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Dr. Douglas Chapski Successfully Defends Thesis
Recently, Douglas Chapski defended his PhD thesis, titled "Chromatin Architectural Dynamics in Cardiovascular Disease". He was incredibly dedicated to this project over the past several years, contributing both his technical knowledge in bioinformatics as well as his scientific creativity. We are proud of his work and look forward to seeing what life has to follow after graduation. Congratulations, Dr. Chapski!  Dr. Rosa Garrido congratulates Dr. Chapski on his PhD defense.  |
Rose Mason Presents at 2018 CARE Science, Engineering, and Math Summer Research Program Poster Session
Rose Mason, recipient of the Dean's Scholarship for her work, presented her research contributions to the lab in a poster entitled "Role of the Chromatin Structural Protein CTCF in Heart Failure". We are excited for her success. Well done, Rose!  Rose presents her poster.  The lab always comes to support. |
Manuel Rosa-Garrido wins Outstanding Early Career Investigator Award at Basic Cardiovascular Sciences Session
Dr. Rosa-Garrido won the Outstanding Early Career Investigator Award at BCVS 2018 for his presentation titled "Elucidation of Gene Regulation Paradigms by Integrating Chromatin Architecture, Histone Marks, and DNA Methylation". We at the lab are proud of his hard work and deserving recognition. Below is an interview with Manuel from the conference in which he discusses his project in detail. Congratulations, Manuel!  |
Dr. Vondriska Hosts Lab BBQ
To celebrate the successful laboratory move as well as our recent graduates (Nima Ghorasi with his B.S. in Biology and Shanxi Jiang with her PhD in Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology), Dr. Vondriska hosted the lab for an afternoon of barbecue, swimming, and fun in the sun.  |
The Lab Moves
   (L-R) 1. Manuel packs the first box. One down, several dozen to go! 2. Rose diligently packs away materials. 3. Doug finds an ancient relic. Some sort of music device, perhaps?    Lab members strategizing over their Lab of Thrones victories. No dragons were harmed in the staging of these photos.  Goodbye, old lab! Hello, new lab! |
Nima Presents Poster at Undergraduate Research Symposium
Congratulations to Nima Ghorasi for successfully presenting the culmination of his work in the lab in a presentation entitled "Genetic Modulation of Chropmatin Structural Proteins to Treat Heart Failure".  |
Dr. Shanxi Jiang Successfully Defends PhD Thesis
In a thesis entitled "Epigenetic Regulators of Cardiac Hypertrophy and Failure", Dr. Jiang presented the work she conducted over the course of her PhD. We are grateful for her dedication to the laboratory and are excited to see what the future holds. Congratulations, Dr. Jiang!  |
Nima Publishes Abstract in UCLA Biomedical Research Publication
We are glad Nima's hard work is being recognized by being published in the winter quarter edition of the UCLA Biomedical Research Publication. He would like to thank his mentor, Manuel, for his guidance and advice. His abstract pertaining to the remodeling of chromatin structure in heart failure can be read in full in the attachment below.  |
| Attachments:
UCLA BMRP - Winter 2018.pdf
Manuel Rosa Garrido Spoke at 2018 Heart Failure Keystone Symposium
Manuel Rosa Garrido gave an invited lecture at the January 2018 Heart Failure Keystone Symposium entitled: "Elucidation of Gene Regulation Paradigms by Integrating Chromatin Architecture, Histone Marks and DNA Methylation in Failing Hearts.  |
UCLA's Coverage of Our Work on Chromatin Structure in Heart Failure
UCLA's story: http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-study-challenges-common-theories-on-how-heart-disease-develops Rosa-Garrido and others. Circulation. 2017; PMID: 28802249 |
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