This paper describes a wellness program for PREP trainees that improved their resilience and skills through community-building workshops and peer mentorship.

bioRxiv · Mar 10, 2024 · PreprintScientific Communication & Education

Global analysis of Poales diversification - parallel evolution in space and time into open and closed habitats

T. L. Elliott, D. Spalink, I. Larridon, A. R. Zuntini, M. Escudero, J. Hackel, R. L. Barrett, S. Martin-Bravo, J. I. Marquez-Corro, C. G. Mendoza, A. C. Mashau, K. J. Romero-Soler, D. A. Zhigila, B. Gehrke, C. O. Andrino, , A. M. Muasya

This study analyzes Poales diversification, showing parallel evolution into open and closed habitats across time and space, with distinct patterns in major families.

bioRxiv · Sep 14, 2023Ecology

SDF-1 Bound Heparin Nanoparticles Recruit Progenitor Cells for Their Differentiation and Promotion of Angiogenesis After Stroke

T. Segura, K. L. Wilson, L. A. Onweller, N. I. Joseph, J. David-Bercholz, N. J. Darling

This study develops heparin-norbornene nanoparticles with SDF-1 to recruit progenitor cells and promote angiogenesis after stroke, achieving revascularization in 10 days.

bioRxiv · Jul 5, 2023Bioengineering

Void volume fraction of granular scaffolds

L. Riley, G. Wei, Y. Bao, P. Cheng, K. L. Wilson, Y. Liu, Y. Gong, T. Segura

The paper provides simulated granular scaffolds with known void volume fraction (VVF) to study measurement accuracy and reveals VVF may be unreliable as a descriptor.

bioRxiv · Jun 14, 2022Bioengineering

OGT (O-GlcNAc Transferase) selectively modifies multiple residues unique to lamin A

D. N. Simon, A. Wriston, Q. Fan, J. Shabanowitz, A. Florwick, T. Dharmaraj, S. B. Peterson, Y. Gruenbaum, C. R. Carlson, L. M. Gronning-Wang, D. F. Hunt, K. L. Wilson

This study identifies O-GlcNAc modifications unique to lamin A, showing OGT modifies specific residues in lamin A tails but not lamin B1, lamin C, or progerin.

bioRxiv · Oct 26, 2017Biochemistry