Ben Johnson joined the Bioinformatics team at Palmer Lab in March 2023. He received a PhD in Evolutionary Biology from Cornell University with concentrations in Ecological Genetics, Population Biology, Systematics, and Physiological Ecology.
Welcome, Ben!
Please welcome our newest member at Palmer Lab—Sabrina Mi!
Sabrina finished her Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics at the University of Chicago, and she is currently working toward a Mathematics PhD at UC San Diego. As a graduate student, she will work with the Bioinformatics team at Palmer Lab.
Welcome, Sabrina!
On a visit to San Diego led by David Lerner, Program Director of Careers in Biological Sciences at the University of Chicago, a group of twenty University of Chicago undergraduate students had the opportunity for some career exploration in biological sciences while meeting at Palmer Lab at UC San Diego.
In a lunchtime presentation, Dr. Palmer gave the students a practical understanding of daily life in their field of interest. The visit was also designed to build connections between students, alumni, and professionals. Dr. Palmer was joined by fellow lab members
The Palmer Lab will be running a booth at Neuroscience 2022, hosted by the Society for Neuroscience (SfN). This convention will be held at the San Diego Convention Center from November 12 – November 16, 2022.
Our booth, Center for GWAS in Outbred Rats, is located in Hall B, Booth #3229, and will be featuring our new RATTACA project. We hope to see you there!
Thiago joined the Palmer Lab in October 2022 as an Information Systems Analyst. He received his PhD in Genomics from UCDavis with a specialization in Environmental DNA. His research interests involve data integration, graphs and inference. In his free time, Thiago enjoys cycling, playing with electronics, and breeding aquarium fish.
The 19th Annual Meeting of the Complex Trait Community (CTC) was held in collaboration with the Rat Genomics Community at the University of Colorado on September 29th and 30th, 2022. Palmer lab members, Dr. Palmer, Dr. Polesskaya, Apurva Chitre, Brittany Leger, and Denghui Chen had attended and presented in person. Post Docs Dan Munro and Joel Leal Gutierrez had attended and presented virtually.
See program details here!
Dr. Abraham Palmer received the 2022 Health Sciences Faculty Excellence in Mentoring Award for outstanding mentorship of future leaders in academic medicine at UC San Diego.
Congratulations, Dr. Palmer!
Haoyu Jia joined the Palmer lab in August 2022 as an information system analyst. He received a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from UC San Diego with a specialization in Intelligent Systems, Robotics, and Controls. His research interests involve applications of machine learning and data science in medical data, particularly with genomics and microbiomics. In his free time Haoyu enjoys video games, motorsports, and cosplay.
Welcome, Haoyu!
Heng Xu began his rotation in the Palmer Lab in August 2022 as a student for the BISB program. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a M.A. in Applied Mathematics and Computational Science. In his spare time, he enjoys rock climbing, biking, and spending time with his two cats.
Welcome, Heng!
Michelle Doyle joined the Palmer Lab in July 2022 at a postdoctoral scholar. She received her PhD in neuroscience from UT Health San Antonio where she studied substance use disorder-like phenotypes in rats self-administering stimulants. Michelle will be working on a joint project between Dr. Palmer and Dr. Giordano de Guglielmo studying behavioral genetics of alcohol use disorder in HS rats. In her free time, Michelle enjoys baking and is looking forward to spending time outside, especially at the zoo, with her family.
Welcome, Michelle!
