Author Archives: Katja Nowick
Lab warming party
On August 2nd we had our lab warming party. Together with Dr. Yvonne Böttcher’s junior research group (“Genetics of Adipositas”) we celebrated the start of our wet lab activities. We want to thank everybody of the former Interdisciplinary Center for … Continue reading
Nadine helps as a student assistant
Nadine Rastig now supports our group as a student assistant. Nadine currently studies Biology in the 5th semester. She is helping our group in the lab by participating in various experiments. Welcome, Nadine!
Primate KZNF catalog paper accepted
Our paper describing the content and evolution of Krüppel-type zinc finger (KZNF) genes in primates is accepted for publication in PLoS One: http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0021553. Data from this project are contained in our Primate KZNF catalog (http://znf.igb.uiuc.edu/). The work was performed in … Continue reading
Rui Faria visit
Rui Faria from CIBIO (Research Center in Biodiversidade and Genetic Resources) at the University of Porto, Portugal, visited our lab from May 15th to May 22nd. He gave a talk on “Chromosomal speciation revisited: rearranging theory with pieces of evidence”.
Rosalina joins as a PhD student
Luz Rosalina Tincopa Marca from Peru joined our lab on May 10th as our second PhD student. Welcome Rosalina!
Lia starts as a postdoc
Lia Abbasi Moheb joined our group on April 1st as a postdoc. Welcome Lia!
Another Katja for our group
Katja Jacob started on April 1st to support our group as technician. Welcome Katja!
Stefano joined our lab
Stefano Berto from Italy joined our lab on March 15th to do a PhD. Welcome Stefano!