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Congratulations to Kenji Kamimoto! Kenji Kamimoto, Senior Scientist in Dr. Samantha Morris’ Lab, was awarded a one-year $15,485 award starting in November 2023 entitled “Simulation analysis of cell fate control during vertebrate development using gene networks” by the Sumitomo Foundation in Japan

Congratulations to Dr. Geoffrey Goodhill! Geoffrey Goodhill, Ph.D., Professor of Developmental Biology has received a $1M gift to support his research for Autism “Richard a. Bilgard Fun for Autism Research”

Congratulations to Yongjun Yin! Yongjun Yin, Instructor for Developmental Biology in Dr. Dave Ornitz’s Lab, has received the 2023 Aaron DiAntonio Staff/Senior Scientist Scholarship Award.

Congratulations to Kunal Jindal! Kunal Jindal, graduate research assistant in Dr. Sam Morris’s Lab, has been selected to receive the 2023 Irving Boime Publication Award!

Congratulations to Mini Yuan! Mini Yuan, Pre Doc trainee in Dr. Andrew Yoo’s Lab, has been selected to receive the 2023 Irving Boime Graduate Student Fellowship Award! This fellowship is made possible by scientific discoveries by Professor Boime and his trainees that extend longevity of proteins in vivo and led to development of Elonva, a […]

Congratulations to Dr. Andrew Yoo! Andrew Yoo, Ph.D., Professor of Developmental Biology has been awarded a three-year $1,440,000 award beginning November 5, 2023 for his project entitled “Using 3D direct re-programming of neurons to model and potentially treat AD” by Eisai CO., LTD.

Congratulations to Dr. Andrew Yoo! Andrew Yoo, Ph.D., Professor of Developmental Biology has been awarded a two-year award beginning October 1, 2023 for his project entitled “Dissecting Alzheimer’s disease phenotypes in directly reprogrammed patient-derived neurons” by the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund

Congratulations to Aaron Anderson! Aaron Anderson, graduate student in Dr. Kerry Kornfeld’s lab, has been awarded a three-year $81,000 F31 NRSA Fellowship beginning August 1, 2023