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It’s a busy time here at the cancer research center! Besides our regular fall activities–like our biannual advisory council meeting and award application deadline (Oct. 1)–it’s almost Breast Cancer Awareness Month, when many people reflect more on cancer and how they can help fight it. In addition to awarding research funds soon, we’re looking forward to several outreach, fundraiser and academic events…at which we hope to see many of you!

In this issue:

• Research News
• Golf, boogie or tailgate with us!
• Show your pride with our t-shirt!
• Best Pink Rodeo Yet

Proud to contribute to K-State’s success

The university recently announced that it netted record research funding in FY 2013. The news release recognized that “some of the largest grants have helped Kansas State University work to improve breast cancer survival rates and develop tests to detect cancer at its beginning stages.” The funds we’ve awarded our researchers to build their programs in recent years have been leveraged to about 25 times as much in outside funding. We thank our supporters for making that possible!

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Kudos!
A few of our researchers in the Division of Biology recently had papers published in scientific journals!

Stella Lee and team’s paper “The Role of N-Glycosylation in Folding, Trafficking, and Functionality of Lysosomal Protein CLN5” was published in PLOS ONE.

Jeroen Roelofs and team’s paper “The proteasome-associated protein Ecm29 inhibits proteasomal ATPase activity and in vivo protein degradation by the proteasome” was published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

Govindsamy Vediyappan and team’s paper “Gymnemic Acids Inhibit Hyphal Growth and Virulence in Candida albicans“ was published in PLOS ONE.

New research affiliate
David Poole, in both kinesiology and anatomy & physiology, studies oxygen transport with respect to vascular and microcirculatory control and the matching of oxygen delivery to the energetic requirements of tissues in health and disease.

Seminar with Biology Sept. 27
We are cosponsoring a seminar featuring an expert on mitogen-activated protein kinases. Dr. Melanie Cobb, an endowed professor in the pharmacology department at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, will present “MAPKs as mediators of nutrient signals” at 4 p.m. Fri., Sept. 27, in 120 Ackert Hall. More info is in this news release.

There are fun ways to celebrate K-State’s fight against cancer this fall! These and more activities are on our Upcoming Events webpage.

For you golfers, Fri., Oct. 11, is the Rob Regier Memorial Golf Tournament at the Manhattan Country Club. Rob was a K-State pre-dentistry student who passed away from cancer at age 26. His family has been hosting this tournament in his memory since 1998. Players and sponsors are welcome!

For you partiers, Fri., Oct. 18, is Dave Lewis’s Pink & Purple Polyester Party at the Houston Street Ballroom. Get your groove on with live music from Disco Dick & the Mirrorballs, of Kansas City! Also offered will be heavy hors d’oeuvres and dessert, cash bar, photo booth, and the “Off the Hook” bra art contest. Come party with your friends without doing any work!

For you football fans, Sat., Oct. 26, is our Tailgate Party in Cat Town at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Continue reading “Golf, boogie or tailgate with us!” →

The K-State Fight Song‘s exclamation that we’re “fighting ever fighting for a Wildcat victory” is as true for cancer research as it is for football.

Show your pride for K-State cancer research and support breast cancer awareness by wearing this shirt!

And, if you’re going, wear it to the Oct. 12 football game! (October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.)

They’re available in both ladies’ and unisex styles. A few are still available from our center ($20) and they are also being sold at Varney’s and varneys.com, with $5 a shirt being donated to our center.

The 7th annual Tough Enough to Wear Pink Rodeo July 26 was more spectacular than ever! Rodeo spectators, participants and even horses wore pink! A pink balloon launch and cancer survivor recognition ceremony honored all who have ever faced cancer. The Silver Buckle Drill Team from McPherson did a special breast cancer awareness performance. And Nicki the pink fire truck visited from Wichita!

In Manhattan for their first time, the Guardians of the Ribbon, a group of firefighters and their families and friends, brought Nicki to help raise awareness of breast cancer and K-State cancer research. Continue reading “Best Pink Rodeo Yet” →