Biophysics News at the Medical College of Wisconsin
Biophysics Newsletter
Biophysics News is a quarterly MCW departmental newsletter aimed at enhancing departmental engagement through information and good news sharing.
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Biophysics Authors Review the Role of SCFAs in Cancer Prevention and Treatment
October 7, 2024
The authors discuss the mechanisms and applications of SCFAs in preventing and mitigating cancer metastasis.
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Recent Findings Open New Avenues for Antimicrobials and Vaccine Development
August 13, 2024
Scientists in the Department of Biophysics have discovered a new mechanism for microbial pathogens to sense and respond to host environmental pH and enhance the production of extracellular vesicles.
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Mitigation of Gut Bacterial Metabolism of Levodopa Could Enhance Its Efficacy
June 7, 2024
Communications Biology article discusses a promising therapeutic approach to enhancing the bioavailability of levodopa.
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Dr. Candice Klug Awarded S10 for ELEXSYS-II E500 X-Band CW EPR Spectrometer System
April 24, 2024
Dr. Klug was awarded a $471,670 S10 from the NIH to fund a new ELEXSYS-II E500 X-Band continuous-wave EPR spectrometer system.
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Dr. Jimmy Feix Receives R21 to Study Parkinson's Disease
April 24, 2024
Dr. Feix was awarded a $429,000 R21, titled "Modifying the Microbiome to Enhance L-dopa Therapy in Parkinson’s Disease," from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
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Dr. Kalyanaraman Honored at Aix-Marseille University in France
April 22, 2024
Dr. Balaraman Kalyanaraman has received the Aix-Marseille University Doctor Honoris Causa title.
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Dr. Kyungsoo Shin Has Top Scoring Faculty Poster
March 25, 2024
Dr. Shin has winning poster presentation at Research Day 2024.
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Authors Review Role of Short-Chain Fatty Acids in Parkinson's Disease in Redox Biology Article
February 20, 2024
The review article examines the role of SCFAs in the gut and gut–brain axis in Parkinson's disease.
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Dr. Zielonka Awarded Multi-PI R01 Grant
February 2, 2024
Drs. Zielonka and You received a grant to study anticancer potential of mitochondria-targeted isothiocyanates.
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Dr. Mona Al-Gizawiy Awarded Two AHW Grants
January 1, 2024
The AHW Endowment awarded Dr. Al-Gizawiy grants to study glioblastoma and breast cancer.
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Dr. Jeannette Vasquez Vivar Receives Multi-PI R01 from NINDS
December 29, 2023
Dr. Vasquez Vivar and collaborators were awarded a R01 from the NINDS to investigate the mechanisms of motor deficits of cerebral palsy and congenital tetrahydrobiopterin deficiency.
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Letter to Editor of Cancer Communications Touts Great Clinical Potential of Mito-ATO
November 9, 2023
Dr. Kalyanaraman and international collaborators found that Mito-ATO promotes anti-lung cancer immunity.
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Article by Biophysics Researchers Selected as Antioxidants Cover Story
October 5, 2023
The authors discuss their work to develop the novel neuroprotective agent, TG15-132.
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New Perspectives on OXPHOS-Targeting Drugs for Cancer
October 4, 2023
The authors recommend that TPP+-based drugs should undergo clinical trials in patients with cancer.
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Dr. Francesca Marassi Featured in Cancer Center Newsletter
October 3, 2023
Read the MCW Cancer Center's Oct. 3, 2023, newsletter for an interview with Dr. Marassi.
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Biophysics Researcher Publishes Review in Antioxidants
September 20, 2023
Dr. Subczynski and international co-authors published a review on the biophysical basis of oxygen regulation and its correlation with lens transparency.
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Froedtert & MCW Drive Patient Enrollment for Multicenter Glioblastoma Trial
September 13, 2023
Froedtert and MCW were the combined top accruing team for the multicenter ECOG-ACRIN EAF151 trial, a phase 2 glioblastoma study.
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Dr. Francesca Marassi Appointed to MCW Cancer Center Leadership Team
September 1, 2023
The MCW Cancer Center appointed Dr. Marassi as associate director of shared resources.
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Communication by MCW Researcher Discusses Use of DNP Technique to Overcome Low Sensitivity of NMR
August 3, 2023
Dr. Francesca Marassi and co-authors published an article in Biochemistry.
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Medical College of Wisconsin Scientist and International Team Awarded $13 Million NIH Program Project Grant to Study Calcifications in Diseases of Aging
July 17, 2023
This grant has tremendous potential to contribute to future diagnostic techniques and treatments.
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Enhanced Antiproliferative Effects of Mitochondria-Targeted N-acetylcysteine
May 15, 2023
Dr. Balaraman Kalyanaraman, Dr. Gang Cheng, and international collaborating researchers published an article in Scientific Reports that discusses mitochondria-targeted NAC.
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Biophysics Researchers Publish Study on Modified Polyphenols for Use in Cancer and Immune Therapies
February 15, 2023
Cancers article discusses the selective modification of several plant-based compounds that inhibit tumor growth in order to increase their potency.
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Biophysics Graduate Student Patrick Brennan Receives F31 Grant
January 19, 2023
Patrick Brennan, a Biophysics graduate student in the Lerch Lab, was awarded a two-year, $93,504 F31 grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
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Sam Bobholz, Fifth-Year PhD Student in Biophysics, Wins Paper of the Season Award
September 27, 2022
Sam Bobholz won the fall Paper of the Season Award from the Graduate School for his paper, Radio-Pathomic Maps of Cell Density Identify Brain Tumor Invasion beyond Traditional MRI-Defined Margins.
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Christine Zeller Named Department Administrator for Biophysics
August 8, 2022
Christine Zeller has been named Department Administrator for Biophysics effective Aug. 15.
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MCW Researchers Awarded US Patent for fMRI Surface Coil that Produces Faster, Higher-Quality Images
July 18, 2022
Biophysics faculty received a US Patent for Strongly Coupled Fourth-Order Resonance Coil Systems for Enhanced Signal Detection.
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Biophysics Researcher Coauthors Consensus Statement on Measurement of Reactive Oxygen Species
July 12, 2022
Dr. Balaraman Kalyanaraman coauthored a consensus statement from an international group of researchers that was published in Nature Metabolism.
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Targeting Tumor and Tumor Microenvironment Vulnerabilities
June 30, 2022
Authors posit that mitochondria-targeted drugs combined with standard-of-care chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and immunotherapy are likely to have potentiating effects in cancer treatment.
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Dr. Francesca Marassi Named Chair of Biophysics
June 15, 2022
MCW is pleased to announce the appointment of Francesca Marassi, PhD, as chair of the Department of Biophysics at the Medical College of Wisconsin, effective Oct. 1, 2022.
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MCW Researcher Awarded US Patent for Mito-Lonidamine Compositions and Methods to Treat Cancer
June 8, 2022
Dr. Balaraman Kalyanaraman and collaborators were awarded a US Patent for Mito-Lonidamine, Compositions and Methods of Use.
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