2018 Highlights from the Shalek Lab. 2018 was a great year, and we are looking forward to a fun and productive 2019! Happy New Year! ...
Shalek 2018 Year-End Review
Our Recent Paper on Allergic Inflammation Featured in JACI
Our recent Nature paper on inflammatory memory within the nasal epithelium is featured in the News Beyond our Pages Section of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI). Download Link...
Our work on inflammatory memory highlighted in Quanta Magazine
Our paper on inflammatory memory in airway epithelial cells is highlighted in quanta magazine. Learn more at the following link. ...
New Paper on Ulcerative Colitis on BioRxiv
Our collaborative work with the Regev and Xavier labs is now available as a pre-print. Read the abstract below or read the complete version on the BioRxiv. Abstract Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have revealed risk alleles for ulcerative colitis (UC), but...
Our paper highlighted in Immunity
Our paper on basal cell memory in type 2 inflammation published in a recent issue of Nature is the subject of a preview article in Immunity: “In a recent issue of Nature, Ordovas-Montanes et al. (2018) used cutting-edge genomic, epigenetic, and interventional techniques to characterize...
Alex Shalek Named Pew-Stewart Scholar for Cancer Research
Alex Shalek is one of five early career investigators selected as a Pew-Scholar for Cancer Research. To learn more about the Pew-Stewart Scholars visit the following link: http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/projects/pew-stewart-scholars-for-cancer-research...
Shalek Lab Featured in Nature!
The Shalek Lab features prominently in a Technology Feature that appears in this week’s issue of Nature. Seq-Well, a technology platform developed by members of the Shalek and Love labs, is highlighted with particular emphasis on the lab’s ongoing efforts using...
Welcome Conner and Michelle!
We are excited that two new graduate students have decided to join the lab. Conner Kummerlowe is a first-year graduate student in the Computational and Systems Biology program at MIT. Before joining the Shalek lab, Conner studied Chemistry and Mathematics...
Sarah Receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Sarah Nyquist received a Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation. Congratulations Sarah!...
2018 Sloan Research Fellowships Announcement is Live!
Alex Shalek is one of 126 early-career scholars to receive a 2018 Sloan Fellowship in Chemistry. Sloan fellows receive $65,000 over a 2-year period in support of their research programs....