The Genomics Scholars Program

November 12, 2007

The Center for Vertebrate Genomics is pleased to announce the recipients of the Fall 2007 Genomics Scholars Awards.

• Mr. Jin Leng, fourth year graduate student, Denkers laboratory. Mr. Leng's project involves examining the role of histone modification in host-pathogen interaction.
• Mrs. Nicole Liachko, fifth year graduate student, Lee laboratory. Mrs. Liachko's project involves examining the role of pancreatic determining factor 1a during development.
• Mr. Xu Wang, third year graduate student, Clark laboratory. Mr. Wang's project involves identifying novel imprinted genes.
• Dr. Kevin Harvatine, postdoctoral associate, Boisclair laboratory. Dr. Harvatine's project involves studying the role of fatty acids on endoplasmic reticulum stress.

The Committee received a very high number of outstanding applications, reflecting the diversity of research programs conducted by faculty in the CVG. We congratulate our new Genomics Scholars, and look forward to hearing about their research in the future.

Genomics Scholarship Recipients