Current PhD student at the University of Pennsylvania @BMBGGUPENN co-advised with @GarciaLabMS and @berger_lab. @FulbrightPrgrm Researcher at @HKUniversity.
Joined September 2019
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23 Jun 2025
Grateful to have had the opportunity to lead this work as the main output of my PhD research. I feel truly lucky to have done it in such a supportive and collaborative lab @berger_lab @CellCellPress
17 Jun 2025
Excited to share our latest manuscript in @CellCellPress. Here we discovered neuropeptides that specify and reprogram the division of labor in leafcutter ants! penntoday.upenn.edu/news/whaโฆ
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15 Aug 2024
Can't wait to have you in Boston!
15 Aug 2024
๐จ๐จ๐จWeโre excited to give a Jumbo welcome to @tran_khoa, whoโs joining Tufts Bio as an Asst Prof in Septโ25! Learn about Khoa and his research on metabolic-epigenetic crosstalk here: khoaatran.com/research
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12 Feb 2024
Excited to see you in a couple days! @GarciaLabMS
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24 Oct 2023
Xiao is a phenomenal mentor and scientist!
24 Oct 2023
I am hiring multiple Postdoctoral Associates for my new lab at Sanford Burnham Prebys. We use a multidisciplinary approach (multi-omics, machine learning, long-lived species) to push the boundaries of aging research. Please see more details and apply here: sbpdiscovery.hrmdirect.com/eโฆ
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16 Oct 2023
Congrats to @danielcxuโฉ on a successful PhD defense! ๐ฅ๐๐ป๐ฅณ
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18 Sep 2023
I put together a personal website as I prepare to move to the next chapter in my professional career in the next year! Check it out - always looking for feedback!
michaelbgilbert.com
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15 Sep 2023
A new study suggests a hormone-degrading enzyme within the blood-brain barrier plays a critical role in deciding which jobs carpenter ants take on. scim.ag/479
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27 Jul 2023
Its summer, and that means new faces in the Spiegelman Lab!
First up, meet our newest Fellow @AmandaLSmythers! Amanda completed her PhD in Analytical Chemistry at UNC Chapel Hill where she used mass spectrometry to understand model organisms.
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20 Jul 2023
Very excited to present my work on ants ๐ this October at Cornell as an Emerging Scholar along with so many other amazing scientists! @berger_lab @GarciaLabMS
๐จWe are beyond thrilled to announce the inaugural class of Weill Institute Emerging Scholars! ๐
We can't wait for these 8 exceptional graduate students to visit Cornell & share their research in Oct 2023!
Info & details:
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tinyurl.com/WICMBScholars
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6 Jun 2023
This is a must-see event!
6 Jun 2023
Check out our stellar postdoc Khoa Tran (@tran_khoa) as he presents his work on spatial regulation of chromatin proteins in the Fragile Nucleosome (@FNucleosome) seminar series. Register (for free) here: harvard.zoom.us/webinar/regiโฆ
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4 May 2023
Had a great time at the Genetics Symposium yesterday talking about reprogramming leafcutter ant behavior with neuropeptides! @GarciaLabMS @berger_lab ๐๐๐๐
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7 Mar 2023
Thank you to @us_hupo for the opportunity to talk about my PhD research on #ants ๐๐! Had a great time sharing all my non-model organism work. @GarciaLabMS @berger_lab #USHUPO23
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9 Jan 2023
The Egervari Lab @WashUGenetics and @WUSM_BMB is open and hiring! We want to understand how metabolites influence gene expression in the brain during substance use and neurodegeneration. If you're interested, reach out directly or see our current openings below!
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5 Oct 2022
@berger_lab attends #cshlaging to present new exciting findings on aging and senescence. Shown are @MichBGilbert, @Lu_LuWang and @tran_khoa presenting their posters!
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9 Jun 2022
Had an amazing time at #ASMS2022 - great people, great science, great locationโฆ not much more you could ask for! #TeamMassSpec @KevinDCulver @MichBGilbert @Mass_Chemist
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9 Jun 2022
Very happy to have received the ASMS graduate student award! Time for some more ๐ proteomics! #ASMS2022 @GarciaLabMS
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23 Apr 2022
Great commentary by @LashNolen today at the Fulbright conference! It's great to see fellow Fulbrighters making such a powerful impact!
23 Apr 2022
Feeling so full after a fruitful conversation with some amazing @FulbrightPrgrm grantees and ๐ฅ co-panelists about public health, racism, and our approach to a global response. Itโs always a great reminder to know our work isnโt done in isolation โ๐พ
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25 Mar 2022
Amazing work by @tran_khoa!!
25 Mar 2022
It was an absolute delight to draw and highlight @Pagudelog who was a wonderful colleague of mine in the @berger_lab. Superb scientist and a amazing person!
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17 Feb 2022
Congratulations to our labโs newest PhD, Dr. Mariel Mendoza!!! @marielgrm (co-mentored by @GarciaLabMS) ๐พ๐พ Dr. Mendoza delivered a fantastic defense of her work on Acss2 and histone acetylation! ๐งฌ๐งฌ Great job Mariel!
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