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AmeriCorps Member Sara Calder Joins ISB as Systems Health and STEM Coordinator

Sara Calder recently joined ISB as Systems Health and STEM Coordinator, and is our second-ever AmeriCorps member. In this Q&A, Calder shares her education journey, her future plans, and much more.

AmeriCorps Member Sara Calder Joins ISB as Systems Health and STEM Coordinator
AmeriCorps Member Sara Calder Joins ISB as Systems Health and STEM Coordinator
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In First-of-Its-Kind Trial, Scientists Use CRISPR to Treat Cancer

Scientists for the first time have used CRISPR to substitute a gene to treat patients with cancer. The remarkable findings were published in the journal Nature and presented at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) 2022.

In First-of-Its-Kind Trial, Scientists Use CRISPR to Treat Cancer
In First-of-Its-Kind Trial, Scientists Use CRISPR to Treat Cancer
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The Gut Microbiome’s Supersized Role In Shaping Our Metabolome

ISB researchers have shown which blood metabolites are associated with the gut microbiome, genetics, or the interplay between both. Their findings, published in the journal Nature Metabolism, have promising implications for guiding targeted therapies designed to alter the composition of the blood metabolome to improve human health.

The Gut Microbiome’s Supersized Role In Shaping Our Metabolome
The Gut Microbiome’s Supersized Role In Shaping Our Metabolome
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COCOA Trial Results Show Diet, Exercise Help Some with Dementia

The recently completed, ISB-led Coaching for Cognition in Alzheimer’s (COCOA) trial shows that diet and exercise can help people suffering from dementia. Senior Research Scientist Dr. Jared Roach discussed the findings in a Research Roundtable presentation.

COCOA Trial Results Show Diet, Exercise Help Some with Dementia
COCOA Trial Results Show Diet, Exercise Help Some with Dementia
Alice Kane, PhD

Dr. Alice Kane Joins ISB as Ling/Obrzut Assistant Professor

ISB is excited to announce the arrival of our newest faculty member, Ling/Obrzut Assistant Professor Dr. Alice Kane. The Kane Lab will investigate the biological determinants of frailty in both males and females. In this Q&A, she discusses her research to date, her areas of interest, and much more.

Dr. Alice Kane Joins ISB as Ling/Obrzut Assistant Professor
Dr. Alice Kane Joins ISB as Ling/Obrzut Assistant Professor
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