Molecular Neuroscientist studying epigenetic gene regulation in brain development and disease. Assistant Professor, Department of BioSciences, Rice University.

Joined May 2012
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My department is hiring two tenure-track assistant professors! Won’t you be my neighbor? apply.interfolio.com/152525
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Just wanted to share the news that I’ve just started my own lab at the University of Arizona in beautiful Tucson. We’ll be studying protein function, divergence, and mutation effects across life using language models!
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I'm excited to share that Rice is hiring TWO new faculty members in Cognitive Neuroscience (1 Assistant level, 1 Associate/Full)! Asst ad: apply.interfolio.com/153086 Assoc/full ad: apply.interfolio.com/153384 Please share, and reach out if you have questions!
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Hey y’all! We are hiring an Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology @RiceUniversity! Great place to work, excellent students & colleagues. Please RT! apply.interfolio.com/152527
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My department is hiring two tenure-track assistant professors! Won’t you be my neighbor? apply.interfolio.com/152525
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Left out the https in my excitement. Here is the full link. Looking forward to learning about new research directions from prospective future colleagues! apply.interfolio.com/152525

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Trying to decide if I should invest in a high pressure homogenizer (e.g. EmulsiFlex-C3) or equipment for cryogenic grinding (Cryomill) for purification of protein and protein complexes (cells, occasionally tissue). Does anyone have opinions/recommendations?
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Way to go @JuliaMorales and @jennycavnar. Y’all were awesome and I hope to hear more play-by-play in the future! 💫
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A win for ALL women. Julia Morales and Jenny Cavnar are making history. For the first time in a regular season game, the home and road television broadcasts feature two female play-by-play announcers. @Athletics x @JuliaMorales x @jennycavnar
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Call for Papers! Differentiation will have a Special Issue, *All Things Neural Crest*. Submission Deadline August 15, 2024. For more information and to submit see here: sciencedirect.com/journal/di… #neuralcrest @SocDevBio @_BSDB_ @MBLScience @birthde @ISS_Research @frogwranglers
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We’re excited to continue to help strengthen the powerful #RareDisease communities working to find cures for their rare diseases with new funding for our #RareAsOne Network. Help us spread the word! czi.co/RareAsOneRFA
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11 Jan 2024
The Zhou lab is now officially open in @EmoryUniversity @EmoryMedicine @EmoryGenetics! We are actively recruiting at all levels. Come and join us if you are passionate about neurodevelopment and dedicated to finding a cure for autism! jzhoulab.mystrikingly.com/
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Congratulations to my colleagues and friends Julea Vlassakis and Jerzy Szablowski in @Rice_BIOE on receiving the New Innovator Award! Let’s toast @valhallarice 😁 @JerzySzablowski @RiceUniversity
Early-stage investigators proposed innovative high-impact research ideas for the @NIHDirector’s New Innovator Award. See the projects the awardees will pursue: commonfund.nih.gov/newinnova… #NIHHighRisk
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Welcome, Debra Feigin Sukin, the new President of Texas Children’s Hospital! Read the full press release detailing her appointment here: ms.spr.ly/60139cJnH
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Rice U. President @RDesRoches announced the creation of a scholarship named after Ruth Simmons, a President’s Distinguished Fellow and higher education trailblazer. The scholarship will support students who otherwise might not be able to attend Rice bit.ly/45c6T5L
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Rice President @RDesRoches and @TXMedCenter President and CEO @billmckeon joined university leaders at a ceremony that marked the start of the Rice Biotech Launch Pad and the 61st anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s 1962 speech at Rice Stadium. bit.ly/3PMzQRo
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My department is hiring! Check out the link below 😊
Come join us! BioSciences at Rice University is searching for 3 positions (!) in Neuroscience, Structural Biology and Synthetic Biology. Bring your research to Houston and the Texas Medical Center by applying here: apply.interfolio.com/130021
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Calling all potential grad students! Join us for our Ph.D. Possibilities Workshop on Aug. 1: interact with current students & faculty, get tips & tricks for grad applications & more. Nothing to lose, only knowledge to gain! Register: bit.ly/3WvsJOE #gradschoolapps #phd
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Congratulations to the new Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellows! Special shout out to my colleagues Jeffrey Tabor and Qimiao Si! Can't wait to follow the research as it unfolds. @RiceUniversity @RiceNatSci @RiceEngineering @jeffrey_j_tabor defense.gov/News/Releases/Re…
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Very excited to announce that today was the Dhindsa Lab's opening day @bcmhouston in the Department of Pathology and Immunology! Our goal is to advance precision medicine using population omics and human stem cell models. We're hiring at every level! dhindsalab.com
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Hey ya'll! The Lavery lab is hiring a Research Specialist II in the area of Neuroepigenetics. The opportunity is a hybrid of independent research and supporting daily lab functions. Come be part of the team! emdz.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/…
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We @kochinstitute are privileged to continue honoring Angelika’s deep legacy of mentorship with the second annual Angelika Amon Young Scientist Award! Please encourage any students outside the US who embody her infectious enthusiasm for biology to apply! ki.mit.edu/events/prizes-lec…

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