Dr. Lina Kwong

Post-doctoral Fellow
with Dr. Henk Roelink

Department of Molecular Biology
University of Washington - Seattle

lkwong@u.washington.edu

Graduate Education
Dr. Patricia Keely, Advisor at UW Madison 1999-2005

 
Research Interest:

She is researching the "Sonic Hedgehog Signaling Pathway." A hedgehog is a protein that is important during early development and involved in disease when not properly regulated.  When inhibited, it can cause cyclopia.

Recent Publications:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=search&term=Kwong%2Bl

  • Wozniak MA, Kwong L, Chodniewicz D, Klemke RL, and Keely PJ. (2005). R-Ras controls membrane protrusion and cell migration through the spatial regulation of Ra and Rho. Mole Biol Cell. 16:84-06. PDF PMID 15525681

  • Wozniak MA, Modzelewska K, Kwong L, and Keely PJ. (2004). Focal adhesion regulation of cell behavior.  Biochem Biophys Acta. 1692:103-119. PDF PMID 15246682

  • Kwong L, Wozniak M, Collins AS, Wilson SD, and Keely PJ. (2003). R-Ras promotes focal adhesion formation through focal adhesion kinase and p130cas by a novel mechanism that differs from integrins. Mol Cell Biol. 23:933-949. PDF PMID 12529399

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