Student Achievements

Biomolecular Sciences Ph.D. Students Being Recognized on the Boise State Blue Turf for Their Cancer Research

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Bryce Lafoya Presented a Poster at the American Society for Matrix Biology Conference

Bryce Lafoya, a student in Boise State’s Biomolecular Sciences Ph.D. program presented a poster at the 2014 American Society for Matrix Biology conference October 12-15 in Cleveland, OH. The poster he presented was titled “Dissecting the Molecular Mechanism by which Resveratrol Controls the αVβ3 Integrin-Notch Signaling Axis“.

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Biomolecular Sciences Ph.D. Student, Devin Bendixsen, Co-authored an Article Published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Hayden, E.J., Bendixsen, D.P., and Wagner, A. (2015). Intramolecular phenotypic capacitance in a modular RNA molecule. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 201420902.

 

 

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Biomolecular Sciences Ph.D. Student, Ken Tawara, Co-authored an Article Published in Cancer Research

Hedeen, D. S., Tawara, K., Nandakumar, M., Fox, R., Chang, D., Ide, A., Oler, A., … Jorcyk, C. L. (August 02, 2015). Abstract 4183: Differential expression of VEGF in breast cancer cells induced by gp130 cytokines. Cancer Research, 75, 4183.

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Biomolecular Sciences Ph.D. Student, Devin Bendixsen, Co-authored an Article Published in Forest Ecology and Management

Bendixsen, D. P., Hallgren, S. W., & Frazier, A. E. (July 01, 2015). Stress factors associated with forest decline in xeric oak forests of south-central United States. Forest Ecology and Management, 347, 40-48.

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Biomolecular Sciences Ph.D. Student, Ken Tawara, Co-authored an Article Published in Plose One

Goyden, J., Tawara, K., Hedeen, D., Willey, J. S., Thom, O. J., Jorcyk, C. L., & Zhang, C. (June 01, 2015). The Effect of OSM on MC3T3-E1 Osteoblastic Cells in Simulated Microgravity with Radiation. Plos One, 10, 6.)

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Biomolecular Sciences Ph.D. Student, Josh Eixenberger, Co-authored an Article Published in the Journal of Applied Physics

Franco, N. A., Reddy, K. M., Eixenberger, J., Tenne, D. A., Hanna, C. B., & Punnoose, A. (May 07, 2015). Novel magnetic and optical properties of Sn1−xZnxO2 nanoparticles. Journal of Applied Physics, 117, 17)

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Biomolecular Sciences Ph.D. Student, Abir Rahman, Co-authored an Article Published in Bmc Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Mannan, A., Abir, A. B., & Rahman, R. (January 01, 2015). Antidepressant-like effects of methanolic extract of Bacopa monniera in mice. Bmc Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 15.

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Biomolecular Sciences Ph.D. Student, Ken Tawara, Co-authored an Article Published in PubMed Central

Mikelonis D, Jorcyk CL, Tawara K, Oxford JT. Stüve-Wiedemann syndrome: LIFR and associated cytokines in clinical course and etiology. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2014 Mar 12;9:34. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-9-34. Review. PubMed PMID: 24618404; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3995696.