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The Science and Value of Diversity: Closing the Gaps in Our Understanding of Inclusion and Diversity by Swartz, Talia H, Palermo, Ann-Gel S, Masur, Sandra K, Aberg, Judith A

“…Abstract Diversity drives excellence. Diversity enhances innovation in biomedical sciences and, as it relates to novel findings and treatment of diverse…”
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Invisible woman? by Masur, Sandra K

“…The number of invited women speakers at scientific meetings is much less than their proportion in a field. This means that women have fewer venues to present…”
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Mutations in PDGFRB Cause Autosomal-Dominant Infantile Myofibromatosis by Martignetti, John A., Tian, Lifeng, Li, Dong, Ramirez, Maria Celeste M., Camacho-Vanegas, Olga, Camacho, Sandra Catalina, Guo, Yiran, Zand, Dina J., Bernstein, Audrey M., Masur, Sandra K., Kim, Cecilia E., Otieno, Frederick G., Hou, Cuiping, Abdel-Magid, Nada, Tweddale, Ben, Metry, Denise, Fournet, Jean-Christophe, Papp, Eniko, McPherson, Elizabeth W., Zabel, Carrie, Vaksmann, Guy, Morisot, Cyril, Keating, Brendan, Sleiman, Patrick M., Cleveland, Jeffrey A., Everman, David B., Zackai, Elaine, Hakonarson, Hakon

“…Infantile myofibromatosis (IM) is a disorder of mesenchymal proliferation characterized by the development of nonmetastasizing tumors in the skin, muscle,…”
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50 Years of Women in Cell Biology: Where have we been? Where are we going? by Masur, Sandra K, Goodenough, Ursula, Kane, Caroline M, Marincola, Elizabeth, Zavala, Maria Elena, Omotade, Julia

“…It's been 50 years since Women in Cell Biology (WICB) was founded by junior women cell biologists who found themselves neither represented at the American…”
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Urokinase receptor cleavage: a crucial step in fibroblast-to-myofibroblast differentiation by Bernstein, Audrey M, Twining, Sally S, Warejcka, Debra J, Tall, Edward, Masur, Sandra K

“…Fibroblasts migrate into and repopulate connective tissue wounds. At the wound edge, fibroblasts differentiate into myofibroblasts, and they promote wound…”
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FAK-dependent regulation of myofibroblast differentiation by Greenberg, Roseanne S, Bernstein, Audrey M, Benezra, Miriam, Gelman, Irwin H, Taliana, Lavinia, Masur, Sandra K

“…Fibroblasts and myofibroblasts both participate in wound healing. Transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ) induces fibroblasts to differentiate into…”
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TGF-β-stimulated CTGF production enhanced by collagen and associated with biogenesis of a novel 31-kDa CTGF form in human corneal fibroblasts by Tall, Edward G, Bernstein, Audrey M, Oliver, Noelynn, Gray, Julia L, Masur, Sandra K

“…Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) is induced by transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) after corneal wounding. This study addressed the role of the…”
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Localization of ZO-1 in the Nucleolus of Corneal Fibroblasts by Benezra, Miriam, Greenberg, Roseanne S, Masur, Sandra K

“…Within the multidomain structure of ZO-1 are motifs responsible for ZO-1's localization to intercellular junctions and its newly demonstrated localization to…”
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ZO-1: Lamellipodial Localization in a Corneal Fibroblast Wound Model by Taliana, Lavinia, Benezra, Miriam, Greenberg, Roseanne S, Masur, Sandra K, Bernstein, Audrey M

“…To explore the roles of ZO-1 in corneal fibroblasts and myofibroblasts in a model of wounding. Antibodies were used to identify ZO-1 in cultured rabbit corneal…”
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Urokinase Anchors uPAR to the Actin Cytoskeleton by Bernstein, Audrey M, Greenberg, Roseanne S, Taliana, Lavinia, Masur, Sandra K

“…To investigate the expression and localization of urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) and its receptor (uPAR) and their interaction with the actin…”
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Induction of Cell Migration by Pro-Urokinase Binding to Its Receptor: Possible Mechanism for Signal Transduction in Human Epithelial Cells by Busso, Nathalie, Masur, Sandra K., Lazega, David, Waxman, Samuel, Ossowski, Liliana

“…A human epithelial cell line, WISH, and a mouse cell line, LB6-uPAR, transfected with the human urokinase receptor (uPAR), both expressed high affinity uPAR…”
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Involvement of S100A4 in Stromal Fibroblasts of the Regenerating Cornea by Ryan, David G, Taliana, Lavinia, Sun, Lijie, Wei, Zhi-Gang, Masur, Sandra K, Lavker, Robert M

“…S100A4 is a member of the S100 family of calcium-binding proteins. Members of the S100 family have been implicated in a variety of cellular events, including…”
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Women in cell biology: a seat at the table and a place at the podium by Masur, Sandra Kazahn

“…The Women in Cell Biology (WICB) committee of the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) was started in the 1970s in response to the documented…”
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Seven Actionable Strategies for Advancing Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine by Smith, Kristin A., Arlotta, Paola, Watt, Fiona M., Arlotta, Paola, Bargmann, Cori, Berg, David, Briggs, LaTese, Chao, Moses V., Dulac, Catherine, Eggan, Kevin, Escobar-Alvarez, Sindy, Fossati, Valentina, Fuchs, Elaine, Glimcher, Laurie H., Greco, Valentina, Grosz, Barbara J., Hsu, Ya-Chieh, Hynes, Mary, Klitzman, Robert, Masur, Sandra, Mummery, Christine, Myers, Betsy, Nirenberg, Melissa J., Pola, Carolina, Pomeroy, Claire, Ruta, Vanessa, Schachter, Beth, Simmons, Rache, Smith, Kristin A., Solomon, Susan L., Vunjak-Novakovic, Gordana, Watt, Fiona M., Solomon, Susan L.

“…Achieving gender equality in science will require devising and implementing strategies to overcome the political, administrative, financial, and cultural…”
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Fibroblast Growth Factor Reversal of the Corneal Myofibroblast Phenotype by Maltseva, Olga, Folger, Paula, Zekaria, Dania, Petridou, Sevastiani, Masur, Sandra K

“…Keratocytes give rise to fibroblasts and myofibroblasts in wounded cornea. It is well established that treatment of fibroblasts with transforming growth factor…”
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A richer and more diverse future for cell biology by Schmid, Sandra L, Carnes, Molly, Goodenough, Ursula, Hopkins, Nancy, Leboy, Phoebe, Masur, Sandra, Valian, Virginia

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Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) expression in the brain is a downstream effector of insulin resistance‐associated promotion of Alzheimer's disease β‐amyloid neuropathology by Zhao, Zhong, Ho, Lap, Wang, Jun, Qin, Weiping, Festa, Eugene D., Mobbs, Charles, Hof, Patrick, Rocher, Anne, Masur, Sandra, Haroutunian, Vahram, Pasinetti, Giulio Maria

“…ABSTRACTThe goal of this study was to further explore potential mechanisms through which diabetogenic dietary conditions that result in promotion of insulin…”
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Transforming growth factor-β-stimulated connective tissue growth factor expression during corneal myofibroblast differentiation by FOLGER, Paula Ann, ZEKARIA, Dania, GROTENDORST, Gary, MASUR, Sandra Kazahn

“…Transforming growth factor beta1 (TGF-beta) stimulates the differentiation of myofibroblasts as indicated by the nascent expression of alpha-smooth muscle…”
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TGF-β receptor expression and Smad2 localization are cell density dependent in fibroblasts by PETRIDOU, S, MALTSEVA, O, SPANAKIS, S, MASUR, S. K

“…In nonconfluent cultures, TGF-beta induces differentiation of corneal fibroblasts to myofibroblasts. However, in confluent cultures, few fibroblasts…”
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Enhancing the Culture of Research Ethics on University Campuses by Ferguson, Kryste, Masur, Sandra, Olson, Lynne, Ramirez, Julio, Robyn, Elisa, Schmaling, Karen

“…Institutions create their own internal cultures, including the culture of ethics that pervades scientific research, academic policy, and administrative…”
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