The end of an era! Simon is off to start his new position at Roche Spark Therapeutics. A bittersweet departure for sure. Simon was a constant source of smiles and enthusiasm within the lab and helped to set the tenor of the lab. It’s been terrific to watch his growth as a scientist. But after resubmitting paper #3 (with papers #4 and #5 in the pipeline…) we suppose it is time for him to move on. Each of Simon’s papers have been in different fields and it is impressive to see such comprehensive pieces of work across so many different disciplines. Simon will be deeply missed.

Scarlett Dellacona, a Lynbrook Senior High School student, Elizabeth Resner, a Harvard undergrad, and Zilan Lilian Li, a McGill undergrad, have joined us for the summer. Scarlett and Liz will be working on tracking non-genetic material across generations in C. elegans while Lilian will be examining the role of epigenetics in breast cancer tumorigenesis. Kathleen and Oge have returned full time as well! Welcome or welcome back to Scarlett, Liz, Lilian, Kathleen and Oge!

María Fernanda Trovero Martínez will join us this week. Fernanda recently finished her graduate work in the lab of Adriana Geisinger at the Universidad de la República Uruguay. Welcome Fernanda!

Ewelina Nowak, a graduate student in the Molecules, Cells, and Organisms graduate program at Harvard University, begins her rotation today. Ewelina will be examining the role of epigenetics in the evolution of multicellularity using the amoeba Dictyostelium discodieum. Welcome Ewelina!