Congrats to Bridget for successfully defending her Master’s thesis on CHD4 and retinal angiogenesis today. We’re excited to see Bridget tackle the next phase of her career as a Scientific Communications Specialist for Dr. Judith James at OMRF. Way to go, Bridget!
Griffin Lab attends IVBM 2022
The lab is just back from the terrific and long-anticipated IVBM 2022 meeting in Oakland. Chris, Melinda, Charmain, and Rahul all presented posters on their current projects, and Rahul was honored with a NAVBO travel award. A major highlight of the meeting was catching up with friends, colleagues, and past lab members.
Griffin Lab Summer Scholars
Our lab had the privilege of working with two terrific OMRF Summer Scholars this year. Our Fleming Scholar, Siri Nuguri, conducted research with Dr. Melinda Wu, and our Langston Scholar, Meme Racy, worked with Dr. Chris Schafer. We are grateful for all the energy, dedication, and great questions these young scientists brought to lab every […]
Graduate student scholarship
Congrats to Bridget Parrish for winning an OMRF Predoctoral Scholarship to support her research on CHD4 and retinal angiogenesis!
Travel Award
Congrats to Rahul for winning a $1000 travel award for his research talk at this year’s in-person OUHSC GREAT (Graduate Research Education and Technology) Symposium!
Outstanding Platform Presentation
Congrats to Rahul Rajala for winning the Outstanding Platform Presentation at this year’s OUHSC Department of Cell Biology retreat! Rahul will use his award money to travel to and present his research at the upcoming Experimental Biology meeting in Philadelphia.
New manuscript on omental vascular development
We are delighted to announce our new manuscript published today in Circulation Research that highlights the regulation and effects of IL-1B on blood vessels and lymphatics in the embryonic omentum. Congrats to first-author Matt Menendez and to all past and present lab members who contributed to this story.
Best wishes to Matt
The lab is bidding a fond farewell to its senior Postdoc, Matt Menendez, as he leaves to pursue an exciting opportunity as the Scientific Consultant for the NYC-based law firm Siri & Glimstad. We have benefited greatly from Matt’s creativity and hard work for the past six years and are wishing him the best in […]
Outstanding Poster Award
Congrats to Bridget Parrish, who won an Outstanding Poster Award at her first annual NAVBO meeting in October. Based on her poster, Bridget has been further honored by being selected to present at an online NAVBO research forum in January. We’re so proud of you, Bridget!
Summer Scholar
The Griffin lab has been delighted to host Andrianna Buxton this summer through the new Langston Biomedical Research Scholars program at OMRF. Andrianna has spent two months working closely with Dr. Chris Schafer studying inflammatory factors that increase lung vascular permeability. We’re grateful for Andrianna’s hard work and hope to welcome her back to the […]