Congratulations to Emily Feierman (PhD student from Erica Korb’s lab) and Katherine Alexander (postdoctoral fellow from Shelly Berger’s lab) as recipients of the 2024 Kaushal Family Awards in Genetics,  These awards, given annually by the Department of Genetics at the Perelman School of Medicine, recognize excellence in genetic research through publication by a graduate student and postdoctoral fellow.

Emily Feierman, PhD
2024 Predoctoral Award Recipient
Korb Lab

“Histone variant H2BE enhances chromatin accessibility in neurons to promote synaptic gene expression and long-term memory”

Katherine Alexander, PhD
2024 Postdoctoral Award Recipient
Berger Lab

“Nuclear speckles regulate HIF-2α programs and correlate with patient survival in kidney cancer”