Archive for the ‘Fellow Focus’ Category

New Research from JCC Fellow Dr. Daniel Richard

December 10, 2024

JCC Fellow Dr. Daniel Richard’s latest research on the genetic and epigenetic drivers of bone development and their role in determining height was published last month. Dr. Richard is currently a JCC Fellow in Dr. […]

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Fellow Spotlight: Dr. Mabel Tettey

October 24, 2023
Dr. Tettey investigates mechanisms of African trypanosome transmission and virulence

Dr. Mabel Tettey is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Dr. Michael Grigg’s lab at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease and a 2023 JCC Fellow. Dr. Tettey studies trypanosomes that cause African sleeping […]

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JCC Fellow Spotlight: Prerna Malaney

September 29, 2022

Dr. Prerna Malaney has the perfect name for an expert RNA biologist – although Prerna actually means inspiration in Sanskrit. Prerna traces her inspiration to be a scientist back to her father who always encouraged […]

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mRNA clusters found in Drosophila germ granules

January 20, 2016
In Nature Communications, JCC Fellow Tatjana Trcek reports new regulatory mechanisms for germ plasm mRNAs

As an embryo develops, cells differentiate into specialized body cells that compose different tissues. But not all cells can differentiate. If they all did, the organism would face a problem: no stem cells would be […]

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