Dr. Volker Blank
Professor - Department of Medicine
Senior Investigator, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research
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Cancer, Hematopoiesis,听Transcription factors
1. Analysis of the role of cap 'n' collar (CNC) transcription factors in mammalian gene regulation, stress response and tumorigenesis.
2. Regulation of small Maf transcription factors by cytokines.
Currently accepting graduate students (MSc, PhD) and postdoctoral fellows
Please send application, including cover letter, detailed CV, (education, publications, etc.), transcripts and听coordinates of 3 references to volker.blank [at] mcgill.ca
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1.听Stringent control of NFE2L3 (Nuclear Factor, Erythroid 2-Like 3; NRF3) protein degradation by FBW7 (F-box/WD Repeat-containing Protein 7) and glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3).听Journal of Biological Chemistry 2015, 290: 26292-302, 2015.
2. Thioredoxin-interacting protein regulates the differentiation of murine erythroid precursors. Gasiorek JJ, Mikhael M, Garcia-Santos D, Hui ST, Ponka P, Blank V. Exp Hematol. 2015 May;43(5):393-403.
3. The small MAF transcription factors MAFF, MAFG and MAFK: current knowledge and perspectives. Kannan MB, Solovieva V, Blank V. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2012 Oct;1823(10):1841-6.
4. Nfe2l3 (Nrf3) deficiency predisposes mice to T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma. Chevillard G, Paquet M, Blank V. Blood. 2011 Feb 10;117(6):2005-8.听