The findings from the Siuzdak lab suggest that removing bacterial biofilms could be a key strategy for preventing and treating colon cancers.
The team from the Reed lab found that too much of a key protein slows DNA replication and introduces potentially harmful cancer-linked mutations when cells divide.
Scripps Florida’s Hyeryun Choe and Mike Farzan’s partnership works in science and in life.
Professor Laura Bohn will be the principal investigator of the new five-year grant.