by Heidi Hehnly in News
We are happy to welcome Alex Herard to the lab this summer. Alex is pursuing a Master's in Science Communication at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, right here in Syracuse, and will be joining us as an intern for the season.
Working alongside Amy Kolb, Alex will be helping to manage our collection of zebrafish transgenic lines and characterizing them for early developmental defects.
Welcome, Alex — we're glad to have you with us this summer!
by Heidi Hehnly in News
We're glad to have Jaymes join us this summer from UMass Amherst as part of Syracuse University Biology Department’s MicroFFABS REU program.
Jaymes will be investigating how specific centrosome proteins contribute to the function of the Left-Right Organizer — the embryonic structure responsible for establishing the asymmetric arrangement of the internal organs. It's a fascinating question that sits at the intersection of cell biology and developmental patterning, and we're excited to see where the work leads.
Welcome to the lab, Jaymes — we're glad to have you here!
by Heidi Hehnly in Collaborative Work, News, Research Presentations
On May 21st Dr. Hehnly gave an invited talk at Mount Sinai's Department of Cell, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, hosted by Dr. Sergei Sokol. The seminar presented work from two members of the lab — Favour Ononiwu, Yiling Lan and Prabhu Sankaralingam — focused on centrosome dynamics and the consequences of centrosome protein loss in the zebrafish embryo.
The zebrafish embryo offers a powerful window into early cell division, and this work addresses how the centrosome is regulated during those critical first stages of development.
Dr. Hehnly had a great time visiting the Department and Central Park!
by Heidi Hehnly in News
Isa is in the Biology and Forensics graduating class of 2026! She’s been with us for the past 2-3 years caring for the fish, genotyping, and leading her own SOURCE funded project. We will miss her and can’t wait to see all that she does in graduate school at SU in Forensics! Congrats Isa!
