Dr. Aponte-Collazo successfully defended his PhD, “Exploring the role of mitochondrial protease ClpP in apoptosis regulation of triple negative breast cancer cells,” July 27.

Dr. Aponte-Collazo’s defense talk was titled “Exploring the role of mitochondrial protease ClpP in apoptosis regulation of triple negative breast cancer cells.”
Dr. Aponte-Collazo’s mentor is Dr. Lee Graves.
Publications
Aponte-Collazo,Ìý³¢.´³., Fennell, E.M.J., East, M.P., Gilbert, T.S.K., Graves, P.R., Ashamalla, H., Iwanowicz, E.J., Greer, Y.E., Lipkowitz, S., Graves, L.M. bioRxiv, 2202.07.11.499620.
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Fennell, E.M.J., Aponte-Collazo,Ìý³¢.´³., Wynn, J.D., Drizyte-Miller, K., Leung, E., Greer, Y.E., Graves, P.R., Iwanowicz, A.A., Ashamalla, H., Holmuhamedov, E., Lang, H., Karanewsky, D.S., Der, C.J., Houry, W.A., Lipkowitz, S., Iwanowicz, E.J., Graves, L.M.
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Gaines, C.H., Schoenrock, S.A., Farrington, J., Lee, D.F., Aponte-Collazo, L.J., Shaw, G.D., Miller, D.R., Ferris, M.T., Pardo-Manuel de Villena, F., Tarantino, L.M. Front Psychiatry. 2022 May 6;13:800245. PMID: 35599758. .
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Okumu, D.O., Aponte-Collazo, L.J., Dewar, B.J., Cox, N.J., East, M.P., Tech, K., McDonald, I.M., Tikunov, A.P., Holmuhamedov, E., Macdonald, J.M., Graves, L.M. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj. 2020 Apr;1864(4):129507. Epub 2019 Dec 24. PMID: 31881245.
doi:
Graves, P.R., Aponte-Collazo, L.J., Fennell, E.M.J., Graves, A.C., Hale, A.E., Dicheva, N., Herring, L.E., Gilbert, T.S.K., East, M.P., McDonald, I.M., Lockett, M.R., Ashamalla, H., Moorman, N.J., Karanewsky, D.S., Iwanowicz, E.J., Holmuhamedov, E., Graves, L.M. ACS Chem Biol. 2019 May 17;14(5):1020-1029. Epub 2019 May 1. PMID: 31021596. .
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Awards & Highlights
Pharmacology Service and Outreach Award, 2019
Co-Founder Scientific Training and Research (STAR) Program in 2018 to provide hands-on scientific training by performing experiments with the students every month at their school. Star Students Visit Pharmacology!, Sept. 13, 2019.
Pictures from Lucas’ defense and white coat ceremony. Click for larger images.