Maverick Science mag 2013-14

Subhra Mandal in his laboratory.
Photos by Brandon Wade
Breaking
it down
Subhrangsu Mandal and his
students use biochemistry to
study things like genes and
DNA in order to find ways
to combat the formation
and spread of diseases such
as cancer. By Greg Pederson
U
nderstanding disease on a cellular level has been an
endeavor of scientists for decades and has led to a
myriad of advances in how disease can be treated.
To effectively combat diseases such as cancer, scientists
must understand how the diseased cells form
and how they spread inside the body. Biologists and
biochemists do this by studying the molecular
processes which allow this to happen.
Subhrangsu Mandal, a UT Arlington associate professor of biochemistry,
conducts research to discover ways to combat cancer cell growth
and to treat cardiovascular disease. Mandal’s educational background is
in chemistry, but as he progressed in graduate work he became increasingly
interested in how the chemical processes he studied related to living
organisms.
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