PhD candidate at UC Davis studying epigenomics of neurodevelopmental disorders | LaSalle lab 🧬 | he/him 🇵🇭

Joined September 2021
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Alumni tell us word of mouth is the #1 way applicants hear about the CCST S&T Policy Fellowship. Know a #PhD student or #postdoc who’d make a great science policy leader? Help shape their future by sharing this opportunity. #academictwitter #scipol #phdjobs @SciPolJobs
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Check out our lab’s new paper from Dr. @OsmanSharifi3!
🧵 New study: Sex-specific transcriptomic changes in #RettSyndrome at single-cell resolution! 🧬 nature.com/articles/s42003-0… @Rettsyndrome @ReverseRett @ucdavis @rettsyndnews @RettSyndromeUS @BMCDB @ucdavisbiology
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Congrats @JasonCDong1 for publishing another great paper!
Today we present precise detection of endogenous opioids using genetically encoded biosensors. Multiple early variants have been validated in labs, and we have now optimized, determined, and benchmarked the first-gen opioid sensors for both in vitro and in vivo applications.
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I’d like to thank Janine, Dag, Lynne, and all my students (lab and UCLEADS) for the Chancellor’s mentorship award nomination! Thank you to all my other mentors from CSULA and UCD. Your guidance and support is what pushes me to do the same for others. This one’s for all of you!
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Ecstatic to bring you our new preprint and the bulk of my thesis work investigating sex differences and examining the effects of mosaicism in Rett syndrome mouse and human cortex at the single cell level. biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…

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Thank you to my amazing mentors, undergrads, and mentees for the nomination. Y’all make grad school fun!
Congratulations to Aron Mendiola on winning the Chancellor's Award for Mentoring! @ApiJenetics @UCDavisGenetics @UCDavisSACNAS @ucleads @BMCDB
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Our biggest Symposium in recent years ... or maybe ever?! It was a pleasure being together this past weekend. 📸 @BHoseaSmall 🩵
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The LaSalle lab is well represented at ASHG2023! @GeneticsSociety @UCDavisGenetics @UCDavisNC @AKhpz1X9BMCDb7Y @UCDavisGrad
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Come learn about the latest advances in Prader-Willi syndrome from Aron Mendiola at ASHG at 10:30 AM today, Convention Center 146B! @UCDavisResearch @BMCDB @ucleads @jmlasalle123 @LaSalleLabUCD @UCDavisGenetics
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First big conference for our undergrads @emilythrall and @TaylorrArianna representing the @LaSalleLabUCD at @SACNAS #2023NDiSTEM
LaSalle Lab member at SACNAS; PhD candidate Aron Mendiola, and UC LEADS students Emily Thrall and Taylor Tran! @UCDavisGenetics @BMCDB @UCDavisGrad @ApiJenetics
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I particularly want to make sure to credit Dag Yasui @dhyasui Ben Laufer @laufer_ben Kari Neier @karineier Yihui Zhu @yihuizhu12 Antonio Gomez @jagomez99 Weston Powell @wtpowell Rochelle Coulson AJ Mendiola @ApiJenetics Osman Sharifi @OsmanSharifi3
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Way to go Maria!!! Well deserved!
I am deeply honored to be a part of the #GilliamFellows community. Thank you to all of my past and present mentors for all of your assistance and support. Special thanks to @LettsScience, @mm5200, @partchlab, @Elva_Diaz11, and @CruzOrengo.
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*Watches The Bear* “Yes Chef!”
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It has been in the works for a while, but I finally published the research I worked on as an undergraduate @CalPoly in @CompBiochPhys. Thankful for the continuous mentorship I have received throughout this process. Read about my "supercool" lizards here: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

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Molecular geneticist-physiologist Joanna Chiu: newly appointed chair of #ucdavis Department of Entomology and Nematology. She is serving a five-year term. Congratulations! tinyurl.com/3cy7azje
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Here’s a clip of the woman who confronted the panel. I deeply admire her courage. “It is nothing compared to the systematic and structural discrimination have to face, especially in the stem fields”
In all the diversity trainings I’ve attended over the years, one has ever tried to prepared people for how to deal as a moderator or attendee w/the real & recurrent occurrence of a powerful scientist being an ass on stage. The attendee nailed it, the moderator did not.
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I received notice that I would be promoted with tenure months ago, but it’s technically not official until 7-1-23. However, I’m not waiting until tomorrow for this. On July 1, 2023, my tenure and promotion @ucdavis @ucdavisvetmed are official! #tenure #promotion #DevBio 🎉💪🏽❤️
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Congrats to @rpwohlgemuth on winning the Barbara Horwitz and John Horowitz Award as an outstanding graduate student in @MCIPUCD. More to come for Ross too!
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Thanks @Alexuss_Symone and @ElenaSuglia it was a great time presenting the work we’ve done as BMCDB DEIC and a fun time getting to meet people interested in our work. Anybody in CBS should consider applying! biology.ucdavis.edu/about/de…

Want to know more about DEI at UC Davis, talk to Aron (AJ) Mendiola! @UCDavisGenetics @BMCDB @UCDavisGrad @GGIPstudents @UCDLandS
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