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Judith Yanowitz

@Yanoworm

Worm biologist focused on meiosis and DNA repair, amateur photographer, athlete, tree hugger.

 Pittsburgh, PA
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Joined September 2016
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#TAGC24 VARIETY SHOW
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#TAGC24 first worm session
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here it goes...
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Excited for presentation of the first Brenner thesis award @GSATAGC24 to Sneha Ray
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David Katz@Katz_Lab1 Nov 2023
Allied Genetics Meeting: Apply now! Abstracts due Nov. 9 #TAGC24
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Congratulations to Allderdice Senior Daniel. The Society for Science announced that Daniel has been named a top 300 STS Scholar. Daniel used molecular engineering to create a biosynthetic bandage and an electrochemical system to treat antibiotic resistant infections!
https://www.societyforscience.org/blog/top-300-teen-scientists-named-scholars-in-regeneron-science-talent-search-2023/

ALT https://www.societyforscience.org/blog/top-300-teen-scientists-named-scholars-in-regeneron-science-talent-search-2023/

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Proud of my colleague Janet Catov and her group for being recognized for their amazing work on the placenta as a biomarker for women's cardiovascular health. heart.org/en/around-the-aha/…
American Heart Association names top advances in cardiovascular disease research for 2022

American Heart Association names top advances in cardiovascular disease research for 2022

Consequential findings include developments affecting stroke care, pregnancy outcomes and obesity treatment, as well as a deepening understanding of cardiovascular risk.

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🆕 Review Matters blog: CSR Director Dr. Noni Byrnes and NIH Deputy Director for Extramural Research Dr. Mike Lauer outline the recently issued RFI seeking feedback on revising and simplifying the peer review framework for research grant apps. For more: bit.ly/3UJus0O
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Why Does the U.S. Have So Many Mass Shootings? Research Is Clear: Guns. nyti.ms/2hODjP5
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Cejka Lab@CejkaLab15 Nov 2022
This is why we like to work in Switzerland. Science can be frustrating at times, but then there are always weekends when we can enjoy the wonderful scenery. Photo below taken last Sunday. Note the "Nebelmeer", i.e. a "Sea of fog" covering the northern lowlands.
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Future graduate students: apply to Pitt. Applications open for bench science (IBGP) or combined we bench/computational-system biology (ISB).
A. Sarah Hreha, Gruber’s Executive Director, presents the 2022 Gruber Genetics Prize to Geraldine Seydoux, James Priess, and Ruth Lehmann
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Am important piece from the nytimes. It should be headlines, not just an opinion piece nyti.ms/3R8MmZ0
Opinion | This Threat to Democracy Is Hiding in Plain Sight (Published 2022)

Opinion | This Threat to Democracy Is Hiding in Plain Sight (Published 2022)

Trump and his allies are trying to take over the machinery of American elections.

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Exciting new preprint from Nicola Silva's group on repair pathway choice in meiosis. biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
PARG establishes a functional module with BRCA1-BARD1 that controls DNA repair pathway choice...

PARG establishes a functional module with BRCA1-BARD1 that controls DNA repair pathway choice...

During meiosis, accurate chromosome segregation relies on the formation of programmed DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs). These are in turn repaired by homologous recombination (HR), generating physical...

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10 days left to submit your abstract for the C. elegans Development, Cell Biology, and Gene Expression meeting!
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Un estudio de científic@s de @CONICETDialoga @Exactas_UBA, #IFYBINE y colaboradores podría ayudar a definir los eventos moleculares y celulares involucrados en ciertos autismos y síndromes como el de CHARGE que afecta a 1 de cada 10 mil personas: agenciacyta.org.ar/2022/05/g…
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Can I move to Canada now?
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