Your September Newsletter from the Department of Genetics
| September 2024 Newsletter - Department of Genetics
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We're starting this year's seminar series with a new look! |
These baseball card-inspired designs showcase our speaker alongside research highlights and fun facts! They will be posted on the Genetics Twitter/X and the seminar event page. Make sure to take a look before the seminar and try to collect them all! While you're here, check out the Fall Seminar Schedule.
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Faculty Spotlight - Dr. Sheng Chih (Peter) Jin |
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Meet Dr. Sheng Chih (Peter) Jin! His lab is breaking new ground by combining human genetics, functional genomics, and bioinformatics! They’ve just received R01 funding from the NIH, a major achievement for the lab.
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The 2024 Gary D. Stormo Computational & Systems Biology Fellowship Recipient | |
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Congratulations to Reilly Alex Sample on being awarded the 2024 Gary D. Stormo Computational & Systems Biology Fellowship!
Mark your calendar for the first Stormo Lecture on October 3. Find out more details by clicking the button below!
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New Pool Table and Study Pods |
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A new pool table (with convertible top for ping pong) has been installed on the 6th floor of Couch. Make friends across the Couch community as you wind down for the evening. Please be mindful of your community members and refrain from play during normal business hours.
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Study pods will be installed at the end of the 5th and 6th floors of Couch this Fall! These rooms can serve as additional meeting space for one to two people for calls, zoom meetings, or quiet reading space. All are welcome to use the pods, on a first come, first served basis. |
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CGS 20th Anniversary Celebration 10.18.2024 |
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| Find out the exciting line up of speakers and symposium details by clicking the button below.
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Congratulations to Tristan Li Lab for launching their new website after weeks of hard work! Click to view the website. |
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Congratulations to graduate student Nahyun Kong in the Jin Lab for being selected as a predoctoral semifinalist for the 2024 Trainee Research Excellence Awards at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics! This award is a competitive selection from over 800 applicants worldwide, including both postdocs and graduate students, to identify just 60 semifinalists and 18 finalists.
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Congratulations to Postdoctoral Researcher Ambreen Kanwal in the Zhao Lab for being selected to receive ASHG’s Resource-Limited Country Travel Award to the American Society of Human Genetics Annual Meeting!
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| Dr. Guoyan Zhao awarded R21 from the NIH to study neurodegenerative disease
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| Dr. Yang Eric Li awarded St. Baldrick’s Foundation research grants to study pediatric cancers |
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| 2023-2024 Department of Genetics Seminar Series Concluded with Notable Increase in Attendance |
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| An inducible genetic tool developed by the Tristan Li lab to study microglial states |
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