Congratulations to Shao who was recently accepted into Stony Brook University’s Scholar in Biomedical Science (SBMS) program. The purpose of this program is to engage Ph.D. students in translational research. https://renaissance.stonybrookmedicine.edu/sbms/trainees/ZijianShao
Congrats Joe!
Joe was highlighted by Stony Brook University as Researcher of the Month for August 2022. Take a look at his interview: https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/ureca/feature/_bio/2022/August2022
Andrea at the 2022 Myelin Gordon Conference
Andrea had the opportunity to travel and present her research at the 2022 Myelin Gordon Conference in Barga, Italy. She had a great time meeting experts in the myelin field and reconnecting with Rianne, a collaborator and former lab member.
Recent Publication
Check out our new review: Narine, Mohanlall, and Holly Colognato. “Current Insights Into Oligodendrocyte Metabolism and Its Power to Sculpt the Myelin Landscape.” Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience 16 (2022): 892968. APA https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fncel.2022.892968/full
Chhabra-URECA Scholarship Award- Joe Bisulca
Congratulations to Joe who recently was awarded the Chhabra-URECA Scholarship Award to support his research over the summer.
Maryam Azmi
3rd Year Genetics Graduate Student Maryam graduated in 2019 with a Bachelor’s in Biology from SBU, specializing in developmental genetics and joined the Biochemistry and Cellular Biology Master’s Program in Fall 2019. From there, she transitioned into the PhD Program in Genetics in Fall 2020. During her master’s training, Maryam worked in David Matus’s Read More…
Zijian Shao
3rd Year Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology Graduate Program Student Shao received his bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from Ocean University of China in 2018. As a sophomore, he participated in the research of Pharmaceutical Synthesis Laboratory and Laboratory of Molecular Biology, focusing on the synthesis of diosgenin and designed the trigger aiming at the zebrafish HMG20B Read More…
New Publication
Congratulations to Andrea on her first review paper: Arreguin, Andrea J., and Holly Colognato. “Brain dysfunction in LAMA2-related congenital muscular dystrophy: lessons from human case reports and mouse models.” Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience 13 (2020): 118. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnmol.2020.00118/full
URECA Research Symposium
Congratulations to Irena who presented her research at the annual URECA’s Celebration of Undergraduate Research & Creativity. Irena was a recipient of the prestigious Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URECA) summer research award.
Pharmacology Holiday Party
Mo, Erika and Ashley (pictured here) were able to attend the Pharmacology Holiday Party this past Thursday evening in Port Jefferson, NY. It was a great night to be had by all! The Colognato Lab wants to wish you all a great holiday season and an awesome start to the New Year! 😀