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Graduate student Juanita Limas was named 2018-19 Gilliam Fellow by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) this summer. She will receive $50,000 for each of the next three years to support their basic science research conducted in the lab of Jean Cook, PhD, professor of biochemistry and biophysics and associate dean for graduate education.<\/p>\n

In the Cook lab<\/a>, Limas studies the crucial moments immediately prior to DNA replication. To maintain proper health, cells must copy their DNA precisely every time they divide. But before copying, DNA must be preloaded with key essential proteins. If this preparation process is uncoordinated, the consequences could be cell death or the development of cancer cells.<\/p>\n

There is evidence that cancer cells are continually mutating their DNA, but scientists don\u2019t fully understand the process leading to these mutations. Limas will lead the effort in Cook\u2019s lab to test the idea that the genes frequently changed in cancers can cause problems in the preparation steps for copying DNA. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe will systematically insert cancer-causing genes (oncogenes) into normal cells, and then test if these cells prepare for copying their DNA differently,\u201d Limas said. \u201cFor this project, we developed a state-of-the-art method that analyzes the DNA preparation in individual cells.\u201d<\/p>\n

Using this method, Limas will assign individual oncogenes to specific outcomes for precise DNA copying \u2013 an assignment that has been difficult thus far throughout the scientific community. <\/p>\n

\u201cAt the end of this project, we will match individual cancer genes to the kinds of changes they cause,\u201d Limas said. \u201cAnd we think this information will aid in the diagnosis of specific kinds of cancer and the selection of individual therapies for patients.\u201d<\/p>\n

Megan Agajanian, graduate student in Ben Major lab at UNC cell biology and physiology, was recently named HHMI Gilliam Fellow, as well as Tigist Tamir in 2016.<\/p>\n

The HHMI Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study program promotes excellence in the life sciences and related fields by supporting PhD students committed to a career in academic research, and faculty and training programs dedicated to developing the talents of promising graduate students from underrepresented groups. The main goal of program is to ensure that a diverse and highly trained workforce is prepared to assume leadership roles in science, particularly college and university faculty who have the responsibility to develop the next generation of scientists.<\/p>\n

Mentors are expected to participate in workshops designed to improve their mentoring skills and sharpen their ability to evaluate themselves as mentors to a diverse and inclusive pool of future scholars.<\/p>\n

\u201cSelection as an HHMI Gilliam Fellow is an honor and an opportunity to participate in the development of future scientific trailblazers,\u201d Cook said. \u201cThese student awardees have tremendous potential for future research leadership. And the UNC School of Medicine is also proud that HHMI recognizes the long-standing institutional investment in research training.\u201d<\/p>\n

The nomination process, review criteria, and faculty training are intended to encourage participating institutions to adopt activities and policies that promote inclusion and the development of talented scientists from all backgrounds.<\/p>\n

Read more about the Gilliam Fellowships and HHMI<\/a>.
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