Shilatifard Lab
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The goal of our laboratory is to define the molecular mechanisms underlying cancer pathogenesis and to identify potential targets for therapy.
Chicago, Illinois
Joined October 2022
Happy Thanksgiving from the Shilatifard Lab! We are deeply grateful for all of our blessings — not only the scientific discoveries we pursue, but the incredible people who make our work and world meaningful every day. Wishing everyone a joyful, restful and blessed holiday!
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Amazing day spent with colleagues at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Epigenetics Meeting, @MSKCancerCenter hearing inspiring science from across NYC institutions. Grateful to witness an incredible “last” lecture/keynote by our colleague Tony Kouzarides before he begins
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Join us today for the BMG Seminar Speaker Dr. Christopher R. Vakoc! @ChrisVakoc Hosted by Dr. Lu Wang @LuWangLab #epigenetics #Cancer @NUFeinbergMed @NorthwesternMed @CSHL
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Congratulations Dr. Talucci @IvanTalucci for finishing up your successful PhD from Julius Maximilian University in Wuerzburg @Uni_WUE section Biomedicine and joining our team as a postdoctoral fellow! The best is yet to be! @NU_BMG_SQE @NUFeinbergMed @NorthwesternU
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Congratulations to Dr. Shannon Lauberth @LauberthLab who was recognized at the Rosary High School Alumnae Reunion Luncheon @RosaryAurora for receiving the 2025 Dominican Alumnae Award for Professional Excellence! https://t.co/2R7trH4iI7
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Congratulations to our chairman, Dr. Ali Shilatifard, for being selected as the 2025 Distinguished Alumni of Kennesaw State University! @ShilatifardLab @NUFeinbergMed @kennesawstate
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We are delighted to celebrate the election of our esteemed colleague, Dr. Joe Bass, @JoeBass91471540 to the @theNAMedicine. This honor recognizes his outstanding contributions to the field of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Molecular Medicine, and his pioneering research
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Happy Halloween from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics at Northwestern Medicine! @NUFeinbergMed #Halloween
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Congratulations, Issam and team!
New in @MolecularCell! We discovered how mitochondrial succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) controls purine synthesis—and it's not what you'd expect. SDH loss → succinate buildup → SHMT2 succinylation → blocked one-carbon flow → no purines 🧬
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A wonderful afternoon with Lori Goler, President of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, @ChanZuckerberg and Shana Kelley, President of Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago, @ShanaOKelley @czbiohub exploring ideas on the future of STEM and collaborative plans ahead @NU_BMG_SQE
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Very well-deserved recognition of the outstanding scientific discoveries by our colleague Joe Bass. Congratulations Joe! @NU_BMG_SQE @NUFeinbergMed @theNAMedicine @NorthwesternU @JoeBass91471540
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Joseph Bass, MD, PhD, the Charles F. Kettering Professor of Medicine, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine for his foundational work in expanding the field of circadian mechanisms in...
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Thank you to everyone who made #EpiSociety2025 an unforgettable and inspiring gathering of the epigenetics community! @CKadoch @berger_lab @LauberthLab @yuefeng_1 @manoliskellis @BradEBernstein @ShilatifardLab @peterwlaird @sarma_lab @epicypher @NorthwesternMed @NU_BMG_SQE
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🚨 Countdown ON! 44 hours until #EpiSociety2025 kicks off. Join global leaders in DNA/RNA/chromatin epigenetics—breakthroughs, posters, and connections. Oct 15, 1 PM CT. Details 👉 https://t.co/pQVA6g3SiH
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Congratulations to BMG Faculty member Dr. @Ruli_Gao on her recent publication in @CircAHA discovering that an RNA isoform atlas may improve understanding of cardiovascular disease #CardiovascularDisease
https://t.co/YeUXvpGeIe
#Epigenetics @NUFeinbergMed
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Very proud of you, James. Go CATs!
Congratulations to James Gaynor, named a 2025 Packard Fellow for Science and Engineering! ✨ We’re proud to see his pioneering research recognized by the @PackardFdn! #PackardFellow #NorthwesternChemistry #UltrafastScience #Photochemistry
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It’s finally here! The #EpiSociety2025 International Conference kicks off tomorrow at 1 PM! @ShilatifardLab @CKadoch @manoliskellis @peterwlaird @berger_lab @LauberthLab @yuefeng_1 @LuWangLab @BradEBernstein @JoeEcker
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Congratulations to my colleague & friend from the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics, Dr. Issam Ben-Sahra, @bensahralab on being honored with the Thomas D. Spies Professor of Genetic Metabolism endowed professorship at @NUFeinbergMed. This is a well-deserved
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Thrilled to celebrate @NorthwesternU’s Joel Mokyr, winner of the 2025 @NobelPrize in Economic Sciences for uncovering how technological progress drives sustained growth. Congrats, Joel & go CATs! https://t.co/cCfvT0zSzD
@NU_BMG_SQE @NUFeinbergMed @theNASciences @ScienceMagazine
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Nobel recognizes Mokyr’s theory on sustained economic growth
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