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Delve into the world of basic science and its transformative impact in this blog post recounting my journey in Dr. Gokcumen’s lab. Explore the connection between seemingly small research endeavors and groundbreaking discoveries, with insights from the Manhattan Project and Dr. Gokcumen’s teachings.

Petar led this project that we designed with Stefan Ruhl Laboratory on how mucin proteins have evolved. The roles of mucins in different biological processes are becoming more appreciated recently in both evolutionary and biomedical

Stefan (Ruhl) and Omer Gokcumen recently published a comprehensive survey of the amylase gene copy number and salivary enzyme activity among mammalian species eLife. Petar (Pajic) was the driving force for the sample collection and analysis.