  {"id":69537,"date":"2020-10-01T16:29:07","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T20:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/?p=69537"},"modified":"2025-08-19T09:36:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:36:28","slug":"carleton-hosts-science-cafe-gene-processing-the-splice-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/2020\/carleton-hosts-science-cafe-gene-processing-the-splice-of-life\/","title":{"rendered":"杏吧原创 Hosts Science Caf\u00e9 &#8211; Gene Processing: The Splice of Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        杏吧原创 Hosts Science Caf\u00e9 &#8211; Gene Processing: The Splice of Life\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<p>As part of 杏吧原创 University\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/science.carleton.ca\/events\/science-cafe\/\">Science Caf\u00e9 series<\/a>, Erin Vanzyl, PhD candidate in the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/\">Department of Biology<\/a>, will present&nbsp;<em>Gene Processing: The Splice of Life.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong> Wednesday, Oct. 7 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.<br>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong> Online via Zoom<br>\n<strong>Registration\/RSVP Link: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_4UTDpQauTcaH_z9u3rJZHA\">https:\/\/zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_3UBuBFJ2ROCEcNkikDHWCQ<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For more information, visit:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/science.carleton.ca\/cu_event\/science-cafe-gene-processing-the-splice-of-life\/\">https:\/\/science.carleton.ca\/cu_event\/science-cafe-gene-processing-the-splice-of-life\/&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>All are welcome to join this online panel discussion. Media are invited to attend the event.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cancer is a class of related diseases that are associated with the uncontrolled growth of cells in different parts of the body. Changes in cells leading to cancer are caused by mutations in genes that lead to changes in important proteins in cancer. Understanding how genetic changes contribute to cancer is important in understanding the disease and coming up with new therapeutic strategies. Vanzyl&#8217;s current research studies a specific intermediate step required to make proteins called pre-mRNA splicing. This intermediate step is frequently altered in a variety of cancers. Vanzyl will discuss her research on understanding how defects in pre-mRNA splicing affect cancer cells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>杏吧原创 the Speaker<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vanzyl\u2019s research examines how human cells respond to errors in the process of gene splicing, providing insight into how cells detect such errors and protect themselves by minimizing the damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>杏吧原创 Science Caf\u00e9<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Come and virtually join us for a lively discussion around a scientific issue of the day. Be prepared to be informed, engaged and even amused, as our professors share their scientific discoveries with you. All are welcome. For more information, please contact the Faculty of Science by email at <a href=\"mailto:odscience@carleton.ca\">odscience@carleton.ca.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Media Contact<\/strong><strong><br>\n<\/strong>Steven Reid<br>\nMedia Relations Officer<br>\n杏吧原创 University<br>\n613-265-6613<br>\n<a href=\"mailto:Steven.Reid3@carleton.ca\">Steven.Reid3@carleton.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow us on Twitter:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/Cunewsroom\">www.twitter.com\/Cunewsroom<\/a><br>\nCOVID 19 Updates:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/coronavirus-covid-19\/messages\/\">https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/coronavirus-covid-19\/messages\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of 杏吧原创 University\u2019s Science Caf\u00e9 series, Erin Vanzyl, PhD candidate in the Department of Biology, will present&nbsp;Gene Processing: The Splice of Life. When: Wednesday, Oct. 7 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Where: Online via Zoom Registration\/RSVP Link: https:\/\/zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_3UBuBFJ2ROCEcNkikDHWCQ For more information, visit: https:\/\/science.carleton.ca\/cu_event\/science-cafe-gene-processing-the-splice-of-life\/&nbsp; All are welcome to join this online panel discussion. 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