Lab News
Fly Fun in Sunny
San Diego!
March 2025
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Amira, Bethany, and Melissa went to the 66th annual Drosophila Research Conference.
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Great science, good fun, lots of fly
genetics.
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Happy Holidays
December 2024
Empanadas, mimosas, decorating ornaments - what could be better? Happy holidays from the Secombe lab!
A fabulous time was had by all at the Genetics Department retreat
October 2024​
Science, trivia games, posters, and three-minute thesis summaries. The annual Genetics Department retreat was a great success. It was also a gorgeous sunny day!
Bethany wins #Science Strong poster prize
October 2024​
Congratulations to Bethany who won a prize at Einstein's annual celebration of graduate student and postdoctoral research!! Thoroughly well deserved.
KARES Foundation
5K
September 2024​
The Secombe lab supported the fundraising efforts of the KARES foundation.
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For more information about the amazing work that they do to support those with variants in KDM5C, their families, and to support research aimed to improving lives, click here.
NeuroFly
Conference
September 2024​
Julie, Amira, and Daniel attended the 20th Biennial European Drosophila Neurobiology Conference in Birmingham, UK.
Transcription
and Chromatin Conference
August 2024​
Melissa attended and presented a poster at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory's (EMBL's) Transcription and Chromatin Conference in Heidelberg, Germany.
2024
Summer Students
June-August 2024:
Thank you to MSTP rotation student Ivan Mier, Einstein SURP student Brian Lee, and high school student Anthony Jean-Baptiste for joining us for the summer!
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Secombe Lab
BBQ
July 2024​
To celebrate the summer and the summer students who joined us this season, the lab held a BBQ lunch and tie-dye session!
Welcome to the lab, Hill
July 2024​
We are delighted to welcome MSTP student Hill Gregoire to the lab to do the PhD portion of her MD-PhD. ​
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KARES Foundation
Family and Science Conference
June 2024​
Julie, Bethany and Amira attended the first ever family and science conference was held in San Antonio to bring together KDM5C families and researchers. What an amazing event!
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Read more about the KARES foundation and all of the work that it does here.
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Thank you to
Uplifting Athletes!
June 2024​
Amira and Bethany were awarded funding from the Uplifting Athletes' Researcher Connection Program to attend the KARES Family and Science Conference (See above for more information and pictures).
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Uplifting Athletes is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit whose mission is to "Harness the power of sport to build a community that invests in the lives of people impacted by rare diseases." To learn more about the great work that they do to support the rare disease community, check out their website here.
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Congratulations Matanel!!
May 2024 (it's been a busy month)​
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Congratulations to Matanel Yheskel on successfully defending your PhD thesis!
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We wish you all the best as you head back to finish your MD.
Introducing
H.A.M. Hatch, M.S., M.D., PhD
&
B.K. Schneider, M.S., PhD
May 2024​
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We wish you all the best and look forward to seeing the amazing things you get up to in the future.
Congrats Daniel on passing your Qual exam
May 2024​
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Members of the lab celebrated Daniel passing his qual exam.
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He is now the official guru of all things related to dopaminergic neurons.
Celebrating
Yheskel et al.,
2024
April 2024​
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The lab came together to celebrate our newest publication in Nucleic Acids Research!
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Click here to read "KDM5-mediated transcriptional activation of ribosomal protein genes alters translation efficiency to regulate mitochondrial metabolism in neurons."
TAGC24
March 2024​
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Members of the lab attended the Allied Genetics Conference in National Harbor, Maryland.
Happy
Match Day!
March 2024​
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Congratulations to Hayden Hatch. He matched to Child Neurology at Boston Children's Hospital. All the best as you leave Einstein Hayden. We will miss you.
Holiday
Celebration
December 2023
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Happy holidays. We hope that 2023 was a great one for you. We are all looking forward to a safe, healthy and science-filled 2024.
​Qualification Jubilation
October 2023:
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Congratulations to Amira for passing her qualifying exam and receiving her MSc!!
KARES 5K
for KDM5C
September 2023:
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Members from the Secombe lab participated in the annual KARES 5K for KDM5C!
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Check out more information at-
Blair returned to give advice to current
students
September 2023:
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Blair took a break from her postdoc to give an inspiring talk at the CMBG training grant retreat in September 2023. Thanks Blair!
Congratulations
Dr. Rogers!
August 2023:
Mike successfully defended his PhD thesis work in which he characterized investigated KDM5's function in coordinating gene expression during development.
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We wish him the best as he finishes his MD!
2023
Summer Students
June-August 2023:
Thank you to MSTP rotation student Hill Gregoire and Einstein SURP student Karyn Schy for joining us for the summer!
Welcome Shawn
and Olivia!
June 2023:
Thank you to Shawn and Olivia Filippi for coming to visit the Secombe lab to see all the research we do to understand how KDM5 family proteins function.
Congratulations
Dr. Schneider!
May 2023: PhD defense
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Blair successfully defended her PhD thesis work that described a new role for retrotransposons in aging. Blair will be moving to a postdoctoral position working on a new model organism soon.
Lab dinner at the "fly meeting" in Chicago.
March 2023:
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Chicago pizza at its best!
​The very first
KARES foundation strategic meeting
January 2023:
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This January 2023, the board of the KARES foundation met in person for the first time to discuss priorities and strategies. This group of parents are amazing advocates for their kids. Please click on the button below to learn more about KDM5C, the families and the work they are doing.
Mike presents his PhD project as a game of Clue
September 2022:
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Genetics Department WIP
Congrats
Melissa!
September 2022:
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Congratulations Melissa Castiglione on passing your Qual and receiving your M.Sc.
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​Next up.... Ph.D.
Thank you to those who joined the Secombe lab for summer 2022.
Summer 2022:
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MSTP rotation students Nelson Catalan and Hill Gregoire REU Neuroscience program student Anne Garana High school student Raydris Espacia.
Hayden successfully defended his Ph.D. Congratulations Dr. Hatch!
May 2022:
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And best of luck as you finish your M.D.
Congratulations Dr. Belalcazar!
April 2021 / May 2022:
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Helen Belalcazar defended her PhD thesis in April 2021 and participated in the commencement ceremony in May 2022. ​
We miss you Helen!
