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Science Sparks @ ACTREC
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 22nd August 2022 |
Vol. No. 11; Issue No. 540 |
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Publications
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1. Noronha V, Chougule A, Chandrani P, Kaushal RK, Patil VM, Menon N, Kapoor A, Chopade S, Singh A, Shetty O, Dutt A, Banavali S, Prabhash K (2022). Lung cancer with dual EGFR and ALK driver alterations at baseline: A retrospective observational cohort study. Acta Oncologica.
2. Banerjee A, Halder A, Jadhav P, Bankar R, Pattarkine J, Hole A, Shah A, Goel A, CM Krishna, Srivastava S (2022). Metabolomics profiling of pituitary adenomas by Raman Spectroscopy, attenuated total reflection-fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry of serum samples. Analytical Chemistry
3. Ramalingam N, Thiagarajan S, Chidambaranathan N, Singh AG, Chaukar D, Chaturvedi P (2022). Regression derived staging model to predict overall and disease specific survival in patients with major salivary gland carcinomas with independent external validation. JCO Global Oncology.
4. More MH, Varankar SS, Naik RR, Dhake RD, Ray P, Bankar RM, Mali AM, Subbalakshmi AR, Chakraborty P, Jolly MK, Bapat SA (2022). A multistep tumor growth model of high grade serous ovarian carcinoma identifies hypoxia associated signatures. Cells Tissues Organs .
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Interesting Reads
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Remsing Rix LL, Sumi NJ, Hu Q, Desai B, Bryant AT, Li X, Welsh EA, Fang B, Kinose F, Kuenzi BM, Chen YA, Antonia SJ, Lovly CM, Koomen JM, Haura EB, Marusyk A, Rix U. IGF-binding proteins secreted by cancer-associated fibroblasts induce context-dependent drug sensitization of lung cancer cells. Sci Signal. 15(747): eabj5879, 2022.
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Legends of Science
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Guru Prakash Dutta
Guru Prakash Dutta obtained his doctorate from the Punjab University in 1961 and DSc degree in 1973. His major contribution was in experimental protozoology and immunology. He developed new techniques for the culture of unicellular eukaryotic organisms. His work on antimalarial drugs helped in the development of several fast-acting medicines. Dr. Dutta received the S S Bhatnagar Award in 1976. He is the Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy; the National Academy of Sciences, and the Indian Society for Parasitology.
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Mithan Lal Roonwal
Mithan Lal Roonwal obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge, the UK, in 1935. Dr. Roonwal studied a range of taxa, from termites to mammals. He carried out landmark research on the insect embryology, ecology, morphology, and taxonomy of locusts and termites; forest entomology; and animal behavior of primates. He has extensively investigated the systematics, ecology, and bionomics of mammals studies in connection with tsutsugamushi disease (scrub typhus) in Assam. Dr. Roonwal was Director, Zoological Survey of India and Vice-Chancellor, University of Jodhpur. He was an Honorary Member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences and Entomological Society of India.
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Do You Know?
In 2011, A study of more than 50,000 people at high risk of lung cancer showed that screening with low-dose helical computed tomography can decrease mortality from lung cancer.
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Cancer News
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Researchers identify an Achilles’ heel in neuroblastoma
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17 August 2022, EurekAlert
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Researchers found that MYCN amplification rewires a tumor’s lipid metabolism in a way that promotes the use and biosynthesis of fatty acids, a type of lipid cells can use as a source of energy... |
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