Will you be at Behavior Genetics Association in London next week? Stop by our symposium entitled: "Harmful Mutation: addressing misuse, misapplication, misinterpretation of genetics." Friday June 28th at 10:20AM GMT. virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/#/event/public…

SO BASICALLY PUBLIC LIBRARIES ARE JUST 0.4% OF THE NEW YORK CITY BUDGET, BUT THE MAYOR IS TRYING TO CUT THE LIBRARY'S BUDGET WAY BACK. I’M TALKING $58.3 MILLION! LIBRARIES ARE ALREADY CLOSED ON SUNDAYS BECAUSE OF PREVIOUS CUTS AND MOST BRANCHES WILL BE OPEN FOR JUST FIVE DAYS A

Drinking an iced coffee and yapping with my girlies instead of working 🤪✌🏼

Woooooo!!! if you’re looking for opportunities to do some COOL science with the BEST mentor, check out the Alexander Lab at CSHL!! I can personally attest that Kate is the greatest and incredible science will come from this lab!!🤩

The School of Neuroscience is pleased to invite applications for tenure track position within the School of Neuroscience! Looking for great science, fantastic colleagues, great place to live, excellent start up, salary and space! careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us/j…

Congratulations to Emily Feierman (KorbLab/ Penn NGG) & Katherine Alexander (Berger Lab/ UPenn CDB), recipients of the 2024 Kaushal Family Awards in Genetics! A ceremony with presentations by the recipients will take place on 10/25 at 1pm in the CRB Austrian Auditorium Penn Genetics

Job Alert!! The UPenn Center for Women's Health and Reproductive Medicine is hiring tenure track Assistant Professors, with a special interest in endometrial biology, gyn cancers, pregnancy and reproductive processes. Apply soon: apply.interfolio.com/153614

Our Fall 2025 BGS application is now open! Please visit our admissions page for more information: med.upenn.edu/bgs/phd-applic… Applications will be accepted until December 1st!

Happy to discuss/answer any questions about our Pharmacology program UPenn Pharmacology Graduate Group for any prospective applicants!!

It’s been a while since I posted last, but I’m defending my thesis next month! Time flew by. Come join on Nov 22nd to hear me yap about bitter taste receptors and cancer. Should be a fun time 🤩🥳

Distinct H3K9me3 heterochromatin maintenance dynamics govern different gene programmes & repeats in pluripotent cells ft. Jingchao Zhang, Greg Donahue, Michael Gilbert, Tomer Lapidot, Dario Nicetto & Zaret Lab Institute for Regenerative Medicine Penn Epigenetics UPenn CDB nature.com/articles/s4155…

New research from Berger Lab reveals that nuclear speckle patterns in #kidney tumors may predict treatment response in clear cell renal cell #carcinoma. This discovery could guide personalized therapies, offering hope for improved outcomes. spr.ly/6010vmwbw

ft. Katherine Alexander, Ruofan Charlie Yu Son Nguyen, Christine Faunce Hua Huang, Joan Lim, Catherine Li, Nicholas Biddle, Eric Joyce, Berger Lab Nicolas Skuli, Nathan Coffey, Brian Keith, Celeste Simon, Austin Good, Daniel Lee Ian Dardani & Arjun Raj Penn Epigenetics nature.com/articles/s4155…

We have a postdoc position available for a very cool collaborative project! Synthetic chemistry expertise is a must! Unfortunately due to the funding source, this position is only available to US citizens or permanent residents. chemistryjobs.acs.org/job/postdoctor…

Congratulations to Shelley Berger, PhD, on being recognized by AACR for outstanding contributions to #cancer research and furthering the advancement of women in science. #AACR25 Penn Medicine - Abramson Cancer Center Berger Lab spr.ly/6017Fh2qU

Went to a training this week and the question of whether scientists should be involved in sci-comm came up and only a few of us thought it was necessary. Today was a great reminder of why I do what I do. So enjoy some pics of my high schoolers rocking STEM! #pharm4GOOD

It was such a joy to volunteer for this Pharm4Good Reverse Science Fair led by Sammie and Naman Srivastava. Thank you ResearchAmerica for the civic science microgrant to make this science outreach event possible!

Congrats to Dr. Shelley Berger on receiving AACR's Women in Cancer Research Charlotte Friend Lectureship, given annually for contributions to the field of cancer research and furthering the advancement of women in science. spr.ly/60172anCU

WE ARE HIRING: Postdoc Positions! Join us at UPenn in vibrant Philly, cutting-edge science, great city, amazing team. Please share and let's get in touch!

Just published my first op-ed on an issue that’s lived in my drafts and heart for years: #Blackmaternalhealth. Grateful to Kobe Abney for co-writing + bringing her expertise as a reproductive health scientist. inquirer.com/opinion/commen…