The lab welcomes Postdoc Carly Harro from H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute! Carly will be focusing on epigenetic regulation of dysfunctional CAR T cells, co-mentored with Carl June. Welcome, Carly!
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Congrats to Desi Alexander and Tanya Corman for their paper investigating the role of ACSS2 in fear conditioning, out today in PNAS News. Fantastic work looking at the role of this metabolic enzyme on memory formation!
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The lab welcomes postdoc Lesley Chaboub to the lab! Lesley will be working on developing ACSS2 inhibitors to help with addiction and trauma and hopes to translate her findings to the clinic. Welcome Lesley!
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We welcome our new lab manager Connor Hogan! Connor is also helping to study the role of ACSS2 in memory. Welcome Connor!
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We also welcome a new research specialist Tierney Gannon to the lab! Tierney is interested in insects and will be helping with our ant research. š Welcome Tierney!
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The lab welcomes postdoc Hanna Sas-Nowosielska to the lab! Hanna is interested in the architecture of the neuronal cell nucleus in the context of neuronal activation and Alzheimerās Disease. Welcome Hanna!
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We want to congratulate Marisol Hooks and Yemin Lan as they head off to new positions. Marisol will be starting grad school at Penn BGS this fall, and Yemin will be joining a startup. Thanks for your hard work! You will be missed!
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Congrats to our graduate student Maxxum Fioriti on passing his prelim in the BMBGG Upenn graduate program! Maxx will be investigating the contribution of Wnt regulation in caste and aging in ants!
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