Sandra Schmid named CZ Biohub Chief Scientific Officer

June 27, 2020
Schmid has served as a JCC Scientific Advisory Board member since 2017

Dr. Sandra Schmid will be the first Chief Scientific Officer at the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, “a nonprofit research organization setting the standard for collaborative science, where leaders in science and technology come together to drive […]

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New Research Challenges Tau Protein Dogma

February 14, 2020
Former JCC Fellow Kassandra Ori-McKenney discovers tau’s novel roles in healthy cells

UC Davis Assistant Professor and former JCC Fellow, Kassandra Ori-McKenney, and her colleague, Richard McKenney, examine a protein gel. One hallmark of many neurodegenerative diseases is a buildup of the protein tau within neurons. For […]

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Joseph Cotruvo, Jr, Wins Early Career Award

February 14, 2020
Former JCC Fellow was a postdoctoral fellow in Chris Chang's UC Berkeley lab

Caption: Photo of Joey Cotruvo by Carley Lavelle, PSU. Joseph (Joey) Cotruvo, Jr, chemistry professor at Pennsylvania State University and former JCC Fellow, was recently awarded a Faculty Early Career Development award from the National […]

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Board of Scientific Advisors Welcomes Two New Members

February 14, 2020
Duojia Pan and William Bement join the BSA, and Eric Olson completes his term.

The JCC Board of Scientific Advisors is pleased to welcome two new members this year. Duojia Pan, HHMI Investigator and professor of physiology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and William Bement, professor […]

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Improved Mosquito Reference Genome Supports Research into Deadly Diseases

November 13, 2019
Q&A with former JCC Fellow Benjamin Matthews, who collaborated with more than 70 scientists to complete the genome

Caption: Ben Matthews contemplates an Aedes aegypti mosquito. More than 400 million people worldwide are infected each year by viruses carried by female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Until recently, research into disease transmission and mosquito biology […]

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