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Ye Lab Publishes Study Describing how Genetic Factors Modify the Effect of Fish Oil Supplementation on the Circulating Level of Omega-3 Fatty Acids

The health benefits of fish oil have expanded in recent years. As laboratory breakthroughs expand the understanding of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids’ impact on brain health and warding off a variety of cancers, uptake in the public has followed. 

Kelly Dawe

Dr. Dawe Cultivates the Future of Plant Genetics

Dawe began his postdoctoral work at a lab in Berkeley that used 3D light microscopy to study maize chromosomes.

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Kissinger named 2025 University Professor

Jessica Kissinger
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Genetics Professor Leaves Lasting Legacy

Janet (Jan) Westpheling, longtime professor in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences’ genetics department, passed away Feb. 16 after an extended illness.  
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Dr. Ye finds High levels of omega-3, omega-6 may protect against cancer

The study relied on data from a United Kingdom-based study of over 250,000 people who were followed for more than a decade. Of those participants, almost 30,000 developed some form of cancer during the study period.

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