A new paper explains how DNA is turned on and off by enzymes.
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Triple Double
For three pairs of OMRF scientists parenting twins, there’s strength in numbers
Heart Disease
Heart disease strikes more Americans than any other condition—upward of 85 million people. But OMRF scientists are poised to change that statistic. Our researchers are making major strides in understanding the origins of heart disease. OMRF’s cardiovascular biologists study the biological processes at work in the heart that can lead to heart failure, as well […]
Leadership
Dr. Andrew Weyrich President Adam Cohen Senior Vice President & General Counsel Lisa Day Vice President of Government Relations & Advocacy Courtney Stevens Greenwood Vice President of Human Resources Tim Hassen Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Dr. Judith James Executive Vice President & Chief Medical Officer Dr. Courtney Griffin Vice President of Research Penny Voss […]
Paying it Forward
Mentors helped shape Dr. Courtney Griffin’s scientific career. Now she’s doing the same for the next generation of aspiring researchers. As a teenager, Courtney Griffin kept busy during the summers. Sometimes, she babysat her siblings. Others, she’d lend a hand at her father’s law office in Athens, Georgia, where she grew up. But it […]
A Few Good Men and Women
John H. Saxon, Jr., built a successful textbook publishing company around a teaching philosophy that emphasized incremental learning through the completion of problem sets. Given Saxon’s life experiences, it’s not surprising he took a drill-oriented approach to scholarship: a West Point graduate, he taught for five years at the U.S. Air Force Academy. He also […]
