A study led by longevity researcher Dr. Vijay Yadav, Assistant Professor of Genetics and Development Department at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Columbia stem cell researchers opened up their labs for one day to dozens of 8th to 10th grade girls to inspire the next generation of female scientists.
Dr. Cheng has assembled a multi-disciplinary research team to investigate the food-gene regulatory networks involved in driving tumor initiation and development of early-onset colorectal cancer.
Congratulations to Chao Lu, PhD, Genetics & Development, and Mijo Simunovic, PhD, Columbia Stem Cell Initiative, who received awards from the Schaefer Research Scholars Program.
A study with genetics professor Yousin Suh, Director of the Reproductive Aging Program at CUIMC. She is co-leading this trial with Dr. Zev Williams, head of the Columbia University Fertility Center.
Here they show CPSF6 deficiency in human patients and zebrafish causes neurological, skeletal, and cardiovascular defects by altering poly(A) site choice to modulate protein levels during development.