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The biology of genomic extremes: extra chromosome sets (polyploidy) and genes with rarely used codons. We study this in organ development and regeneration.

[FoxLabNC @FoxLabNC]

Looking forward to the 9th thesis defense in the history of our lab- the first from an MD/PhD student!

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Congratulations to Fox lab postdoc Archan Chakraborty @archan24 - he will be starting his own lab at @AUG_University this fall! Professor Chakraborty's lab will focus on polyploidy in the heart of flies and humans.

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Lab spring celebration- many pieces of exciting news by this group to be shared in the coming months!

[Takashi Akera @TakashiAkeraLab]

🚨Please repost!! 🧬We are hiring POSTDOC now!! Fully-funded 5-year position 👩🏻‍🔬👨‍🔬

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Applicants can send a CV and cover letter detailing specific interests related to our lab’s work. To send materials please visit the contact page of our website, linked to this profile.

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My lab is accepting applications for a fully funded postdoctoral fellow position, beginning in 2027. Applicants must clearly articulate specific interests in our lab's research.

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Postdocs will be empowered to develop a long-term research program that is intellectually distinct, yet broadly related, to our lab's work. Training will be provided related to obtaining funding and independent faculty positions.

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#polyploidy enthusiasts: check out this exciting meeting in the Netherlands! https://t.co/vxVgI1nSB0

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Great #Dros26 get together with current and former Fox Lab members!

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New lab paper (first author- @Pr0fJess ) out @Dev_journal ! We name a new gene- Loofah- which resists potent cell death signals to promote the longest- lived cells in the fly intestine.

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Paper link here: https://t.co/zQScDHGJH4

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Press release on our latest paper, a collaboration with @PauFormosa and @RoederLab !
A tool to uncover spatial patterns of DNA content across tissues https://t.co/8mjqgiiAkP

[The Company of Biologists @Co_Biologists]

Thank you to organisers Renata Basto @BastoRenata and Zuzana Storchova @ZStorchova and everyone who joined us for this week's Workshop on Decoding Whole Genome Doubling: Insights From Evolution, Development and Disease.
https://t.co/EP4G6xzTus
#BiologistsWorkshops

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What prevents an enlarged heart? Check out our new preprint: "Organ-specific rewiring of mitochondrial integrity through COX7A dictates cellular ploidy." First author is K99/R00 fellow Archan Chakraborty- currently on the job market!!!
https://t.co/0xUV3ZXlUk

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The lab had a fantastic time at the @Duke_PCB retreat at Wrightsville Beach. Jane gave an awesome talk and was recognized for her recent first-author paper, and all other trainees gave posters (Archan won a prize for best poster).

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Must be award season- congratulations to lab alum Dr Erez Cohen for winning the best postdoc at U Michigan! So proud of our lab’s alumni.

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Before starting her own lab at U Memphis in 2026, lab alum Dr Heidi Bretscher wins the award for best postdoc at U Minnesota! The award is named for her mentor, Dr Mike O’Connor. Congrats Heidi!!!!!

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Congrats to lab alum ⁦@Juliet_King14⁩ !

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HUGE congrats to Fox lab postdoc Archan Chakraborty on his funded NIH K99/R00 pathway to independence award! He will be on the job market soon! Exciting work on polyploidy in the heart, using flies and human cells. https://t.co/BrcyMdpryd

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New Fox lab paper- we did an unbiased genetic screen and found a new role in cell division for a protein linked to neural disease. Congrats to all, especially first author and MD/PhD student Jane Blackmer! Thanks to NIGMS and NASA for funding. https://t.co/13HyVPipMY