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Lisa Learman

Lisa Learman

Lisa Nicole Learman is a Ph.D. candidate studying molecular neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She is passionate about dystopian fiction, increasing public understanding of science and the music of Charles Mingus.

Articles by Lisa Learman

Protein aggregation — defective or protective?
Journal News

Protein aggregation — defective or protective?

Aug. 31, 2021
In a recent study from the Journal of Lipid Research, scientists demonstrate that a protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease risk may protect and heal our skin.
Alternatives to animals
Reimagining

Alternatives to animals

July 14, 2021
Could organoids and computational techniques someday replace mouse models? These researchers are working on it.
From the journals: JLR
Journal News

From the journals: JLR

Feb. 9, 2021
How does gastric bypass affect microRNA production? How does adiponectin fight fatty plaques? How is ceramide concentration sensed in cilia? Recent papers in the Journal of Lipid Research address these questions.
Georgia Tech team publishes how-to for COVID-19 test kits
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Georgia Tech team publishes how-to for COVID-19 test kits

Dec. 10, 2020
A team of more than 30 researchers developed and published instructions for a homemade COVID-19 test, arming laboratories worldwide to fight against the virus.
Targeting two-faced nuclear receptors to fight cancer
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Targeting two-faced nuclear receptors to fight cancer

Nov. 24, 2020
For small-molecule cancer drugs, context is everything. Drugs that ameliorate cancer in some tissues may increase the cancer risk in others. Researcher Stephen Safe has turned this challenge into an opportunity.