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College of Biomedical Sciences Forensic Toxicology MS Program Launched
Languino Appointed Program Director
Jefferson and the Center for Forensic Science Research & Education have launched a new MS program in forensic toxicology, a full-time, two-year program with courses taught both on Jefferson’s campus and at the Center’s Willow Grove, Pa., location. This partnership provides students with expertise in all areas of toxicology including workplace drug testing; post-mortem analysis; human performance toxicology; legal procedure and ethics; and business and management. The program also gives students hands-on training through the Center’s internship program.
Lucia Languino, PhD, has been named director of Jefferson’s PhD program in genetics, genomics and cancer biology. Languino came to Jefferson in 2010 and is a professor of cancer biology and member of the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center. With
Aplin Leads Basic Science at SKCC Andrew Aplin, PhD, has been appointed to lead basic science for the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson. Already leader of the cancer cell biology and signaling program, Aplin heads a research lab that focuses on melanoma. Since 2002, he has identified downstream targets of mutant BRAF-MEK-ERK signaling in melanoma, demonstrated the contribution of these targets to the malignant traits and analyzed the influence of the tumor microenvironment. More recently, his lab has analyzed the determinants of response and mechanisms of resistance to BRAF inhibitors. Aplin and his team are currently extending their studies into ocular melanoma.
over two decades of research supported by continuous funding from the National Institutes of Health and other agencies and a current focus on the biology of prostate cancer, Languino has made important contributions to the understanding of the role of integrin-mediated cell signaling in cancer progression.
Jefferson Hosts Postdoctoral Research Symposium The Jefferson Postdoctoral Association and the Jefferson College of Biomedical Sciences Office of Postdoctoral Affairs hosted the 10th Annual Jefferson Postdoctoral Research Symposium on June 16, 2015. The event highlights the breadth and depth of the research done by postdocs at Jefferson. Dennis Discher, PhD, the Robert D. Bent Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania, served as keynote speaker. Congrats to all the award winners from this year’s symposium! Oral Presentation Winners John Patton, PhD (Laboratory of David Abraham, PhD) David Booth, PhD (Laboratory of Gyorgy Hajnoczky, MD, PhD) Early Discoveries Poster Presentation Winners Natalie Chernets (Laboratory of Theresa Freeman, PhD) Hisham Qosa, PhD (Laboratory of Davide Trotti, PhD) Poster Presentation Winners Curtis Kugel, PhD (Laboratory of Andrew Aplin, PhD) Elisabeth Mari, PhD (Laboratory of Abdolmohamad Rostami, MD, PhD) Alexia Vite, PhD (Laboratory of Glenn Radice, PhD)