The University of Texas Medical Branch Dermatology Interest Group (UTMB DIG) is a resource for medical students interested in Dermatology as well as for dermatologists and residents.
Editors
Current Editors: Fareen Momin and Jane Onyemachi
(Please email editors if there is blog-worthy news that you would like to see shared)
Past Editors: Andrea Francis, Renat Ahatov, Michael Phan, Elise Weisert, Michael Ryan, Keith Wagner, Tim Allen, Kristyna Gleghorn, Dung Mac, Alex Acosta, William Tausend, Sheila Jalalat, Rebecca Philips, Chelsea Altinger, Lindsey Hunter, Alison Wiesenthal, Leslie Scroggins, Mara Dacso, Ashley Group, Fadi Constantine, Emily Fridlington, Joslyn Witherspoon, Tasneem Poonawalla.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
UTMB Dermatology Resident and Faculty Co-author New Amyloid Study about Cancer
Congratulations to UTMB PGY2 dermatology resident Dr. Audra Clos and her UTMB dermatology faculty, Drs. Brent Kelly and Richard Wagner, for their recent publication about the role of amyloid in cancer. The full citation is: Lasagna-Reeves CA, Clos AL, Castillo-Carranza D, Sengupta U, Guerro-Munoz M, Kelly B, Wagner R, Kayed R. Dual role of p53 amyloid formation in cancer; loss of function and gain of toxicity. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2013 Jan 18;430(3):963-8. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.11.130. Epub 2012 Dec 19.