• Search
  • Search

Cowell Receives a UGA-GRU seed grant

Allison Brown1 min readNovember 11, 2015

John K. Cowell, PhD, DSc, FRCPath, received a $25K UGA-GRU seed grant for “Targeting the WASF3/NCKAP1 interaction to suppress cancer cell invasion and metastasis.”

Project Description: The WASF3 gene is an important promoter of the metastasis phenotype in many human cancers and its inactivation leads to loss of invasion and metastasis. Critical protein-protein interactions have been identified that are required for WASF3 function. This project uses stapled peptides to disrupt critical protein-protein interactions between WASF3 and NCKAP1 in an attempt to suppress the invasion and metastasis phenotypes. Devising a means to suppress metastasis could significantly impact on survival of cancer patients.

Tagged as
Written by
Allison Brown
View all articles
Related articles
Half way through the first week of the semester! You got this, Jaguars. #JagNation
Hailing from #Forsyth, GA, Jomari Jackson saw joining the #JagNation family as a no brainer. #BeBoundless
What an unforgettable year, #JagNation! From being named among the top 50 best universities in the United States, winning the Peach Belt Title, and welcoming a record-breaking number of freshmen students, WE DID THAT! #PROWLD 🙌 - - - #top9of2019 #NYE #happynewyear #2020 #top9 #topnine #2019 #augusta #augustaga #augustauniversity #loveaugusta #college #Augusta2023 #classof2023 #peachbelt #peachbeltconference #AUG
We are wishing the warmest of holiday wishes to all of #JagNation!🎅
Congrats to our fall 2019 grads! We’re so #prowld of you! 🎓 #AUGGRAD
Happy Graduation Day Jags... and Friday the 13th 😈. As silly as superstitions may be, you won’t catch us dead committing any of these today. 😜 #AUGGRAD #Fridaythe13th 🎓
Meet Taren, the 2019 fall commencement student speaker. Taren is a young brilliant mind who has exemplified what it means to use your voice and be fearless in the face of adversity. Click the link in our bio to read more about her journey to graduation. #AUGGRAD 🎓
Poria says Augusta University has shaped her into a leader who always strives to do her best. With more than a few favorite professors, Poria will miss a lot about AU after graduation. Especially taking naps in the amphitheater. Congrats, Poria! #AUGGRAD
It's Graduation Week, Jaguars! We asked a few of our graduating seniors to tell us about their experience at AU. First up, meet Brooklyn. #AUGGRAD
Augusta University Men’s Basketball hosted over 2,500 local fifth graders for the sixth annual Education Day Game! For many, this being their first time on a college campus, our men's basketball team made sure to not only entertain but to inspire the youth of our community to seek their full potential and #BeBoundless. Go Jags! 🏀
The most wonderful time of the year! See if you were spotted at this year's Lighting of the Tree. 🎄 ❄️ ⛄️ #AUGTreeLighting
#AUGValuesWeek Davon Hill is a champion of Integrity. Davon has served in several leadership roles in organizations across campus and has been a key figure in influencing the progression of Augusta University by serving as a committee chair for the Momentum Year project. He says that speaking up for others and having accountability is a big part of how he lives a life with integrity. To learn more about Davon and Values Week, click the link in our bio!
Written by Allison Brown
He Receives UGA-GRU Seed Grant
Arbab, MBBS, PhD, receives 5-year subaward of NIH/NHLBI R01 Grant

About Jagwire

Jagwire is the official source for news and stories from Augusta University and AU Health. Daily updates highlight the many ways students, faculty, staff, researchers and clinicians "bring their A games" in classrooms and clinics on four campuses in Augusta and locations across the state of Georgia. Read on for stories of innovation in education and health care, opportunities at the center of Georgia’s new cybersecurity hub, and experiential learning that blends arts and application, humanities and the health sciences. Have a story to share with Jaguar Nation? Contact the Division of Communications & Marketing.