COURTNEY GRIFFIN LAB

New AHA Postdoc Fellowship awarded

April 23, 2018 By griffinc

Big congrats to Chris Schafer who was just awarded a 2-year AHA Postdoc Fellowship for his fascinating project studying hyaloid regression in the neonatal murine eye. We’re proud of you, Chris!

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.