Search Results - "Leibowitz, Michael J."

Obtaining a faculty position in STEM at a research-intensive institution by Vigoreaux, Jim O, Leibowitz, Michael J

“…Progressing from postdoctoral training to a STEM faculty appointment at a Research Intensive Institution (RII) is a daunting transition, and may be especially…”
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Scientific Societies Advancing STEM Workforce Diversity: Lessons and Outcomes from the Minorities Affairs Committee of the American Society for Cell Biology by Segarra, Verónica A, Blatch, Sydella, Boyce, Michael, Carrero-Martinez, Franklin, Aguilera, Renato J, Leibowitz, Michael J, Zavala, MariaElena, Hammonds-Odie, Latanya, Edwards, Ashanti

“…Promoting diversity and inclusiveness in the STEM academic workforce remains a key challenge and national priority. Scientific societies can play a significant…”
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Partnered Research Experiences for Junior Faculty at Minority-Serving Institutions Enhance Professional Success by Campbell, Andrew G, Leibowitz, Michael J, Murray, Sandra A, Burgess, David, Denetclaw, Wilfred F, Carrero-Martinez, Franklin A, Asai, David J

“…Scientific workforce diversity is critical to ensuring the realization of our national research goals and minority-serving institutions play a vital role in…”
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A hydrogel prepared by in situ cross-linking of a thiol-containing poly(ethylene glycol)-based copolymer: a new biomaterial for protein drug delivery by Qiu, Bo, Stefanos, Simon, Ma, Jianglin, Lalloo, Anita, Perry, Barbara A., Leibowitz, Michael J., Sinko, Patrick J., Stein, Stanley

“…A new poly(ethylene glycol)-based copolymer containing multiple thiol (–SH) groups was cross-linked in situ to form a polymer hydrogel under mild conditions…”
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Optimizing Size and Copy Number For PEG-fMLF (N-Formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine) Nanocarrier Uptake by Macrophages by Wan, Li, Zhang, Xiaoping, Pooyan, Shahriar, Palombo, Matthew S, Leibowitz, Michael J, Stein, Stanley, Sinko, Patrick J

“…Curing HIV-1 infection has remained elusive because of low and fluctuating drug levels arising from poor absorption, the development of viral reservoirs and…”
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Pentamidine Inhibition of Group I Intron Splicing in Candida albicans Correlates with Growth Inhibition by MILETTI, K. E, LEIBOWITZ, M. J

“…Classifications Services AAC Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Scientific Societies Fostering Inclusive Scientific Environments through Travel Awards: Current Practices and Recommendations by Segarra, Verónica A, Vega, Leticia R, Primus, Clara, Etson, Candice, Guillory, Ashley N, Edwards, Ashanti, Flores, Sonia C, Fry, Catherine, Ingram, Susan L, Lawson, Mark, McGee, Richard, Paxson, Stephanie, Phelan, Laura, Suggs, Kirsta, Vuong, Elizabeth, Hammonds-Odie, Latanya, Leibowitz, Michael J, Zavala, MariaElena, Lujan, J. Luis, Ramirez-Alvarado, Marina

“…Diversity-focused committees continue to play essential roles in the efforts of professional scientific societies to foster inclusion and facilitate the…”
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Targeted PEG-based bioconjugates enhance the cellular uptake and transport of a HIV-1 TAT nonapeptide by Ramanathan, Srinivasan, Qiu, Bo, Pooyan, Shahriar, Zhang, Guobao, Stein, Stanley, Leibowitz, Michael J, Sinko, Patrick.J

“…We previously described the enhanced cell uptake and transport of R.I-K(biotin)-Tat9, a large (∼1500 Da) peptidic inhibitor of HIV-1 Tat protein, via SMVT, the…”
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Association of Plasmodium falciparum with Human Endothelial Cells in vitro by Utter, Christopher, Serrano, Adelfa E, Glod, John W, Leibowitz, Michael J

“…Endothelial abnormalities play a critical role in the pathogenesis of malaria caused by the human pathogen, . In serious infections and especially in cerebral…”
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Novel multi-component nanopharmaceuticals derived from poly(ethylene) glycol, retro-inverso-Tat nonapeptide and saquinavir demonstrate combined anti-HIV effects by Wan, Li, Zhang, Xiaoping, Gunaseelan, Simi, Pooyan, Shahriar, Debrah, Olivia, Leibowitz, Michael J, Rabson, Arnold B, Stein, Stanley, Sinko, Patrick J

“…Current anti-AIDS therapeutic agents and treatment regimens can provide a dramatically improved quality of life for HIV-positive people, many of whom have no…”
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Peritoneal macrophage uptake, pharmacokinetics and biodistribution of macrophage-targeted PEG-fMLF (N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine) nanocarriers for improving HIV drug delivery by Wan, Li, Pooyan, Shahriar, Hu, Peidi, Leibowitz, Michael J, Stein, Stanley, Sinko, Patrick J

“…To assess in vivo macrophage targeting potential of PEG-fMLF nanocarriers and to investigate their biodistribution, peritoneal macrophage uptake, and…”
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Slow formation of a pseudoknot structure is rate limiting in the productive co-transcriptional folding of the self-splicing Candida intron by Zhang, Libin, Bao, Penghui, Leibowitz, Michael J, Zhang, Yi

“…Pseudoknots play critical roles in packing the active structure of various functional RNAs. The importance of the P3-P7 pseudoknot in refolding of group I…”
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The role of professional identity in graduate school success for under‐represented minority students by Kim‐Prieto, Chu, Copeland, H. Liesel, Hopson, Rodney, Simmons, Toya, Leibowitz, Michael J.

“…We examined the relationship between sense of professional identity and academic success among under‐represented minority graduate students in a biomedical…”
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Antisense oligonucleotides effectively inhibit the co-transcriptional splicing of a Candida group I intron in vitro and in vivo: Implications for antifungal therapeutics by Zhang, Libin, Leibowitz, Michael J., Zhang, Yi

“…Self-splicing of group I intron from the 26S rRNA of Candida albicans is essential for maturation of the host RNA. Here, we demonstrated that the…”
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Multiple-Peptide Conjugates for Binding β-Amyloid Plaques of Alzheimer's Disease by Zhang, Guobao, Leibowitz, Michael J, Sinko, Patrick J, Stein, Stanley

“…Formation of β-amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's disease is initiated by intermolecular contact of the 5-amino acid sequence, KLVFF, in β-amyloid peptides ranging…”
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The [KIL-d] cytoplasmic genetic element of yeast results in epigenetic regulation of viral M double-stranded RNA gene expression by Talloczy, Z. (University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Piscataway.), Menon, S, Neigeborn, L, Leibowitz, M.J

“…[KIL-d] is a cytoplasmically inherited genetic trait that causes killer virus-infected cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to express the normal killer…”
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Concerted folding of a Candida ribozyme into the catalytically active structure posterior to a rapid RNA compaction by Xiao, Mu, Leibowitz, Michael J., Zhang, Yi

“…Folding of the major population of Tetrahymena intron RNA into the catalytically active structure is trapped in a slow pathway. In this report, folding of…”
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Synthesis of Poly(ethylene glycol)-Based Saquinavir Prodrug Conjugates and Assessment of Release and Anti-HIV-1 Bioactivity Using a Novel Protease Inhibition Assay by Gunaseelan, Simi, Debrah, Olivia, Wan, Li, Leibowitz, Michael J, Rabson, Arnold B, Stein, Stanley, Sinko, Patrick J

“…Various poly(ethylene glycol)(PEG)-based prodrug conjugates of the HIV-1 protease inhibitor (PI) saquinavir (SQV) were prepared using several types of chemical…”
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Pentamidine inhibits catalytic activity of group I intron Ca.LSU by altering RNA folding by Zhang, Yi, Li, Zhijie, Pilch, Daniel S., Leibowitz, Michael J.

“…The antimicrobial agent pentamidine inhibits the self-splicing of the group I intron Ca.LSU from the transcripts of the 26S rRNA gene of Candida albicans, but…”
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Molecular Characterization of Two Types of rDNA Units in a Single Strain of Candida albicans by MILETTI-GONZÁLEZ, KARL E, LEIBOWITZ, MICHAEL J

“…Strains of the opportunistic fungal pathogen Candida albicans vary in the presence or absence of a self-splicing group I intron ribozyme (Ca.LSU) in the 25S…”
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