UT Arlington Biologist Leads Federally Funded Research in Gene Regulation
A biologist at The University of Texas at Arlington is leading a $1.8 million federally funded project to study the molecular processes affecting gene regulation to better understand how small genetic pathways called RNAi (ribonucleic acid interference) impact human health. The hope is that this improved genetic knowledge will aid the development of synthetic therapies to treat or prevent diseases like cancer. Alicia Rogers, lead investigator and assistant professor of biology, states: "Defects in RNAi cause devastating gene dysregulation, allowing some genes to wreak havoc on the genome, resulting in the onset of cancers, infertility, neurodegenerative disorders, and many other diseases."
UT Arlington Biologist Leads Federally Funded Research in Gene Regulation