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Former Student Spotlights
Graduate Student Publishes in Scientific ReportsCarlee M. Cunningham, PhD (!) in the Habas Lab recently published a paper with Dr. Ray Habas, Dr. Gianfranco Bellipanni and Dr. Darius Balciunas entitled "Deletion of morpholino binding sites (DeMOBS) to assess specificity of morphant phenotypes". The study addresses problems associated with antisense Morpholino Oligomer use in embryonic zebrafish as a knock-down technology. Using a combination of CRISPR/Cas9 and Morpholino technologies, the study was able to provide evidence that introducing mutations into Morpholino binding sites may be a valuable method in teasing apart the differences between genuine morphant phenotypes and those caused by toxicity or off-target effects.
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Habas Lab Post-Doc Starts Tenure-Track Faculty Position |
Sharmin Hasan, PhD recently accepted an assistant faculty position at Texas A&M International University in the College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Hasan earned her PhD from the University of Tokyo in 2015 and worked in the Habas Lab as a postdoctoral fellow from 2016 to 2019. While in the Habas Lab, she focused on studying the role of Dennd5a in zebrafish embryonic development in the context of Wnt signaling.
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2020 Senior Series
KJ Waghorne
Katherine Waghorne joined the Habas Lab for several semesters as an undergraduate researcher. She spent her time in lab investigating the phosphorylation of a protein involved in Wnt signaling.
KJ recently graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. She will being working as a clinical assistant/medical scribe and plans to apply for medical school for the 2021 cycle.
Fun fact: KJ also played for the Temple Women's soccer team!
We are so proud of you KJ, best of luck in your future endeavors!
KJ recently graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. She will being working as a clinical assistant/medical scribe and plans to apply for medical school for the 2021 cycle.
Fun fact: KJ also played for the Temple Women's soccer team!
We are so proud of you KJ, best of luck in your future endeavors!
Julie Hutchinson
Julie Hutchinson worked in the Habas Lab for several years as an undergraduate researcher. While in the lab she worked on characterizing the protein Profilin by examining phosphorylation sites necessary for Profilin's activity.
Julie just graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biology, and whatever she does next, we know she will excel at!
Congratulations Julie, we are proud of all your accomplishments!
Julie just graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biology, and whatever she does next, we know she will excel at!
Congratulations Julie, we are proud of all your accomplishments!
Jaylene Everett
Jaylene Everett was an undergraduate researcher in the Habas Lab for several semesters. While with us, Jaylene assisted one of our graduate students in understanding the interaction between Custos and Daple.
Jaylene just completed her degree earning a Bachelor of Science in Biology. She will continue on to attend Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine starting in July.
Fun fact: Jaylene was also on the gymnastics team at Temple!
Congrats Jaylene, we are so proud of you!
Jaylene just completed her degree earning a Bachelor of Science in Biology. She will continue on to attend Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine starting in July.
Fun fact: Jaylene was also on the gymnastics team at Temple!
Congrats Jaylene, we are so proud of you!
Amulya Surakanti Volunteers in India
Amulya Surakanti is an undergraduate researcher in the Habas Lab and has been with us since her freshman year in 2017. For the entire month of May Amulya was in Kodaikanal, India where she volunteered with Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children (FIMRC).
Here is what she had to say about the program and her experience:
"FIMRC [is] a non-profit organization that wants to increase access to healthcare in third world countries. One of the 9 project sites is in Kodaikanal, India. Kodaikanal is one of the most diverse towns in India and is considered a tourist spot for the locals. Some of the projects that FIMRC launched in Kodaikanal are community surveys to track the health of families in different communities, the health and nutrition programs at the creches, which are day centers for low-income families, and health education sessions for the communities. In addition, FIMRC field operations director, Arun Selvaraj, recently started a program which involves compost bins for families to dispose their trash, but later use it as compost for gardening. There is a FIMRC clinic, which provides primary care for the underprivileged families. The volunteers also get to go to three different hospitals: KHMS, Van Allen Hospital and the Government Hospital. They all have different clinical setting and provide care at different levels. Van Allen Hospital also runs a mobile clinic camp couple times a week, which serves villages surrounding Kodaikanal that do not have access to hospitals or healthcare in their village. The volunteers participate in the mobile clinic program as well and learn about the health situation in various communities."
Amulya Surakanti is an undergraduate researcher in the Habas Lab and has been with us since her freshman year in 2017. For the entire month of May Amulya was in Kodaikanal, India where she volunteered with Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children (FIMRC).
Here is what she had to say about the program and her experience:
"FIMRC [is] a non-profit organization that wants to increase access to healthcare in third world countries. One of the 9 project sites is in Kodaikanal, India. Kodaikanal is one of the most diverse towns in India and is considered a tourist spot for the locals. Some of the projects that FIMRC launched in Kodaikanal are community surveys to track the health of families in different communities, the health and nutrition programs at the creches, which are day centers for low-income families, and health education sessions for the communities. In addition, FIMRC field operations director, Arun Selvaraj, recently started a program which involves compost bins for families to dispose their trash, but later use it as compost for gardening. There is a FIMRC clinic, which provides primary care for the underprivileged families. The volunteers also get to go to three different hospitals: KHMS, Van Allen Hospital and the Government Hospital. They all have different clinical setting and provide care at different levels. Van Allen Hospital also runs a mobile clinic camp couple times a week, which serves villages surrounding Kodaikanal that do not have access to hospitals or healthcare in their village. The volunteers participate in the mobile clinic program as well and learn about the health situation in various communities."
Christopher Cassella wins the Dr. Nina W. Hillman Award
Christopher Cassella is a graduating senior majoring in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. He has been doing hands-on research in the Habas Lab every semester since summer of 2017. His research included screening fish for CRISPR/Cas9-induced mutations and cloning genes into expression vectors.
Christopher was recently awarded with the Dr. Nina W. Hillman Award, which goes to a graduating senior in biology who has shown excellence in both the classroom and research in developmental biology or genetics. Christopher is the first undergraduate researcher from the Habas Lab to win this award.
Congratulations and good luck in all your future endeavors!
Christopher was recently awarded with the Dr. Nina W. Hillman Award, which goes to a graduating senior in biology who has shown excellence in both the classroom and research in developmental biology or genetics. Christopher is the first undergraduate researcher from the Habas Lab to win this award.
Congratulations and good luck in all your future endeavors!
Baihao Su, PhD starts postdoc at Harvard
Dr. Baihao Su earned his PhD with the Habas Lab in 2018. His research focused on characterizing the role of a novel Frizzled-binding protein in Wnt signaling during development using Xenopus laevis as a model.
Dr. Su began a postdoc position this week with Dr. Xi He, Endowed Research Chair and Professor of Neurology. Dr. He is also an American Cancer Society Research professor. Dr. Su will be researching Wnt signaling in colorectal cancer oncogenesis in the Department of Neurology in the Boston Children's Hospital of Harvard University.
Congratulations and good luck Dr. Su!!
Dr. Su began a postdoc position this week with Dr. Xi He, Endowed Research Chair and Professor of Neurology. Dr. He is also an American Cancer Society Research professor. Dr. Su will be researching Wnt signaling in colorectal cancer oncogenesis in the Department of Neurology in the Boston Children's Hospital of Harvard University.
Congratulations and good luck Dr. Su!!