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Ken Zaret inducted into the EMBO
Congratulations to Ken for being inducted into the EMBO last month! Through this lifelong honor, EMBO Members are recognized for their outstanding achievements in the life sciences. Please see the press release here.
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Andrea Stout Receives 2022 Core Director Award
CDB is happy to announce that Andrea Stout, PhD, Director of the Microscopy Core and Adjunct Assistant Professor in Cell and Developmental Biology has won the 2022 Core Director Award. These awards honor the exemplary leadership and dedication of our core directors, whose facilities serve as an integral catalyst for […]
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INCOMING FACULTY SPOTLIGHT: KAHLILIA BLANCO JOINS CDB FACULTY AS ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, JANUARY 2023
Dr. Morris-Blanco’s laboratory will investigate epigenetic mechanisms involved in stroke pathophysiology by examining the interplay between spatial and temporal epigenetic dynamics, transcriptional regulation, and mitochondrial function in the post-stroke brain. Using both in vitro and in vivo experimental stroke models, her work will employ gene-specific and genome wide assessments of […]
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Juan Alvarez featured in Penn Medicine News Blog
Juan Alvarez was featured in Penn Medicine’s News Blog! The article highlights his journey to Upenn as well as his current research. You can read the full article here.
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Patrick Seale promoted to Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
Congratulations to Patrick on this well-deserved promotion!
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Matthew Good promoted to Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology with tenure
Congratulations to Matt on achieving this major milestone in his academic career!
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Marisa Bartolomei Awarded the 2022 Society for the Study of Reproduction Award
CDB is excited to announce that Marisa Bartolomei, PhD, Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology, Co-Director of the Epigenetics Institute at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, has been awarded the prestigious 2022 Society for the Study of Reproduction Award! This award recognizes an active, Regular […]
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Juan Alvarez Joins the CDB Faculty as Assistant Professor
Welcome to CDB! Dr. Alvarez’s laboratory will study the interplay between circadian rhythms, metabolism, and cellular maturation, using stem cell-derived pancreatic islet organoids as human models. His work involves single-cell transcriptomic, epigenomic, proteomic methods and genetic, nanoelectronics-based approaches to study and control cell fate. He is especially interested in advancing […]
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Mustafa Mir receives grant from the Margaret Q. Landenberger Research Foundation
Mustafa received a grant from the Margaret Q. Landenberger Research Foundation to study Molecular dynamics of gene regulation during development and in cancer. Congratulations Mustafa!