Laura Clarke Do defects in synapse pruning by human astrocytes underlie neurodevelopmental disorders?
Daniel Wagner Deciphering the transcriptional dynamics of lineage acquisition in the zebrafish neural tube by single-cell analysis
Benjamin Ross Investigation of interbacterial competition via type VI secretion between members of the gut microbiota
Ricardo Martinez Garcia Using Dictyostelium discoideum to understand the role of ecology and multiple fitness tradeoffs in the evolution of multicellularity
Sebastian Weingaertner Endogenous Controllability of Functional Classes of Neurons in Parietal and Prefrontal Cortex of Nonhuman Primate
Deborah Thurtle Identification and Characterization of Boundary Effectors to Insulate Nuclear Receptor Transcriptional Regulation
LSRF alumni Priya Rajasethupathy (LSRF class of 2013) and Mark Sheffield (LSRF class of 2012) are two of the fifteen 2018 Searle Scholars. Dr. Rajasethypathy is an Assistant Professor at Rock...
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We at the Life Sciences Research Foundation (LSRF) believe that seminal advances in life sciences depend upon the training and support of the highest quality young scientists when they are embarking on exciting and adventuresome research as postdoctoral fellows. To promote this vision we partner the best young scientists with diverse sponsors who share common interests.