Laura Baquero, a PRA in our lab, has been awarded a diversity supplement to our MIRA by NIH/NIGMS to study how noncanonical translation events contribute to escape from nonsense-mediated RNA decay. Laura worked very hard on her proposal and we are so excited for her to have this opportunity! [Read More]

We are grateful for the support of Friends of FSH Research and the Chris Carrino Foundation for FSHD in awarding a new grant to our lab to study the role of aberrant translation in FSHD. It is a continuation of the first grant our lab ever received and we are... [Read More]

Two years ago, today, our lab was a room full of boxes that I could barely walk into. Today, the lab is fully functional and we are doing the most exciting science I have ever done in my career. None of this would be possible without the wonderful people in... [Read More]

Divya Kolakada, our lab’s first graduate student, has passed her comprehensive exam with no conditions. We are so proud of you, Divya! [Read More]

We are excited to welcome Alex Steil to our lab as a Professional Research Assistant. Alex graduated from University of Wisconsin - La Crosse in 2018 with a major in Cell and Molecular Biology and a minor in Chemistry. Throughout his undergrad, Alex worked as a Research Assistant in the... [Read More]