Fall 2024

OK, even more people joined! James Russo (Micro student) and Hidayet Putun (MCB student) have joined the lab after rotations. Super excited about their directions!

Fall 2023

New people, new projects!

People have graduated (see personnel list), papers have been published (see Publications)!

Joining the lab in 2022 was Kubra Yigit (MCB), who now has a first author publication about the role of Lon in heme biosynthesis.  Joining the lab in 2023 was Dylan Frank (MCB).  Leaving the lab in 2023 was Tommy Tashjian, but luckily she’s only down the street as a faculty member at Amherst College.

Summer 2021 (post covid)

Rilee Zeinert (MCB) graduated in Summer of 2020, now is a postdoc at NIH with Gigi Storz, rocking small proteins.  (he still chimes in on lab slack though!)

Berent Aldikacti (MCB) joined the lab in Spring of 2020.  He’s working on a collaborative project with the Flaherty lab using transposon sequencing to understand protein homeostasis.

Nathan Kuhlmann (MCB) is graduating in June- off to a Biotech position in the Boston-area.  Congrats Nate, we’ll miss you!

We are excited to welcome Busola Oreofe as a new UG joining our lab as part of the Lee-SIP summer program this summer!

We had papers published so check out the publications section!

Summer 2019

Lots of things happening!

Spring 2018

New semester – new website!

Fall 2017

Jeff Gao and Benjamin Barros joined the Chien Lab as Undergraduate Research Assistants!

Rob defends his thesis!

Summer 2017

Samar Mahmoud and Nate Kuhlmann formally joined the Chien lab as Doctoral Students!

Elizabeth Bond joined the Chien Lab as an Undergraduate Research Assistant!