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January 27, 2016
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Dr. West-Foyle!

Hoku defends his thesis entitled Regulation of Non-muscle Myosin II. Congratulations, Dr. West-Foyle!

A new screen uncovers compounds that alter cell mechanics. Could these compounds someday treat cancer from an unexpected angle? Find out by reading the story in Biotechniques.

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February 19, 2015
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A new screen uncovers compounds that alter cell mechanics. Could these compounds someday treat cancer from an unexpected angle? Find out by reading the story in Biotechniques.

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Potential drug for pancreatic cancer now being tested in animals

January 21, 2015
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New Cancer-Fighting Strategy Would Harden Cells to Prevent Metastasis

Existing cancer therapies are geared toward massacring tumor cells, but Johns Hopkins researchers propose a different strategy: subtly hardening cancer cells to prevent them from invading new areas of the body. They devised a way of screening compounds for the desired effect and have…