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  Huge congratulations to our very own Dr. Jeremy Nathans who is the 2024 World Laureates Association Prize Leaureate in Life Science or Medicine! Dr. Nathans’ won for discovering the genes, regulation and plasticity underlying human color vision and elucidating disease mechanisms that lead to…

Congratulations to Sarah Voss, a 2024 Lasker Essay Contest winner! Her essay, titled “The enemy of my enemy is my friend,” will be published in the July 15th issue of The Journal of Clinical Investigation. Sarah is a PhD Candidate in the Josh Modell Lab at…

Congratulations to Dr. Luisa Cochella! Dr. Cochella was promoted to Associate Professor in July 2024. Two recent publications from her lab include, Mime-seq 2.0: a method to sequence microRNAs from specific mouse cell types in The EMBO Journal and Mechanism for the initiation of spliceosome…

Congratulations to Suhee Chang! Suhee joins the 2024 class of young researchers selected for the Path to a Cure Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Award program. Path to a Cure is funded by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and supports projects “that have the potential to inform or ultimately translate…

Congratulations to MBG PhD student Connor McKenney! Connor is one of the 2024 Young Investigators award recipients. Connor will receive The Bae Gyo Jung Research Award at this year’s Young Investigators’ Day ceremony. Connor is currently a member of the Sergi Regot Lab. You can read…

Rachael Workman, a senior graduate student in the Modell Lab, is one of this year’s recipients for the Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award. The Weintraub Award “recognizes outstanding achievement during graduate studies in the biological sciences.” It is given annually through the Fred Hutchinson…

Congratulations to Marissa Feeley and Josh Colon! These two Modell Lab graduate students were recently awarded Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation.

Congratulations to Josh Modell, 2023 Johns Hopkins Catalyst Awardee! In May 2023, thirty-seven early career faculty members were selected to receive Johns Hopkins Catalyst Awards, an honor that is accompanied by a $75,000 grant, mentoring opportunities, and institutional recognition. This year’s Catalyst Awardees will investigate…

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