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We are excited to share our newest publication on oil droplets rising in stratification! Congratulations Tracy, De and Lindsay!

Woo-hoo! Our abstract, titled " The nBAF (mSWI/SNF) Complex Regulates Activity-induced Neuronal Gene Transcription by Facilitating RNA Polymerase II Elongation", was accepted for oral presentation at the Gene Regulation Keystone meeting. Congratulations to Karen (the lead) and the entire team...

Ramen was awarded the 2021-2022 UC Merced Senate Research Award to study BAF complex functions in neurons using novel inhibitors.

Check out our newest paper on the joint effects of ethnic residence and air pollution on gestational diabetes among Asian/Pacific Islanders: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33964949/ Abstract Background: Asian/Pacific Islander (API) communities in the United States often reside in metropolitan areas...

The DNA methyltransferase DMAP1 is required for tissue maintenance and planarian regeneration. Salvador Rojas, Paul G Barghouth, Peter Karabinis, Néstor J Oviedo Published Online:22 Aug 2024 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39179016/

Check out our review on all host forward genetic screens that have been performed on Apicomplexa parasite infections in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. Reviewed are the many forward genetic studies over the past several decades that have revealed multiple aspects of host-parasite...

Laura Garcia-Lopez was selected for a Young Investigator Travel Award for her poster presentation given at the Midwinter Conference of Immunologists! Well deserved!

Laura Garcia-Lopez has joined the lab as a first year graduate student in our QSB graduate program. She comes from the University of Quindio, Columbia where she obtained her masters degree in Jorge Gomez-Marin's lab researching human immune correlates of occular toxoplasmosis. We are thrilled to...

Jennifer Eggleston and Jasmine Possada have graduated from UC Merced. I really appreciated each of you in the lab even though your research time was cut short due to COVID. But I know you'll do amazing in the next stages of your careers! All the best.