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Research News

Breast Cancer Awareness

Interviews

1. “Testing ISG-15 human defense protein key to cancer treatment”; Interview with Business Standard, India, 2014
   • http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/testing-isg-15-human-defence-protein-key-to-cancer-treatment-114100200921_1.aspx“
2. “LSU researcher discovers a possible cause of cancer”; Interview with WGNO-ABC26 local TV channel
   • http://www.abc26.com/news/newswithatwist/wgno-lsu-researcher-discovers-a-possible-cause-of-cancer-20120111,0,3137872.story
3. LSUHSC research finds trigger for breast cancer spread”; Interview with Fox 8 local TV channel
   • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RszH0ejgd-0&feature=youtu.be

 

Media coverage

1. “Medical Researchers Turn to Crowdfunding to Kickstart NovelStudies. By S.Z. Berg for MainStreet, New York.
   • https://www.mainstreet.com/article/medical-researchers-turn-crowdfunding-kickstart-novel-studies/page/2
2. Ataxia Telangiectasia: is ISG15 the culprit? Consano: Nonprofit Crowdfunding Medical Research
   • https://www.consano.org/projects/49-ataxia-telangiectasia-is-isg15-the-culprit
3. Abnormal Protein Turnover May Cause Brain Cell Death, A-T News
   • http://www.atcp.org/document.doc?id=403
4. Research New covered by the Healthbeat New Orleans Magazine
   • http://www.myneworleans.com/New-Orleans-Magazine/February-2012/Healthbeat/
5. Research Covered by the Biochemistry Current Events
   • http://www.brightsurf.com/search/r-a/Biochemistry/6/Biochemistry_current_events_and_news.aspx
6. “LSUHSC research finds trigger for breast cancer spread”; Press release on EurekAlert, an online science news service.
   • http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-01/lsuh-lrf010312.php
7. “Change in immune system 'could increase risk of cancer spreading” Research Covered by the Spire Healthcare
   • http://www.spirehealthcare.com/patient-information/health-news/cancer/801255370-change-in-immune-system-could-increase-risk-of-cancer-spreading-/
8. “ Study finds trigger that possibly spreads breast cancer”; News covered by Breast cancerNews service .
   • http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/clickToGive/bcs/article/Study-finds-trigger-that-possibly-spreads-breast-cancer252
9. Trigger for breast cancer spread identified”; News covered by Daily News and Analysis newspaper.
   • http://www.dnaindia.com/health/report_trigger-for-breast-cancer-spread-identified_1633316
10.  Indian origin professor's team idetifies breast cancer trigger; News covered by India's leading online and mobile platform
    • http://mycity.sulekha.com/indian-origin-professor-s-team-identifies-breast-cancer-trigger_news_295
11. Shyamal Desai IDs trotein triggering the spread of breast cancer; News covered by India West, US-Indian Newspaper
    • http://indiawest.com/news/3139-Shyamal-Desai-IDs-Protein-Triggering-Spread-of-Breast-Cancer.aspx
12. LSU team finds defense system flaw in breast cancer patietns; News covered by Medical Daily
    • http://www.medicaldaily.com/news/20120103/8555/breast-cancer-lsu-isg15-metastasize-oncology-cell.htm
13. A novel therapeutic target to slow breast cancer cell motility; News covered by Armenian Medical network
    • http://www.health.am/cr/more/slow-breast-cancer-cell-motility/
14. “Morning Headlines: A new therapeutic target for breast cancer”; News covered by the Scientist.
    • http://scicasts.com/morning-headlines/3968-new-therapeutic-target-for-breast-cancer-clue-to-gi-problems-in-kids-with-autism-face-of-evolution
15. Researchers discover trigger for breast cancer spread”; News covered by Hope for Cancer.
    • http://hope4cancer.org/2012/01/page/4/
16. “Alteration in ISG15 pathway triggers breast cancer metastasis”; News covered by Grays Medicine
    • http://www.graysmedicine.com/?tag=shyamal-desai

Ataxia Telangiectasia awareness

Media Coverage

1. Scholarly Briefs: Ataxia Telangiectasia: New insights for the healthcare professionals, 2013 edition, Chapter 1, page 7.

Inventions and Patents:

1. Patent Application title: Therapeutic and Diagnostic Method for Ataxia Telangiectasia; Inventor: Desai SD; US patent 9,599,626, Awarded March 2017
2. Patent Application Title: Compositions and Methods for Detecting Proteinopathies; Inventor: Desai SD, Non-provisional patent application 15/816,998 is pending and adds to the body of work protected by US patent 9,599,626.

Recent Funding:

1. Leverage Innovation for Technology Transfer) project  Desai SD (PI) 

Title: Assessing the potential of using ISGylation as a liquid biopsy biomarker for neurodegenerative diseases. 2021-2022

      2.  LSUHSC-SOM-Internal Research Funding.Desai SD (PI)

Title: Assessing the potential of using ISGylation as a liquid biopsy biomarker for COVID19

 

Lab News

Congratulations to Meredith Juncker for earning her PhD degree

 

Congragulation to Joshua Schwartzenberg for T32 Fellowship

Desai Lab published two back-to-back papers on Mitophagy

 

1. Kim C, Juncker M, Reed R, Haas A, Guidry J, Matunis M, Yang, WC, Schwartzenburg J, Desai SD.SUMOylation of mitofusins: a potential mechanism for perinuclear mitochondrial congression in cells treated with mitochondrial stressors. (2021) BBA-Molecular Biology of Disease,
2. Juncker M, Kim C, Reed R, Haas A, Schwartzenburg J, Desai SD. ISG15 attenuates post-translational modifications of mitofusins and congression of damaged mitochondria in ataxia telangiectasia cells (2021) BBA-Molecular Biology of Disease, [