Calvin professors, alums, students publish major paper!

Calvin professors, alums, students publish major paper

Calvin biology professor John Ubels and physics professor Loren Haarsma have had a major paper accepted for publication in Experimental Eye Research. Co-authors on the paper include 2008 graduates Katie De Young Singleton, now in graduate school at the University of Colorado Health Science Center, and David Will, now at Rush Medical School, as well as junior biology majors Susan Bardolph and Leah Koetje.

The paper is titled "Elevated Extracellular Potassium Inhibits Apoptosis of Corneal Epithelial Cells Exposed to UV-B Radiation." The work that led to the paper was supported by a $564,527 National Institutes of Health grant. Ubels, Haarsma and the team used a patch-clamp electrophysiology rig and a flow cytometer in the research.

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Received on Fri Mar 13 11:05:09 2009