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Tauseef Shah: recipient of MIP Travel Grant

Each year, the Department of Molecular and Integrate Physiology awards one student a travel grant to present their findings at a scientific conference, which is an important milestone for both disseminating their results to a broader field, as well as their career. This year, the recipient of the MIP Departmental Graduate Travel Grant is Tauseef [...]

By |2018-10-16T16:33:17-05:00October 16th, 2018|KO Index page|Comments Off on Tauseef Shah: recipient of MIP Travel Grant

“Parental Guidance: Exploring the Dangers of EDC Exposure In Utero”

Featured at the ENDO 2018 conference, BBC World News, and many other articles, Radwa Barakat's research on the prenatal exposure of DEHP and the transgenerational effects in males continues to raise concerns pertaining to reproductive health. Her research supports the need to limit exposure and find a safer replacement for DEHP. Missed her talk at [...]

By |2018-07-11T05:56:02-05:00July 11th, 2018|KO Index page|Comments Off on “Parental Guidance: Exploring the Dangers of EDC Exposure In Utero”

Welcoming Our New Youngin: Talia

Welcome to the Ko laboratory, Talia! Talia is a junior from Penn State University who is currently majoring in toxicology and minoring in human development and family studies. As one of the 7 students accepted into the SURE Toxicology program, she will be training under Radwa Barakat and conducting research in the transgenerational effects in [...]

By |2018-05-25T18:54:36-05:00May 25th, 2018|KO Index page|Comments Off on Welcoming Our New Youngin: Talia

“The Real Reasons You Shouldn’t Clone Your Dog” featuring Dr. Ko on Smithsonian

To clone or not to clone. Dr. CheMyong Jay Ko recently shared his unique story and experience with cloning dogs on Smithsonian. In this article, Dr. Ko shares how he was contacted by a man who was distraught about losing his beloved dog. As a result, this man wanted to clone his dog. However, it was [...]

By |2018-04-02T15:09:30-05:00April 2nd, 2018|KO Index page|Comments Off on “The Real Reasons You Shouldn’t Clone Your Dog” featuring Dr. Ko on Smithsonian

Wrapping up ENDO 2018

This past weekend has been an extremely successful weekend for the Ko laboratory. During this conference, Radwa Barakat had two live press conferences with Endocrine Society and BBC World News discussing prenatal exposure to DEHP and its outcomes on male fertility in mice and its implication in society. In addition to being featured in BBC [...]

By |2018-03-20T15:46:32-05:00March 20th, 2018|KO Index page|Comments Off on Wrapping up ENDO 2018

2018 Endocrine Society Meeting in Chicago, IL

The Ko laboratory will be attending the Endocrine Society Meeting from March 17 to 19. Chris Park will be giving an oral presentation titled "Progesterone Receptor, a Dual Player for Triggering Ovulation and Protecting the Ovary from Ovulatory Inflammation" on March 17, 2018 starting as 12:15 PM. Radwa Barakat was invited to participate in a [...]

By |2018-03-08T16:48:25-06:00March 8th, 2018|KO Index page|Comments Off on 2018 Endocrine Society Meeting in Chicago, IL

Welcome to the family, Tauseef Shah!

Tauseef Shah, a PhD candidate in Molecular and Integrative Physiology, joined our laboratory just before winter break. He is from Srinagar Kashmir, a place located at the northernmost end of India, surrounded by China, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. He lived most of his life in Kashmir and received his degree in veterinary medicine in 2011. After [...]

By |2018-01-11T01:22:56-06:00January 11th, 2018|KO Index page|Comments Off on Welcome to the family, Tauseef Shah!

Generation and characterization of an estrogen receptor alpha-iCre knock-in mouse

Chris Park's manuscript titled "Generation and characterization of an estrogen receptor alpha-iCre knock-in mouse" was recently published and is now available in Genesis. ESR1-iCre mice will also be available at the Jackson Laboratory soon, so keep on the lookout for updates.

By |2018-01-09T20:06:09-06:00January 9th, 2018|KO Index page|Comments Off on Generation and characterization of an estrogen receptor alpha-iCre knock-in mouse
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