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Tamar Aprahamian, PhD

Tamar Aprahamian, PhD

Tamar Aprahamian, PhD, is the founder of JetPub Scientific Communications, providing strategic support and high-quality writing services for the life sciences industries and academic institutions. She previously worked in academia and at a biotech start-up. In addition to serving as a reviewer for grant study sections and journals, she published 38 articles related to her research program. Tamar received her PhD in Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology from Tufts University - Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.

Recent Posts:

Writing a Research Grant: What Are My Chances of Acceptance?

The late nights, the writer’s block, the last harried review of all of the components is finished. T...

Writing a Research Grant: Interpreting Summary Statement & Reviewer’s Critiques

You received your National Institutes of Health (NIH) scoring notice and hopefully 1) your grant got...

Writing A Research Grant: Budget Justification, Support Letters, & More

Previous posts in the grant writing series have dealt with many of the different parts of the grant ...
Tamar Aprahamian, PhDAug 25, 2021

Writing a Research Grant: Smaller Application Components

It is a certainty that you have now spent, or should have spent, the majority of your time working o...
Tamar Aprahamian, PhDAug 18, 2021

Targeting TIGIT for Cancer Immunotherapy & T Cell Exhaustion

The evolution of solid tumor cancer treatment has historically centered on a tripartite approach tha...
Tamar Aprahamian, PhDFeb 17, 2021

B Cell Basics: Markers, Signaling Pathways & Immune Outcomes

Changes in the activation of intracellular signaling networks downstream of B-cell receptors (BCR) l...
Tamar Aprahamian, PhDNov 18, 2020

T Cell Basics: What a Disease Researcher Needs to Know

T cells are highly specialized lymphocytes that play a critical role in the cell-mediated arm of the...
Tamar Aprahamian, PhDNov 11, 2020

Which markers can be used to identify cellular senescence?

In response to a variety of environmental factors—like ionizing radiation, exposure to chemotherapeu...
Tamar Aprahamian, PhDOct 14, 2020

Cell Process: What role does senescence play in disease?

Cellular senescence occurs when cells cease proliferation and irreversibly exit the cell cycle. Whil...

Cell Process: What role do the telomeres play in senescence?

Senescence is a cellular state during which cells remain metabolically active, but irreversibly with...
Tamar Aprahamian, PhDSep 16, 2020

Cell Process: How is cellular senescence related to aging?

Senescence, the cessation of cell division and permanent withdrawal from the cell cycle, is a proces...

Which signaling pathways are associated with cellular senescence?

Senescence is the irreversible arrest of proliferation in response to a variety of cellular stressor...
Tamar Aprahamian, PhDAug 26, 2020

How can recombinant proteins help researchers study SARS-CoV-2?

Although coronaviruses have long circulated throughout human populations, the study of these viruses...

Cell Process: How is cytotoxicity assessed?

Changes in cellular health in response to exogenous stimuli can provide keen insight into the biolog...

Seven Assays to Detect Apoptosis

Apoptosis is a highly regulated form of programmed cell death that occurs in multicellular organisms...

Immunology: What are toll-like receptors and how do they invoke tumor tolerance?

Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are transmembrane receptors that play a critical role in innate immune re...
Tamar Aprahamian, PhDJun 10, 2020

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