton KY this weekend! She looked really pretty and she and Michael were both smiling non-stop the entire time. Her mom was really cute, and excited to…
My name is Tyler Sullivan and I am a senior chemistry student at Morehead State University. Working in the Blackburn lab as part of the KBRIN program has been one of the most exciting experiences of my career. The environment was…