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Medicine & Health, STEM, Research, Tufts University

Bennett True: 2023 Poster

Small Molecular Ligands for Autophagy Proteins LC3B and GABARAP, for use in Ovarian Cancer Therapies
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Bennett True
Undergraduate Researcher, Tufts University
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This summer, I had the privilege of working at the Kritzer Lab at Tufts University, where I investigated the effects of small-molecule inhibitors of autophagy for future use in ovarian cancer treatments. With this research, I developed novel compounds to inhibit the proteins LC3B and GABARAP, which are essential to autophagy, a cellular process used to degrade and dispel waste. By inhibiting autophagy, current treatments will be better able to penetrate ovarian cancer cells and prevent the deadly effects of patient relapse and drug resistance.

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Bennett True (He/Him)
Undergraduate Researcher, Tufts University

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I'm Bennett, and I'm studying Biochemistry, Biotechnology, and Music at Tufts University. I'm honored to be a Laidlaw scholar, and I hope my research can one day impact the global fight against disease.

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