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Mark Khoury

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Postdoc in the Hsu lab @HSCRB, PhD with @bilderlab @berkeleyMCB. Epithelial cell biologist and microscope enthusiast. 🇱🇧

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@MaikoKitaoka
Maiko Kitaoka 北岡舞子, PhD
1 year
Very happy to see one of my PhD side projects out now, and I’m extremely grateful to Gabriel and @GibeauxRomain for taking the reins so we can see the #Xenopus🐸 spindle in even more detail than before 🤩🔬 https://t.co/WgfvJVMoIo
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The spindle is a key structure in cell division as it orchestrates the accurate segregation of genetic material. While its assembly and function are well-studied, the mechanisms regulating spindle...
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@khourmark
Mark Khoury
1 year
Huge thanks to organizers @JLS_Lab, Anne Muesch, and Irwin Arias and to @janeliaconf for putting together such a fantastic meeting! It was great to get to meet so many awesome people and hear about all the exciting science in the polarity field!
@janeliaconf
Janelia Conferences
1 year
A big “thank you” to everyone who joined us this week @HHMIJanelia to share their outstanding science and connect with colleagues in cellular polarity research.
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Janelia Conferences
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A big “thank you” to everyone who joined us this week @HHMIJanelia to share their outstanding science and connect with colleagues in cellular polarity research.
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@MaikoKitaoka
Maiko Kitaoka 北岡舞子, PhD
2 years
Super grateful and excited to be a part of the 2024 Leading Edge Fellows cohort! This community has been so joyful and inspiring already, and I can’t wait to meet everyone very soon! 🎉
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@khourmark
Mark Khoury
2 years
Congrats @MaikoKitaoka and all the other new fellows! 🥳 very well deserved!!
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@neubadah
Ubadah Sabbagh
2 years
Folks, I'm *still* trying to help this young scientist from gaza get a research job. He's interested in computational biology, structural biology, competent at python, recent bachelor's graduate (whose university has been erased). Please dm or email for his cv.
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@kingcada
King Cada ᜃᜒᜅ᜔ ᜃᜇ
2 years
🚨 New paper alert 🚨 I am so happy to share the first paper of my postdoc in @Mizuno_lab . Here we hope to summarize the cellular landscape of neurons thru the lens of #cryoET. Hope you enjoy. https://t.co/GBYahBlnQd
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@khourmark
Mark Khoury
2 years
It turns out post meiotic sperm genomes are pretty weird (and cool)! Check out this nice review from @MaikoKitaoka and @yamashitaflylab to find out more! Congrats!
@MaikoKitaoka
Maiko Kitaoka 北岡舞子, PhD
2 years
My first #postdoc publication is now out!! 😮😊 It’s amazing how developing sperm genomes are so challenged after meiosis - Find out more in our new review! Thanks @yamashitaflylab for guiding and trusting me through this science journey 🪰🧬
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@MaikoKitaoka
Maiko Kitaoka 北岡舞子, PhD
2 years
My first #postdoc publication is now out!! 😮😊 It’s amazing how developing sperm genomes are so challenged after meiosis - Find out more in our new review! Thanks @yamashitaflylab for guiding and trusting me through this science journey 🪰🧬
tandfonline.com
Species’ continuity depends on gametogenesis to produce the only cell types that can transmit genetic information across generations. Spermiogenesis, which encompasses post-meiotic, haploid stages ...
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@khourmark
Mark Khoury
2 years
Very cool new story from @Jung_Kim_PhD lab and @bilderlab about how tumors cause renal dysfunction through aberrant stem cell activity. Congrats to all the authors!
@bilderlab
David Bilder
2 years
New lab preprint —longtime project finished in Hong Kong by new investigator @Jung_Kim_PhD. https://t.co/XUtIefmbCm Paraneoplastic renal dysfunction in fly cancer models driven by inflammatory activation of stem cells
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@bilderlab
David Bilder
2 years
New lab preprint —longtime project finished in Hong Kong by new investigator @Jung_Kim_PhD. https://t.co/XUtIefmbCm Paraneoplastic renal dysfunction in fly cancer models driven by inflammatory activation of stem cells
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@peiferlabunc
Mark Peifer
2 years
I'm on the search committee--we're very excited to add a new colleague to our great Department. Share widely & RT
@UNC_Biology
UNC_Biology
2 years
Please pass along to your networks! UNC Dept of Biology is now hiring for Associate Chair for Business Administration - come work with an amazing team! https://t.co/vaJlUaOnuD
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@MaikoKitaoka
Maiko Kitaoka 北岡舞子, PhD
2 years
1/ I’m very happy to share my new methods paper on the key #Xenopus🐸 egg extracts and variations I used in my PhD. We include a species’ comparison of protocols and the unique nuances of each species as a resource for the community. https://t.co/QAQX1rSEeO (1/2)
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@bilderlab
David Bilder
2 years
Now accepting applications- come join us in Berkeley! https://t.co/nK3MGskRiS
@bilderlab
David Bilder
2 years
We're hiring a research tech.  Great for a post-bac interested in genetics, development or cancer biology.  https://t.co/BLLcJYzJ5B Will update w/ official posting but feel free to reach out now, esp. candidates w/ model organism experience #drosophila. Please RT.
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@MaikoKitaoka
Maiko Kitaoka 北岡舞子, PhD
2 years
Please consider donating to Black Matters, a project with @scicommlab about being a Black scientist and much more. It’s along similar lines as @PictureaSciFilm. I know many of us don’t have spare cash. But I hope you’ll consider giving what you can! https://t.co/Qab4wRfKrM
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“What’s the point of studying the minutiae of this life if we can’t examine ourselves?”As two Black women scientists, we wanted to change this world through our scienc...
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@JD_Buenrostro
Jason Buenrostro
2 years
We are recruiting postdoctoral fellows in neurobiology and development to complement our group specializing in genomic technologies, epigenetics and machine learning. projects are very well funded and we are interested in co-mentorship. Please DM if interested in hearing more!
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@MaikoKitaoka
Maiko Kitaoka 北岡舞子, PhD
2 years
Thanks @GiuntaLab! Here are 10 more awesome #WomeninSTEM, so lucky to call them friends and role models in & beyond academia: @alhigdon92 @CoralZhou @AmelieRaz @JaclynFingerhut @deetsk @das_arunika @Lee_JenYi @SohiniBanrjee @t_oehmke @pyromanticism Pick it up & keep it moving!
@GiuntaLab
Giunta Lab
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@HSCRB
HSCRB
2 years
SCRB Professor Ya-Chieh Hsu has received the inaugural Glenn Foundation Discovery Award for her work to understand molecular mechanisms that drive stem cell #aging & identify functionally important genes that can rejuvenate old stem cells in vivo directly https://t.co/6JGPQzTJ9z
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