{"id":2248,"date":"2018-10-11T16:13:55","date_gmt":"2018-10-11T20:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/vazirilab\/?page_id=2248"},"modified":"2018-10-31T15:23:50","modified_gmt":"2018-10-31T19:23:50","slug":"key-collaborators","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/vazirilab\/key-collaborators\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Collaborators"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2349 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/vazirilab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/648\/2018\/10\/Vaziri-Key-Collaborators-300x76.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"880\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/vazirilab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/648\/2018\/10\/Vaziri-Key-Collaborators-300x76.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/vazirilab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/648\/2018\/10\/Vaziri-Key-Collaborators-768x194.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/vazirilab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/648\/2018\/10\/Vaziri-Key-Collaborators-1024x258.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/vazirilab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/648\/2018\/10\/Vaziri-Key-Collaborators.jpg 1408w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-left: 0in;text-align: left;direction: ltr\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\">We <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\">collaborate <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\">with many leading scientists at UNC and other institutions.\u00a0 These collaborations <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\">enhance <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\">the research and training environment in our lab.\u00a0 We are particularly grateful to the following friends and colleagues for their important contributions to our projects:<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-left: 0in;text-align: left;direction: ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black;font-weight: bold\">Satoshi <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black;font-weight: bold\">Tateishi<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black;font-weight: bold\"> PhD (Kumamoto University, Japan)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-left: 0in;text-align: left;direction: ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\">Lab web site:\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imeg.kumamoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/bunya_top\/department_of_cell_maintenance\/staff\/\">http:\/\/www.imeg.kumamoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/bunya_top\/department_of_cell_maintenance\/staff\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-left: 0in;text-align: left;direction: ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\">Dr. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\">Tateishi<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\">discovered RAD18<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\">, the proximal E3 ubiquitin ligase that activates TLS.\u00a0 Satoshi is a long-standing collaborator and we have co-authored\u00a0 many articles with him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-left: 0in;text-align: left;direction: ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black;font-weight: bold\">Hisao<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black;font-weight: bold\">Masai<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black;font-weight: bold\"> PhD (Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Sciences, Japan)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-left: 0in;text-align: left;direction: ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\">Lab web site:\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbms.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/english\/lab\/rinsho.html\">http:\/\/www.cbms.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/english\/lab\/rinsho.html#masai<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-left: 0in;text-align: left;direction: ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\">Dr. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\">Masai<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\"> is a leader in the DNA replication field and has made particular contributions to our understanding of the essential protein kinase CDC7.\u00a0 We worked with <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\">Hisao<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\"> and his lab to define new ways in which TLS is coordinated with S-phase and checkpoint signaling via <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\">CDC7 (Day et al., <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black;font-style: italic\">J Cell Biology<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\"> 2010).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-left: 0in;text-align: left;direction: ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black;font-weight: bold\">Ken Pearce PhD (UNC)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-left: 0in;text-align: left;direction: ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\">Lab web site:\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cicbdd.web.unc.edu\/directory\/kenneth-pearce\/\">http:\/\/cicbdd.web.unc.edu\/directory\/kenneth-pearce\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-left: 0in;text-align: left;direction: ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\">Dr. Pearce has extensive experience in protein chemistry and drug discovery.\u00a0 We are collaborating with Ken and his team to elucidate the protein-protein interaction mechanisms that regulate TLS (e.g. Gao et al., <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black;font-style: italic\">Nature Communications <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\">2016).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-left: 0in;text-align: left;direction: ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black;font-weight: bold\">Dale Ramsden PhD (UNC)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-left: 0in;text-align: left;direction: ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\">lab web site:\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ramsdenlab.web.unc.edu\/\">http:\/\/ramsdenlab.web.unc.edu\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-left: 0in;text-align: left;direction: ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\">Dr. Ramsden is a leading DNA repair researcher who has a particular interest in DNA double-strand break repair.\u00a0 We worked with Dale\u2019s lab to elucidate genetic interactions between RAD18 and other DNA repair factors (Yang et al., <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black;font-style: italic\">J Cell Biology <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\">2017)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-left: 0in;text-align: left;direction: ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black;font-weight: bold\">Ben Major PhD (UNC)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-left: 0in;text-align: left;direction: ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\">lab web site:\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cancer.unc.edu\/majorlab\/people.php\">http:\/\/cancer.unc.edu\/majorlab\/people.php<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-left: 0in;text-align: left;direction: ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\">Dr. Major studies cell signaling in cancer using diverse approaches including proteomics, systems biology and molecular biology.\u00a0 We collaborated with Ben\u2019s lab to identify a novel mechanism of TLS pathway activation in cancer cells (Gao et al., <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black;font-style: italic\">Nature Communications <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\">2016<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-left: 0in;text-align: left;direction: ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black;font-weight: bold\">Di Wu (UNC)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-left: 0in;text-align: left;direction: ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 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