by Jessica Lao | Nov 19, 2018 | PMM2-CDG |
This is a continuation of a previous post, which covered Figures 1 – 4 of Perlara’s preprint on bioRxiv, describing our work in modeling PMM2 patient alleles. This work is currently under review at the Genetics Society of America’s peer-reviewed...
by Jessica Lao | Nov 19, 2018 | PMM2-CDG |
Last September, we submitted Perlara’s second preprint to bioRxiv describing our yeast models of PMM2 deficiency. This work is currently under review at the Genetics Society of America’s peer-reviewed journal G3. Below is the description of the figures from the...
by Jessica Lao | Oct 19, 2018 | Rare Diseases |
The 2018 Yeast Genetics Meeting (#Yeast18) was held in August at Stanford University in Palo Alto. I learned about the latest developments in research and advances in tools and technology, reconnected with former colleagues, and established new connections and...
by Jessica Lao | Oct 5, 2018 | Pancreatitis |
In our previous CFTR-pancreatitis blog post, I discussed our plan of action for developing yeast models of pancreatitis-associated CFTR variants as a part of our Pancreatitis PerlQuest partnership with Mission: Cure. In this post, I will share with you the progress...
by Jessica Lao | Aug 17, 2018 | Rare Diseases |
Last month, I attended the Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Foundation (PMSF) 2018 International Family Conference in Dallas, Texas. I would like to thank Abby Lievense Lagunoff for inviting me to PMSF 2018 – I enjoyed getting to know the PMS community, and really appreciated...