Professors Bailey-Serres and Talbot are Recognized as Highly Cited Researchers for 2023

Again, Environmental Toxicology Program faculty members Prof. Prue Talbot and Julia Bailey-Serres, have been recognized by being selected for the 2023 Highly Cited Researcher list compiled by Clarivate Analytics.  The list contains the researchers who have published multiple highly-cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in the Web of Science.  According to Clarivate Analytics, they are also considered to be in the top 0.1% of scientists. More information can be found on the Inside UCR website. Our congratulations to both Prue and Julia for again receiving this nice recognition.

Prof. Martinez' Research Identifies New MYC Oncogene Signaling Mechanism

Ernest Martinez, Professor of Biochemistry and ETOX faculty member, along with a team of UCR and other researchers has identified a new MYC signaling mechanism, MYC lysine-acetylation, that activates genes that transform mammary cells and drives the tumor-enhancing functions of MYC.  Their research has recently been published in the journal Genes & Development and highlighted in UCR News.  Our congratulations to Ernest and his collaborators for this recognition of their research.  [The figure above is from their Genes & Development article.]

Chromatin Regulator that Mediates Retrovirus Silencing Identified by Prof. Song and Fellow Researchers

Jikui Song, Professor of Biochemistry and ETOX faculty member, and Jiuwei Lua, a research scientist working in his laboratory, working as part of a larger research group have recently identified TNRC18 as a regulator that mediates retrovirus silencing through trimethylation of histone H3 lysine 9.  Their work has recently been published in the prestigious journal Nature.  Our congratulations to Jikui, Jiuwei and their collaborators for this nice recognition of their research. [The figure above is from their Nature article.]