Barker Lab

Merck’s Covid Pill Might Pose Risks for Pregnant Women Some laboratory studies suggest that molnupiravir can insert errors in DNA, which could in theory harm a developing fetus, s***m cells or children.

The Barker lab is lucky to have great students!

DSSI students talk :

“When I transferred I had to ask the one professor at my school who knew my name for a recommendation. Here, there's such a personal connection. Professors don't just want to get office hours over with, they want to mentor and help me in my career and future." —Thomas Potts C'20

How many members of the Barker lab can you find?

For the entire Fall 2018/Winter2019 Magazine ➡️ drew.edu/magazine

Yesterday's proud mentor moment: supporting these awesome students as they presented a poster at ASV. Lots of people came up to me afterwards and told me how impressed they were with them! Yay for undergrads doing awesome science and go Barkvengers!

Congratulations to our lab member Tyler!

New Drew Grads Win First Place at Science Convention Pearl Sutter and Tyler Dorrity recognized for lectures on original research.

Congratulations to all of the members of the lab!

Publication from Prof. Brianne Barker's lab features undergrads and alums as coauthors.

http://ow.ly/xfwr30keaQr

Our publication came out today. Congratulations to everyone for your hard work!

Polyglutamine binding protein 1 (PQBP1) inhibits innate immune responses to cytosolic DNA

I had a wonderful time yet again taking part in TWiV this week!

TWiV 457: The Red Queen meets the White Rabbit | This Week in Virology The distribution of proteins on the influenza viral genome, and evolution of myxoma virus that was released in Australia to control the rabbit population.

I had an awesome time as a guest on the TWiV podcast this week! We talked about papers that involve the pathways we work on in the lab!

TWiV 456: Be careful of canons | This Week in Virology How mutations in genes encoding RNA polymerase III predispose children to severe varicella, and detection of an RNA virus by a DNA sensor.