The human and non-human primate developmental GTEx projects
dGTEx marker paper is now available online in Nature and has been featured by OHSU News. Congratulations to all! Abstract Many human diseases are the result of early developmental defects. As most paediatric diseases and disorders are rare, children are critically underrepresented in research. Functional genomics studies primarily rely on adult tissues and lack critical […]
Don gives the Emil Steinberger Memorial Lecture at ASA 2024 in Denver
His talk titled “Computational Paradigms Shaping Andrology: Genetics, Pathology, and Collaboration” kicked off this year’s meeting. Congratulations Don!
OHSU researchers assemble comprehensive atlas of human gene mutations
Nicole’s GTEx paper was profiled by OHSU news. Congratulations Nicole and Don!
Ana and Alex present posters, and Ana wins, at NWRSS 2022
Ana received a best poster award for her work on methods for rigorous quantification of mouse testicular function. Congrats Ana!
Don gives keynote talk at NWRSS 2022
Don talked about the genetic analysis of human spermatogenetic failure at the he 18th Northwest Reproductive Sciences Symposium, held at the Skamania resort in Washington.
Nicole successfully defends her PhD thesis!
Although Nicole missed out on presenting in front of an amphitheater full of people due to COVID restrictions, defending via zoom gave people all over the country the opportunity to tune in to her talk. Nicole’s work focused on the origins & functional effects of postzygotic mutations throughout the human lifespan. Congratulations Dr. Rockweiler!
NIH selects OHSU to coordinate national neuroscience research involving marmosets
Oregon Health & Science University has been selected along with two other institutions to coordinate neuroscience research across the country involving marmosets, a nonhuman primate that’s ideally suited as a model for human neurological disorders and new treatments. Congratulations to Don who is the leading PI on this grant. Read the news article.
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Over half of the Conrad Lab team are women! We are proud to have such accomplished and enthusiastic individuals in our lab.
Happy Holidays from the Conrad Lab!
Wishing you a happy and prosperous New Year! May your experiments work, your papers get accepted and your grant applications score well.
Happy Thanksgiving from the Conrad Lab!
The Conrad Lab had a Thanksgiving potluck from around the world last week celebrating our cultural diversity. We are thankful for our growing lab, fantastic people and great science!