Paige and Helena present to youth-in-custody
Paige and Helena gave a virtual presentation to youth-in-custody at the Farmington Bay Youth Center in March 2021. They talked about their journey to becoming scientists, their research projects, and a general background in evolution and genomics. Through this presentation, they hoped to inspire the younger generation to have an interest in science. This outreach was...
Read MoreEva joins for a virtual third rotation
The Leffler lab welcomes Eva Vigato for a virtual rotation in the lab! Eva is a 1st-year Ph.D. student in the Molecular Biology program.
Read MoreInviting applications for a postdoc position
Postdoctoral Scholar Position The Leffler Lab in the Department of Human Genetics at the University of Utah is recruiting a Postdoctoral Scholar broadly interested in human genomics, malaria, and/or structural variation. The Postdoctoral Scholar will lead a new project in the lab in one of our areas of focus, depending on his/her interest and expertise. Potential...
Read MoreShai-anne joins for a virtual second rotation
The Leffler lab welcomes Shai-anne Nalder for a virtual rotation in the lab! Shai-anne is a 1st-year Ph.D. student in the Biological Chemistry program.
Read MorePaige selected for the genetics training grant
Paige has been selected to be supported by the Genetics Training Grant T32. The training grant provides a stipend and travel funds, as well as opportunities to present, host speakers, and for scientific and professional development. Congratulations Paige!
Read MoreJordan joins for a virtual first rotation
The Leffler lab welcomes Jordan Little for a virtual rotation in the lab! Jordan is a 1st-year Ph.D. student in the Molecular Biology program.
Read MoreWelcome Paige and Helena
Paige Eberle and Helena Hopson have joined the lab for their Ph.D. research. Welcome! We’re excited to have them as the first students in the lab and to see what discoveries lie ahead. Paige Eberle Helena Hopson
Read MoreThe Leffler Lab welcomes two rotation students
First-year PhD students Helena Hopson and Nikola Williams will join the lab for a 2020 spring semester rotation. Welcome Helena and Nikola!
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Host-pathogen symposium at SMBE 2020
Together with Azim Ansari, Ellen will be hosting a symposium at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution (SMBE). The topic of the symposium is “Host-parasite co-evolution through joint genome analyses” and will bring together researchers working on genomic, transcriptomic or potentially other ‘omic datasets dually collected for host and pathogen species....
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Lab launch
The lab will open its doors in February 2020!
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Read MoreRT @txbiomed: @txbiomed is hosting a FREE virtual Global Health Symposium. Join us on April 29-30 to learn, connect, and be inspired. Re…
Read MoreRT @malariagenomics: 🧵A great discovery 🙌"Standing out like a sore thumb was an association between sickle haemoglobin (HbS) and common var…
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Read MoreThe protective effect of HbS against severe malaria depends on parasite genotype at 3 loci – a jaw-dropping finding revealed by joint analysis of host and parasite genetic variants. Opens fascinating evolutionary and mechanistic questions. See thread and our preprint for more!
Read MoreRT @USocialWork: This Weds (3/31, 12PM MT), join Dr Adam Hanley (@AdamWHanley1) & #MSW alumna Barbara Scoville (@BarbaraScoville) for a dis…
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Read MoreRT @LabFairfax: Excited to announce that our Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program, IM-PREP is now open for applications please cir…
Read MoreRT @marakat: Genomic Epidemiology of Malaria #GEM2021 conference registration is now open -- PLEASE RT!
Read MoreHappy Valentine’s Day @malariagenonics! Here’s to following #WomenInScienceDay with more self-love, self-compassion and self-confidence
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