Our Research At Brooklyn College
Amy Ikui's laboratory studies DNA replication and cell division using S. cerevisae as a model system, with the goal of understanding the molecular mechanism of cell growth control. We aim to understand how cell cycle misregulation is linked to genome instability, which is relevant to tumorigenesis and cancer in higher eukaryotes.
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About
Cell cycle in S. cerevisiae and Chlamydomonas
The cell cycle is an ordered set of processes by which one cell divides into two identical daughter cells. Cell cycle progression is driven by Cyclin/CDK complexes. Ikui's research studies how cells coordinate cell cycle progression to maintain genome integrity in S. cerevisiae and Chlamydomonas.
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A control of DNA replication by Cdk1 and GSK-3
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A role of PP2A phosphatase during cell cycle
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Regulation of DNA replication upon environmental stress
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Cell cycle regulation in green algae

Amy Ikui
Professor
Amy started a new project on Chlamydomonas cell cycle in collaboration with Dr. Fred Cross.

Lea Schroeder
Lab Manager
Lea studies cell membrane stress and signal response

Gavin Duckett
Ph. D. student (CUNY Plant Science program)
Gavin studies DNA replication in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.

Yooko Caroll
LabTechnician
Yooko helps us to organize our lab.