Nicole participated in a team that built a kids bike and raced it against other teams.  At the end of the team building exercise, the bikes were donated to charity.

Alex Stutzman is a 1st year graduate student in the BBSP program at UNC.  She is doing a joint rotation with our lab and the lab of Dan McKay for the fall period.  Welcome to the lab Alex!

Nicole Arruda was awarded a Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation!  This is a highly competitive award that will fund her studies for 3 years.  Way to go Nicole!

About the award:  “The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based Master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited United States institutions.”

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Nicole Arruda has joined the Dowen Lab for her thesis work.  She had a great rotation and we are excited to have her join the lab and study genome architecture.  Welcome Nicole!

Supin has joined the Dowen Lab for her postdoctoral studies.  We are happy to welcome her to the group and excited about the experience she brings in genome organization and gene control.

Here is the link to the original study:

http://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(17)31466-5

Here is the link to a BBC news blurb:

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-42352256

Here is a link to a Huffington Post news blurb:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dna-from-cincinnati-zoos-ipuh-provides-evidence_us_5a343df7e4b0e7f1200cfae1

Megan’s undergraduate research work on de novo sequencing and analysis of the Sumatran Rhinoceros genome has been accepted for publication at the journal Current Biology.  This work will also be referenced in a highlighted release for a lay audience. The results of this study reveal that before human interaction with the species, ecological pressures had already begun decreasing the population size, contributing to the endangered status of the Rhinoceros.

Keean is a graduate student in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences Program (BBSP).  He has joined the Dowen Lab for his winter rotation where he will do some “wet” and “dry” work investigating mechanisms of transcriptional regulation.  Welcome Keean!

Zach is one of three postdoctoral fellows selected for UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center’s new training program funded by the National Cancer Institute.  This is a competitive program that will fund Zach’s research for at least one year.  In the “Cancer Epigenetics Training Program” Zach will obtain exceptional training in the epigenetic mechanisms that underlie human tumor development and potential avenues for therapeutic intervention.  Awesome news Zach!

Holden is a sophomore Biology major who is diving into research this year.  We are excited to have him learn general lab tasks and a variety of experimental techniques.  Welcome to the Dowen lab!