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Fellow: Stephanie Yazinski
Mentor: Robert Weiss
Contact Information: E-mail: rsw26@cornell.edu - Phone: 607-253-4443
Sponsor: US Army Medical Research & Material Command
Grant Number: W81XWH-08-0158
Title: Roles for the DNA Damage Checkpoint Protein Hus 1 in Breast Cancer
Annual Direct Cost: $30,000
Project Period: 07/01/08-06/30/11
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Stephanie Yazinski, a third year Biochemistry, Molecular, and Cell Biology (BMCB) student, has been awarded a predoctoral fellowship from the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program. The proposal, entitled “Roles for the DNA Damage Checkpoint Protein Hus l in Breast Cancer,” centers on the use of a mouse model to test how impaired Hus1 function influences cell transformation and mammary tumorigenesis. Stephanie is a member of the laboratory of Dr. Robert Weiss in the Department of Biomedical Sciences.
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