Research Interests

My lab investigates the role of growth factors, their receptors and binding proteins in the regulation of cell growth. Present work centers on the role of insulin-like growth factor binding proteins in modulating IGF action on cancer cells. IGFs can be autocrine factors stimulating growth of cells that produce them. These cells also produce binding proteins; we are presently determining whether these binding proteins inhibit or stimulate the mitogenic action of the co-secreted IGFs.

Recent Publications

• Mayo, L. T., Curtright, R. O., and Veomett, G. E. 1993. Microscopic titration and extraction of DNA from Liver. American Biology Teacher 55:100-101.
• Video Productions for High Schools: 1) An introduction to electrophonesis 2) Electrophonesis: DNA and Proteins
• Veomett, G. E., Munger, L. L., Smith, G. L., and Schollmeyer, J. E. 1989. Heterogeneity of insulin-like growth factor binding proteins in swine. Mol.Cell. Endocrinol. 65:49-57.
• Veomett, G. E., Kuszynski, C., Kazakoff, P., and Rizzino, A. 1989. Cell density regulates the number of cell surface receptors for fibroblast growth factor. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 159:694-700.