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Brigit Erin RILEY
Academic Appointments
- Postdoctoral Research fellow, Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)
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Honors and Awards
- Hereditary Disease Foundation Fellowship, Hereditary Disease Foundation (2006-2008)
- Frederick J. Bollum Excellence in Research, University of Minnesota (2004)
- Cyrus Barnum Teaching Award, University of Minnesota (2004)
- Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics Travel Fellowship, University of Minnesota (2003)
- Northwestern University Undergraduate Research Award, Northwestern University (1999)
Professional Education
| Doctor of Philosophy: | University of Minnesota Twin Cities, (2004) |
| BA: | Northwestern University, Chemistry (1999) |
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Publications
- Cellular mechanisms of protein quality control. Rinsho Shinkeigaku. 2006; (11): 805
- Polyglutamine neurodegenerative diseases and regulation of transcription: assembling the puzzle. Genes Dev. 2006; (16): 2183-92
- SUMOylation of the polyglutamine repeat protein, ataxin-1, is dependent on a functional nuclear localization signal. J Biol Chem. 2005; (23): 21942-8
- HDAC6 and microtubules are required for autophagic degradation of aggregated huntingtin. J Biol Chem. 2005; (48): 40282-92
- The effects of the polyglutamine repeat protein ataxin-1 on the UbL-UBA protein A1Up. J Biol Chem. 2004; (40): 42290-301
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