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Adam Pont

Graduate Student, Microbiology
BS Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
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Faculty Mentor: Robert Schneider, Ph.D.

My research examines the role of AUF1 isoforms in mRNA stability and its implications in mammalian physiology and disease. Outside of the lab, I enjoy fishing, backpacking, and SCUBA diving.

Thesis

Effect of AUF1 isoforms on stability of p16Ink4A mRNA

Research Interests

RNA stability; Inflammation

Selected Publications

Pautz A, Linker K, Altenhöfer S, Heil S, Schmidt N, Art J, Knauer S, Stauber R, Sadri N, Pont A, Schneider RJ, Kleinert H. Similar regulation of human inducible nitric-oxide synthase expression by different isoforms of the RNA-binding protein AUF1. J Biol Chem. 2009 Jan 30;284(5):2755-66. Cited in Pubmed; PMID 19074427. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M809314200.
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