arcus Bosenberg, MD, PhD, assistant professor of pathology, recently was awarded $1.35 million over a five-year period in the form of an R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health / National Cancer Institute. The award will fund a project to examine the effect of beta-catenin signaling activation on melanocyte function and melanoma formation. 
On May 6, the VCC DNA Analysis, Flow Cytometry, and Microarray Facilities hosted a full-day open house to provide researchers with the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the facilities' equipment, capabilities, and staff, and to introduce two recently acquired instruments: the Transgenomic Wave and the ABI 6100 Nucleic Acid Prep Station.