Inviting 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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RT @alanrrogers: The EGHOP Journal Club (Evolutionary Genetics of Humans and Other Primates) is about to resume. We meet weekly by Zoom to…
Read MoreRT @biorxivpreprint: Large palindromes on the primate X Chromosome are preserved by natural selection #bioRxiv
Read MoreThat's @helenadhopson - also on twitter!
Read MoreAn excellent way to end the lab's (tough) first year ~~ the first two graduate students both passed their prelim exams! Congratulations @PaigeEEberle and Helena!
Read MoreRT @jeromekelleher: Looking for a PhD at the cutting edge of computational genomics and population genetics? Want to get experience of both…
Read More@spen7cer Thanks Chris!
Read MoreRT @TimWebster17: We're hiring!! Tenure-track position in evolutionary ecology in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Utah.…
Read MoreI’m looking for a postdoc interested in human genomics, malaria and/or structural variation to join my lab at the University of Utah! See for more information. Flexible/remote start possible. Please share with those who might be interested!
Read MoreRT @TimWebster17: I'm recruiting PhD students interested in primate genomics (broadly defined--lots of possibilities) through the Departmen…
Read MoreRT @mgymrek: Hi Twitterverse, @alon_goren and I are looking to hire several post-docs (fully funded, combination of wet and dry lab) to wor…
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