Fall Social 2023
Earlier this month current and prospective students embraced their competitive spirits and headed to Puttshack to play a round a mini golf. A good time was had by all and the celebration continued with a group meal!
Program Overview
Genetics & Genomics News
Kicking off the School Year!
The Graduate Program in Genetics and Genomics students enjoyed kicking off the new school year at the Party on the Pavilion at the Museum of Science, complete with a sunset over the Charles, delicious food, and matching DNA tattoos (Don’t worry, they were temporary)! A special welcome to the new students from everyone!
Summer Student Social
On Wednesday a group of GPGG students got together at Muse Paintbar. We were joined by current students, new students, and a recent graduate. Everyone let their creativity flow and worked hard at their masterpieces while enjoying food and drinks!
Student Spotlight
A big congratulations to Edward (Eddie) Ruiz who has been one of seven graduate students at BU chosen to be a 2023 Hariri Institute Fellow. The Hariri Institute aims to support graduate students and junior faculty by creating opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration to further develop computational research methods. Edward was granted this award due to […]
Russek Day 2023
Congratulations to all GPGG students who were recognized at Russek Day today! Prizes were awarded to: 1st: Gian Sepulveda, "DOT1L ACTIVATES C-MYC MEDIATED TRANSCRIPTION BY PROMOTING ITS DEGRADATION CYCLE ON CHROMATIN"; Grishok Lab 2nd: Dylan Steiner, “EVALUATING A NOVEL MOLECULAR BIOMARKER OF ANGIOINVASIVE LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA WITH SPATIAL TRANSCRIPTOMICS”; Lab of Avrum Spira and Marc Lenburg and Lab of Jennifer Beane […]
Student Spotlight
We want to highlight an exciting student achievement! Robert will be interning at ReviR Therapeutics, an early stage biotech based in San Francisco, CA pioneering RNA therapeutic development utilizing machine learning and AI technology. He will be working on two projects: one focused on improving nonsense-mediated decay prediction and another on identifying tissue-specific alternative splicing patterns. […]
TRIVIA NIGHT
Last week GPGG took a much needed mid-semester break! Students enjoyed dinner and a couple rounds of trivia which ranged from putting their geography skills to the test to identifying songs covered in German. Thanks to our host, GPGG student, Megan Snyder!
Fall 2022 Student Social
This past Friday GPGG headed over to Room Escapers “Organized Crime” room to help the FBI put away one of Boston’s most notorious gangs. Students put their minds together and were able to solve the case with 10 minutes to spare!