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The Walensky Lab: Stapled BCL-2 Peptides
The Walensky laboratory focuses on the chemical biology of deregulated apoptotic and transcriptional pathways in cancer. Our goal is to develop an arsenal of new compounds-a “chemical toolbox”-to investigate and block protein interactions that cause cancer. To achieve these objectives, we take a multidisciplinary approach that employs synthetic chemistry techniques, structural biology analyses, and biochemical, cellular, and mouse modeling experiments to systematically dissect the pathologic signaling pathways of interest.
Recent News
Double Congratulations to Craig!
Friday, 14 March 2008
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The lab congratulates Craig Braun on passing his chemical biology graduate program qualifying examination and for being awarded a graduate fellowship from the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. Nicely done on both fronts!
 
Dr. Walensky Featured on XM Radio
Friday, 07 March 2008
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Dr. Walensky was recently interviewed on the ReachMD XM radio program as part of their "Clinician's Roundtable" series. You can download the interview here (~7.5 MB).
 
Fed Bernal Honored with an AACR Meeting Award
Friday, 29 February 2008
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Congratulations to Federico Bernal for being selected to receive a Minority Scholar in Cancer Research Award in recognition of his abstract submission to this years' AACR meeting in San Diego.
 
James LaBelle is a Daddy!
Wednesday, 27 February 2008
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Congratulations to James and his wife Mary on the birth of their daughter Grace Cassidy LaBelle, who weighed in at 8 lbs. 8 ounces and measured 20 inches tall.  We wish James a memorable and fulfilling paternity leave!
 
Greg Bird Recognized with a Young Investigator Award
Sunday, 03 February 2008
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Congratulations to Greg Bird for receiving a Young Investigator Award for his presentation at the 2008 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Boston.
 
Liza Leshchiner joins the Walensky Lab
Wednesday, 02 January 2008
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We welcome Harvard chemistry graduate student Liza Leshchiner to the group!
 
Loren Walensky Receives ASH Faculty Scholar Award
Sunday, 09 December 2007
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Congratulations to Loren Walensky for being recognized with an American Society of Hematology Junior Faculty Scholar Award in the Basic Sciences.