Category: Research (Page 2 of 3)

New paper in Neuron on using enhancers to study brain development. Congrats to Shanni Silberberg and John Rubenstein who led the work. We contributed to the genomic analysis of brain enhancers. Read more: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27710791

Nord Lab contributes to a study identifying genetic loci that impact myocardial mass. We contributed to analysis showing that common genetic variants impact heart enhancers. Read more: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27659466

New paper on the role of NKX2.1 in GABAergic neuron specification. In this collaboration between the Nord Lab and the lab of John Rubenstein at UCSF, Alex Nord was co-corresponding author and Ph.D. student Linda Su-Feher contributed to the work. Read more: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27657450

First NIH grant for the Nord Lab!  We received an NIGMS R35 MIRA award to study the sequence-encoded function of enhancers. Read more about the MIRA R35 program: https://www.nigms.nih.gov/research/mechanisms/MIRA/pages/default.aspx

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

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