Lee-Parsons Cram

COS professors get NSF grant to study production of cancer drugs

COS Professors Receive NSF Grant to Help Make Cancer-treating Drugs More Accessible

Dr. Carolyn Lee-Parsons, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering and Chemical Biology, and Dr. Erin Cram, Associate Professor of Biology, [COS Professors], have received a $650,000 grant from the NSF to investigate the production of cancer drugs in Catharanthus roseus, also known as the Madagascar periwinkle. They hope to better understand the function of zinc finger transcription factors (ZCTs), a set of regulatory factors that influence drug production levels. . . By developing and applying a systems biology approach, Lee-Parsons and Cram will further elucidate the inner workings of C. roseus. Ultimately, it may lead to the cheaper and more consistent availability of life-saving drugs.–COS News Article

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