CSA News
Dr. Carrie Elzie, Dr. Laura Johnson & Dr. Oyajobi – STAR Educators Recipients!
December 18, 2023
Congratulations to our CSA STAR Educators Recipients – Carrie Elzie, Laura Johnson and Kay Oyajobi!
Russ Reiter – Ranked one of the Best Scientists in the world!
December 11, 2023
Congratulations to Dr. Russ Reiter on being ranked at 102 nationally and 145 internationally as one of the Best Scientists in the world by Research.com! In recognition of this achievement, he is also distinguished with 2023 Best Scientist Award!
Rebecca Aristotelidis & Francesca Toscano – Osteopathic Medicine Programs!
November 20, 2023
Congratulations to two former preprofessional students, Rebecca Aristotelidis (1st cohort) and Francesca Toscano (2nd cohort), for acceptances into Osteopathic Medicine Programs!
New Publication in Journal of Clinical Investigation!
November 6, 2023
Congratulations to Drs. Peng Zhang, Guo Ge, Feng-Chun Yang, Mingjiang Xu, Pinpin Sui, former CSA MSc student Ivan Rubalcava, and more for a new publication in Journal of Clinical Investigation! Targeting lysine demethylase 6B ameliorates ASXL1 truncation-mediated myeloid malignancies in preclinical models Published November 2, 2023
Habil Zare & Shiva Kasempour – New Nature Medicine publication!
October 17, 2023
Congratulations to Habil Zare and Shiva Kasempour for their new Nature Medicine publication! Gonzales, Mitzi M., et al. “Senolytic therapy in mild Alzheimer’s disease: a phase 1 feasibility trial.” Nature Medicine (2023): 1-8
Skanda Hebbale – Acceptance to Medical School at UTSW on a Full Scholarship!
October 16, 2023
Congratulations to Skanda Hebbale, an undergraduate student working in Luke Norton’s lab, on his recent acceptance to medical school at UTSW on a full scholarship!
Rekha Kar – Selected to Participate in the AAMC Mid-Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar!
October 12, 2023
Congratulations to Rekha Kar for being selected to participate in the AAMC Mid-Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar!
Nahin Tunajjina – Life Science Research Professional at Stanford University
October 11, 2023
Congratulations to Nahin Tunajjina, a graduate from the CSA master-of-science program, for a new position as a Life Science Research Professional at Stanford University, School of Medicine. She will be part of an optogenetics team focused on neuro-repair after stroke. Congratulations also to her her mentor, Naomi Sayre. Very proud of you Nahin!
Lizhen Chen & Jason Liu – Spotlight in the Journal, Molecular Cell!
October 5, 2023
Congratulations to Lizhen Chen and Jason Liu for receiving the spotlight at the journal, Molecular Cell, for their recent paper, Hormone-induced enhancer assembly requires an optimal level of hormone recepter multivalent interactions! See link below. Molecular Cell 5 October 2023 Meet the authors: Lizhen Chen, Shasha Chong, and Zhijie “Jason” Liu Hormone-induced enhancer assembly requires […]
Claira Sohn – Recognition by National Institute of General Medical Sciences!
October 5, 2023
Congratulations to Claira Sohn on her recognition by NIGMS today (see link below)! Claira is a student in Bess Frost’s lab and in the biology of aging discipline. Congratulations also to mentor Bess Frost! OCTOBER 4, 2023 Claira Sohn Cultivates Neurons and Diversity in the STEM Community BY ABBEY BIGLER