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Alex Toker attended the FASEB Summer Research Conference on Lipid Signaling Pathways in Cancer at the Carefree Resort, Carefree, AZ, July 19-24, 2009.

Sokha Nhek attended the FASEB Summer Research Conference on Protein Kinases and Protein Phosphorylation in Snowmass Village, CO, July 26-31, 2009. Sokha presented a poster on her thesis work. 

Alex Toker gave the annual Paul M. Horowitz Memorial lecture in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio on May 15 2009. Photos here. 

Alex Toker, Jessica Fry and Maria Mancini attended the Annual FASEB/Experimental Biology meeting in New Orleans, LA, April 18-22 2009. Alex was the co-organizer for the Principles of Receptor Signaling Theme for the ASBMB Annual Symposium. Jessica Fry was awarded an ASBMB Poster Prize, congratulations Jessica! 

Rebecca Chin attended the Annual AACR (American Association for Cancer Research) Meeting in Denver, CO, April 18-22. Rebecca’s poster was selected for an oral presentation, congratulations Rebecca!

Alex Toker attended the Gordon Conference on Insulin-Like Growth Factors in Physiology and Disease in Ventura, CA, March 22-27 2009.

Paper published! Akt/Protein Kinase B and Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3{beta} Signaling Pathway Regulates Cell Migration through the NFAT1 Transcription Factor. Yoeli-Lerner M, Chin YR, Hansen CK, Toker A. Mol Cancer Res. 2009 

Paper published! Phosphorylation by Akt1 promotes cytoplasmic localization of Skp2 and impairs APCCdh1-mediated Skp2 destruction. Gao D, Inuzuka H, Tseng A, Chin RY, Toker A, Wei W. Nat Cell Biol. 2009. 

Review Published! Function of Akt/PKB signaling to cell motility, invasion and the tumor stroma in cancer. Chin YR, Toker A. Cell Signal. 2009 Apr;21(4):470-6

The lab attended the annual Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center Breast Cancer Program retreat at the Harvard Club on March 6, 2009. Rebecca Chin and Jessica Fry gave poster presentations. 

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