Our lab studies DNA repair and genomic stability in the contexts of development, cancer, and aging of the brain

Joined February 2019
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12 Jul 2024
Our latest on medulloblastoma and PRDM6, a member of the PRDF1 and RIZ1 homology domain-containing family of transcription factors, is out. Read the full-text here: rdcu.be/dNv7Q Congrats Christin and co-authors! @NeurosurgUCSF @UCSF #braintumors #medulloblastoma

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Excited to share my work at #cellbio2023 about DNA double-strand breaks in neurons. Let's talk at my poster on Monday and don't miss my talk on Wednesday!
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14 Nov 2023
Very proud of Sarah Cohen for winning the best poster prize at @UCSFAging Symposium. Congratulations! 🎉🎉🎉
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What a beautiful day for our inaugural symposium! Thank you to our keynote speakers, faculty, and trainees for making it a success. #aging @UCSFAging @deyoungmuseum
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14 Nov 2023
great talk by Sarah today at the awesome @UCSFAging symposium at the de Young museum in beautiful Golden Gate Park.
Sarah Cohen of the @SchwerLab presenting her work showing the role of DNA repair mechanism deficiency in neuronal aging.
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27 Sep 2023
Congrats Laura! Congrats also to Ayush from our lab who was one of the finalists! Great job!
25 Sep 2023
When worms lined up like a marching band, @ucsfgraddiv's postdoc scholar Laura Persson investigated. Collective behavior may seem natural, but it's a complex process aided by humans' 86 billion brain neurons. Congrats on winning UCSF's #PostDocSlam with 'The Wormnado'!
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PRDM6 promotes medulloblastoma by repressing chromatin accessibility and altering gene expression biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #biorxiv_cancer

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Our new paper on how stem cells coordinate transcription and DNA replication to protect genome integrity is out now in @NatureSMB: nature.com/articles/s41594-0…. More info ⬇️. @UCSF, @UCSFstemcell, @UCSFUrology, @UCSFCancer, @UCSF_ObGynRS

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28 Jun 2023
Super exciting live imaging 🔬of the cellular 🧬DNA repair response at @MBLScience #MBLPhysiology with @LauraCheradame1 of @UCSF @MullinsLab @SchwerLab.
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It’s a tremendous pleasure to host a joint workshop of our ⁦@dfg_public⁩ research unit FOR 5504 and the NIA PPG on genome instability with exciting keynote lectures by Laura Niedernhofer seen here and ⁦@SchwerLab⁩ and ⁦@George_Garinis
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18 May 2023
Congrats class of 2023!🎉 The countdown to graduation is on. Remember to include @UCSF in your epic celebrations because we're ready to shine the spotlight on your victorious moments!📸🎓 #UCSFGrads
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26 Jan 2023
Congratulations Kevan M. Shokat of @UCSF, winner of the 2023 @theNASciences Award for Scientific Discovery for pioneering breakthroughs in chemical biology to advance cancer therapy! See him accept the award at the 160th NAS Annual Meeting! #NASaward #academia #hhmi
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26 Jan 2023
Congratulations @kevansf @UCSF !!!!!
Congratulations @kevansf @UCSF, winner of the 2023 @theNASciences Award for Scientific Discovery for pioneering breakthroughs in chemical biology to advance cancer therapy! To be awarded at the 160th NAS Annual Meeting! nasonline.org/programs/award… #UCSFProud #NASaward #academia #HHMI
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Congratulations @kevansf @UCSF, winner of the 2023 @theNASciences Award for Scientific Discovery for pioneering breakthroughs in chemical biology to advance cancer therapy! To be awarded at the 160th NAS Annual Meeting! nasonline.org/programs/award… #UCSFProud #NASaward #academia #HHMI
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Are you an undergrad thinking about grad school in a biology-related field? Do you identify as a member of a historically excluded group in STEM, grow up with in a disadvantaged background, or experience an ongoing disability? Come join our amazing @UCSF_PROPEL community!🧵
Incredibly excited to announce the 2023 @UCSF Virtual Matchmaking Event for Postbaccalaureate Scholars on Feb 1, 2023! Register by Jan 6! Come meet 6 faculty with shared research interests, and join our amazing and thriving community! Visit justice.ucsf.edu for more info
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Applicants interested in learning more about the UCSF Neuroscience PhD program check out this link to sign up for our grad fair on 10/24. neurograd.ucsf.edu/graduate-…

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BMX skills rusty but nice gumwall tires! #PI-BMX
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