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April 27, 2020
Congratulations to Peter Tontonoz for being elected into the National Academy of Sciences. The National Academy of Sciences recognizes those with distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.
Read the announcement from the National Academy of Sciences
January 25, 2018
New research shows high-cholesterol diets speed up cancer growth, especially in colon cancer, making tumors grow 100 times faster. Dr. Tontonoz talks to The Independent about the study published in Cell Stem Cell.
Read "High-cholesterol diet causes tumours to form 100 times faster"
February 13, 2018
A newly discovered gene may protect against heart disease. A UCLA-led study finds that so-called ‘selfish’ gene acts to remove cholesterol from blood vessels.