Congratulations to Dr. Ekta Khurana for her appointment as the WorldQuant Foundation Research Scholar
Congratulations to Ekta Khurana, Ph.D. for her appointment as the WorldQuant Foundation Research Scholar, recognizing her outstanding contributions as a scientist working on enhancing methods for early diagnosis between cancer subtypes, where choosing the right treatment means a life saved.
Read moreDr. Luce Skrabanek receives the Physiology Biophysics and Systems Biology (PBSB) Teaching and Mentoring Award
Congratulations to Luce Skrabanek, Ph.D. who was selected by the Weill Cornell Graduate School Awards Committee to receive the Physiology Biophysics and Systems Biology (PBSB) Teaching and Mentoring Award. The citation reads: “The award reflects your deep commitment to your program and the training of our graduate students.”
Read moreSTAT News interviews Chris Mason about his analysis of twin astronaut genomes
WATCH: What happened to astronaut Scott Kelly’s DNA during his year in space “I was a dorky kid,” Christopher Mason admits. “I went to Space Camp. I’d always been thinking about maybe being an astronaut.” But not long after Space Camp, Mason discovered something even more seductive: DNA. He decided he wanted to be a geneticist instead. Today, Mason...
Read moreEkta Khurana was invited to join the Editorial Board of the journal Current Protocols in Bioinformatics
Ekta Khurana was invited to join the very distinguished Editorial Board of the journal Current Protocols in Bioinformatics – a leading international publication in the field of Bioinformatics.
Read moreOlga Boudker received the Michael and Kate Bárány Award 2016 from the Biophysical Society
Olga Boudker received the Michael and Kate Bárány Award 2016 from the Biophysical Society. She was “honored for her dynamic research that has led to a deeper understanding of the structural, thermodynamic, and kinetic aspect of secondary active transport and critically contributed to our understanding of the sodium-coupled transport of amino acids and monoamines. The award is intended to...
Read moreDr. Ekta Khurana a featured speaker at the Pint of Science ‘Unraveling Human Disease in the Age of Big Data’ event
As DNA sequencing is getting cheaper, it is becoming easier to sequence cancer genomes. An average cancer genome contains thousands of mutations, only a few of which drive its growth. How do we identify these drivers? Ekta’s lab is developing computational models to identify the mutations that have a functional impact on the cancer cell and lead to tumor...
Read moreDr. Christopher Mason Recognised by the Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance
Dr. Christopher Mason is recognised for the excellence of his work by the Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance and awarded a one-year grant.
Read moreDr. Christopher Mason Discusses Latest Space Mission
Dr. Christopher Mason is interviewed on MSNBC’s Weekends With Alex Witt regarding the latest International Space Station mission. He elucidates the importance of using genetically identical twins to study the effects of prolonged exposure to zero-gravity conditions, what microbiological changes are expected amongst the entire crew, and even how a year in orbit can make one both “older and...
Read moreEkta Khurana Joins As Assistant Professor
Dr. Ekta Khurana joins the faculty as Assistant Professor of Computational Genomics.
Read moreChris Mason: The Brilliant Ten Of 2014
Dr. Christopher Mason is profiled in Popular Science as one of The Brilliant Ten of 2014, for his ongoing work in sequencing “the genes of everything from subway microbes to NASA astronauts to learn how the environment affects genetic code”.
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