Jessica Nelson, Granato Lab Postdoc, Receives Faculty Position

Congratulations to Jessica Nelson, postdoc in the Granato lab, on her Faculty position at the University of Colorado, Denver starting November 1 2021! Supported by a NIH K99 award Jess will continue her research on the molecular and cellular mechanisms of habituation learning. We wish Jess the best of luck with the move and are looking forward to hearing about the exciting science to come out of her lab.

Mustafa Mir, Ph.D.

Mustafa Mir – NIH Director’s New Innovator Award Recipient

Congratulations to Mustafa Mir for receiving the NIH Director’s New Innovator Award!!

Project Title: Quantifying the Dynamics of Gene Regulation and Nuclear Organization During Embryogenesis

The Mir lab is developing and applying novel advanced fluorescence microscopy technologies and computational analysis tools to study and manipulate the molecular scale dynamics of gene regulation during embryogenesis.