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Xiaoxi’s paper is accepted into Development

May. 1, 2018—“Wnt6 maintains anterior escort cells as an integral component of the germline stem cell niche”, a paper by Xiaoxi Wang and Andrea Page-McCaw, describes a new cellular component of the germline stem cell niche — the anterior escort cells.   These cells are maintained by a Wnt6 signal emanating from other niche cells, the cap cells,...

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Indrayani publishes a review in Genes

May. 1, 2018—Postdoc Indrayani Waghmare published a mini-reivew on Wnt signaling in the Drosophila germarium.  This review was badly needed in the field! (February, 2018)

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Will publishes a review on basement membrane remodeling in Matrix Biology

May. 1, 2018—Graduate student Will Ramos-Lewis published a mini-review, “Basement membrane mechanics shape development:  Lessons from the fly”, discussing the slew of recent papers analyzing basement membranes in Drosophila.  Strong work, Will!

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James wins a Silver Medal at the ARDC Science Slam!

May. 1, 2018—James read his poem written from the perspective of a guard atop a fort's watchtower, needing to light the signal pyres in response to a breach in the wall.   Woot!

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