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TRAINEE ALUMNI PUBLICATION
Training Program in Organogenesis Alumna, Ann Laszczky, PhD is published in this months edition of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN)

Linda Samuelson,PhD-"GI Success" feature article in The Physiologist Magazine July 2020
The Physiologist Magazine interviewed CPOD's Linda Samuelson. Don't miss this article!!!

Congratulations Rosa Menjivar!
Rosa Menjivar, Training Program In Organogenesis Trainee, was elected as Vice President of Society for Advancement of Hispanics/Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) at the University of Michigan Chapter. Congratulations on your appointment!
Dr. Arnold Kriegstein of UCSF gives an in depth talk on “Genomic insights into human cortical development”
Arnold R. Kriegstein MD, PhD is Professor, Neurology Director, Developmental and Stem Cell Biology Program from University of California, San Francisco.

Dr. Nhan Tran delivers on his seminar, Genetics of Invasive Glioblastoma Cells
Nhan Tran, PhD, Professor, Cancer Biology, Neurologic Surgery, Radiation Oncology at Mayo Clinic.

Dr. Vicki Losick presented a talk on Solving the Polyploid Mystery in Wound Repair
Vicki Losick, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biology Department, of Boston College gave a talk on "Solving the Polyploid Mystery in Wound Repair."
Please visit the Center for Organogenesis Seminar page for a complete listing of

Dr. Matthew Greenblatt visits the Center for Organogenesis
Dr. Matthew Greenblatt, Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, delivered an engaging talk on “A periosteal stem cell and the cellular basis of intramembranous versus endochondral ossification” as part of the ongoing Center for Organogenesis Seminar Series. Please visit the Center for Organogenesis

Center for Organogenesis (CFO) - New Trainees!
Three trainees have recently joined the Center for Organogenesis Trainee Program! Welcome Eun-Kyung Choi, Ann Laszczy and Rosa Manjivar!
Organogenesis Trainees pictured from left to right: Richard Youngblood, Kevin McGowan, Marina Pasca di Magliano (Trainee Program Co-Director), Nicole Edwards, Rosa Manjivar, Martha Luz Echevarria-

Center For Organogenesis Seminar (Dr. Khalid Shah).
Dr. Khalid Shah, Vice Chair of Research at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Director of the Center for Stem Cell Therapeutics and Imaging at Harvard Medical School, presented an exciting update on the current status of cell-based cancer therapies, including recent advances from his laboratory.

Dr. Ting Xie Meets with CFO and Dental School Trainees!
We were fortunate to have Dr. Ting Xie speak at our Center for Organogenesis Seminar Series today. He was able to enjoy lunch with a few of the trainees.
Richard Youngblood (CFO), Yasmine Doleyres (Dental School) and Renato Navarro (Dental School).

New Co-Directors of the T32 training program in Organogenesis!
Congratulations to Marina Pasca di Magliano from the Department of Surgery, and Jason Spence from the Department of Internal Medicine! They have been named Co-Directors of the T32 training program in Organogenesis.

Congratulations to Organogenesis Trainee Gabe Manske!
Gabe was just awarded the Kirschstein-NRSA Predoctoral Fellowship (F31) award to complete research on if and how parental histone proteins transmit epigenetic information across generations.

BioArtography will be at the Ann Arbor Art Fair!
BioArtography will be at the Ann Arbor Art Fair Thurs. 7/18 -Sun. 7/21! Volunteers are needed to work in the booth - if you can help please contact Traci Carulli [email protected]
Featuring 13 striking new images for 2019 & returning

Center for Organogenesis (CFO) - New Trainees!
Seven trainees have recently joined the CFO! Welcome Michael Czerwinski, Martha Echevarria-Andio, Gabriel Manske, Kevin McGowan, Sim Namkoong, Joyce Thompson and Richard Youngblood! Click Center for Organogenesis Trainees for a CFO trainees list!