Molecular Path Toward DNA Health
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
University of Illinois Cancer Center member Marta Markiewicz-Potoczny, PhD, studies molecular pathways: the stepping stones our cells use to send signals (like hunger) and substances (like hormones) throughout the body.
Featured in UIC Today, she has identified a molecular pathway that’s critical for keeping DNA healthy, and the discovery has implications for healthy aging and preventing diseases like cancer.
A member of the Cancer Center’s Cancer Biology Research Program, she is also an Assistant Professor of biochemistry and molecular genetics at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at UIC.
“We knew this pathway existed, but its unexpected link to DNA health is brand new. It just shows how much we still have to learn about the human body. We’re discovering new ways that cells use to keep themselves healthy all the time,” she told UIC Today.
