Alex Nord is named a Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) Investigator. The Nord Lab will be studying the functional impact of non-coding de novo mutations identified in autism cases. Read more: https://sfari.org/author/?author=https://id.simonsfoundation.org/alexnord
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Nord Lab led by Alex Mawla Contributes to New Publication Highlighting Mutations that Cause Deafness
The Nord Lab, led by former lab undergraduate Alex Mawla, contributes to a new publication on mutations that cause deafness worldwide. Read more: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27344577
Lab undergraduate Shreya Louis graduates! Congrats to Shreya, who volunteered in the Nord Lab for two years and contributed to both bench and computational work.
Congrats to Ph.D. student Ayanna Wade for being awarded a spot on the Molecular and Cellular Biology NIH T32 training grant! Ayanna will be investigating the role of chromatin remodeling in synapse development and function.
Congrats to Linda Su-Feher, Nord Lab second year Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular, and Develompental Biology (BMCDB) Ph.D. student for earning a spot on the NIH T32 Biotechnology Training Grant! Linda’s project involves applying single cell transcriptomics to understand gene regulation.
Ayanna Wade Joins the Nord Lab!
The Nord Lab welcomes new Neuroscience Ph.D. student Ayanna Wade! Ayanna is interested in the role gene regulation plays in learning and memory.
Alex Nord will talk at the International Meeting for Autism Research in Baltimore, MD. Alex will talk about ongoing work in the lab characterizing a new mouse model of Chd8 haploinsufficiency.
Nord lab research presented at IMFAR featured in autism news blog. Read more: https://spectrumnews.org/news/mouse-with-key-autism-mutation-defies-expectations/
Ph.D. student Linda Su-Feher represents the Nord Lab at CSHL Biology of Genomes, presenting a poster on our work on chromatin remodeling, transcriptional remodeling, and brain development. Conference info: https://meetings.cshl.edu/meetings.aspx?meet=genome&year=16
The Nord Lab welcomes new Integrative Genetics and Genomics Ph.D. student Rinaldo Catta-Preta! Rinaldo comes to us from Brazil with a fellowship from the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico and will work on computational genomics and brain development.