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We are recruiting graduate students!
Welcome new graduate students! We are recruiting this year thanks to our NIH R01 grant, graduate student research positions are open for...
Sozanne Solmaz
Jul 25, 20231 min read
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Sozanne's NIH grant for a ~ 90k Vitrobot V was funded
Sozanne was awarded a ~90k equipment supplement for her NIH R01 grant (3R01GM144578-02S1). A brand-new Vitrobot V plunge-freezer for...
Sozanne Solmaz
May 25, 20231 min read
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Estrella receives the Clark Fellowship and the summer fellowship for excellence in teaching
Congratulations to our graduate student Estrella Rodriguez Castro who received the Clark Fellowship from Binghamton University and the...
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May 14, 20231 min read
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Congratulations Xiaoxin Zhao, soon to be PHD!
Today is the day for Xiaoxin Zhao, soon-to-be PHD 's graduation walk. Xiaoxin has been very productive and has a bright career ahead of her.
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May 10, 20231 min read
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Our collaborative paper with the Vallee lab was published in Plos Genetics
Our collaborative paper with the Vallee lab that investigates BicD2 mutations that cause neuromuscular diseases was published in Plos...
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Mar 17, 20231 min read
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Our collaborative paper was published in eLife!
Our collaborative paper coil-to-alpha-helix transition at the Nup358-BicD2 interface activates BicD2 for dynein recruitment was published...
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Mar 22, 20221 min read
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NIH R01 grant awarded to Sozanne R Solmaz, $319,978 of funding per year!
Today is the starting day of Sozanne's R01 grant GM144578 from NIH, with $319,978 of funding per year! This is a collaborative grant with...
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Mar 1, 20222 min read
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Sozanne appointed as Visiting Associate Professor in Richard Vallee's lab at Columbia University
Sozanne has used her Sabbatical for Research Training in neuroscience, brain development and cell biology as a temporary member of the...
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Sep 16, 20211 min read
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Sozanne was awarded NCCAT-TP1-SS210331 for training in cryo-electron microscopy at NCCAT
Sozanne's proposal NCCAT-TP1-SS210331was funded for the time period of (09/15/21 – 05/15/22) . This allows her to use her Sabbatical to...
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Sep 15, 20211 min read
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