{"id":19193,"date":"2025-03-14T18:45:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T18:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/idgene\/?page_id=19193"},"modified":"2025-03-17T17:57:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T17:57:54","slug":"gabriel-a-bernier-rodriguez-2023-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/idgene\/gabriel-a-bernier-rodriguez-2023-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Gabriel A. Bernier Rodr\u00edguez (2023-2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"19193\" class=\"elementor elementor-19193\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70a0151 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70a0151\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38ad8c0\" data-id=\"38ad8c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cc4098 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8cc4098\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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elementor-element-8ded635 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ded635\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-09b10e3\" data-id=\"09b10e3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49fa019 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49fa019\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Home Research<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71b3302\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9dfb3a\" data-id=\"c9dfb3a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-410e33f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"410e33f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mentor\/s:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-42587f9\" data-id=\"42587f9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-792c62f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"792c62f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW241142515 BCX0\" lang=\"ES-PR\" xml:lang=\"ES-PR\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241142515 BCX0\">Esther Peterson, PhD<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b71e96 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" 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BCX0\">Elucidating the functional Role of EGFRSEPT14 in gliomas<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW129264938 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-866a206 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"866a206\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd6e159\" data-id=\"bd6e159\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df2181c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df2181c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW233550703 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233550703 BCX0\">Project Title:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW233550703 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1378c4e\" data-id=\"1378c4e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50deb33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50deb33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW215302245 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW215302245 BCX0\">EGFR (Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor) and SEPT14 (<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW215302245 BCX0\">Septin<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW215302245 BCX0\"> 14) are critical proteins involved in various cellular processes, including signaling and the cytoskeleton, respectively. In the context of gliomas and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW215302245 BCX0\">highly aggressive<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW215302245 BCX0\"> brain tumors, the interaction and functionality of these components <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW215302245 BCX0\">remain<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW215302245 BCX0\">largely unknown<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW215302245 BCX0\">. Our project focuses on elucidating the functional role of the EGFR-SEPT14 complex in the progression and development of gliomas. We aim to understand the intrinsic DNA binding preferences and the emergent properties resulting from these protein complexes. Through this research, we <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW215302245 BCX0\">seek<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW215302245 BCX0\"> to uncover novel molecular mechanisms and potential therapeutic targets for glioma treatment.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW215302245 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c2876f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c2876f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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elementor-size-default\">Summer Research<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b50e40\" data-id=\"9b50e40\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2ae570 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c2ae570\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-180f5db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"180f5db\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c91548\" data-id=\"9c91548\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-941f342 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"941f342\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mentor\/s:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc9cbd8\" data-id=\"cc9cbd8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0967e2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0967e2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW41832727 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW41832727 BCX0\">Tyler Curiel, PhD<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f232ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f232ab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c61b32a\" data-id=\"c61b32a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-546bda1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"546bda1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW233550703 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233550703 BCX0\">Project Title:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW233550703 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a9ea01\" data-id=\"9a9ea01\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c4773a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c4773a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW110828448 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW110828448 BCX0\">Immune and melanoma cell-intrinsic consequences of endogenous versus engineered melanoma PDL1 expression<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW110828448 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:225,&quot;335559739&quot;:225}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-854ea60 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"854ea60\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-951e541\" data-id=\"951e541\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc784fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc784fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW233550703 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233550703 BCX0\">Project Title:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW233550703 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6f80d7\" data-id=\"d6f80d7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b787f53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b787f53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW86118066 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86118066 BCX0\">This project investigates the dual roles of Programmed Death Ligand 1 (PDL1) in melanoma, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86118066 BCX0\">a highly aggressive<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86118066 BCX0\"> skin cancer. Utilizing a novel mouse model harboring the NRASQ61R mutation and engineered for melanocyte-specific PDL1 deletion, the study explores the differential impact of endogenous versus engineered PDL1 expression. The research aims to uncover how PDL1 modulates tumor intrinsic signals and immune evasion within the tumor microenvironment. Insights gained from this study could lead to innovative, targeted therapies for NRAS-mutant melanoma, a subtype currently lacking specific treatments.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW86118066 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d248c36\" data-id=\"d248c36\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56e2566 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"56e2566\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/idgene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/03\/91839918-DD5D-4EFF-B79E-D2A503F59760-e1745956100123-1024x814.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19163\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/idgene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/03\/91839918-DD5D-4EFF-B79E-D2A503F59760-e1745956100123-1024x814.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/idgene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/03\/91839918-DD5D-4EFF-B79E-D2A503F59760-e1745956100123-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/idgene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/03\/91839918-DD5D-4EFF-B79E-D2A503F59760-e1745956100123-768x611.jpg 768w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/idgene\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/03\/91839918-DD5D-4EFF-B79E-D2A503F59760-e1745956100123.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home Research Mentor\/s: Esther Peterson, PhD Project Title:\u00a0 Elucidating the functional Role of EGFRSEPT14 in gliomas\u00a0 Project Title:\u00a0 EGFR (Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor) and SEPT14 (Septin 14) are critical proteins involved in various cellular processes, including signaling and the cytoskeleton, &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"rs_blank_template":"","rs_page_bg_color":"","slide_template_v7":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19193","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/idgene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/idgene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/idgene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/idgene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/idgene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19193"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/idgene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19193\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19535,"href":"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/idgene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19193\/revisions\/19535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/idgene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}