(From left) Kristin Eden, Brie Trusiano, and Irving Coy Allen. Credit: Madison Brown, Virginia Tech Research led by Irving Coy Allen in the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine has unlocked a pathway to possible future treatments for colorectal cancer in humans. A paper published in May in Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology focuses on NF-kB-inducing kinase (NIK) and its importance in triggering cellular responses that reduce the risk of the development of colorectal cancer. “The gene itself is colloquially called NIK, and it encodes a protein that is a Read More
