The Department of Biology and Hehnly Lab were delighted to host Dr. Dorothy Lerit from Emory University for a seminar on October 24, 2025. Dr. Lerit, an expert in centrosome and RNA biology, presented her talk titled “The RNA-binding protein Orb2 regulates brain growth in Drosophila.”
📢 Hehnly Lab is Hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher
The Hehnly Lab in the Department of Biology at Syracuse University is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to join our team! Our research explores how cells organize themselves to build tissues during development, focusing on centrosome function, cytoskeletal dynamics, and membrane trafficking. We use the zebrafish embryo as a powerful vertebrate model system and employ advanced live-cell imaging, molecular genetics, and quantitative approaches to address fundamental questions in cell and developmental biology.
This position offers the opportunity to work in a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment with access to state-of-the-art imaging facilities and training through Syracuse University’s BioInspired Institute. The successful candidate will contribute to ongoing projects and have the freedom to develop independent lines of inquiry within the lab’s research focus.
📍 Location: Syracuse, NY
📅 Start Date: Flexible
🔗 Application and full details: https://www.sujobopps.com/postings/111207
We encourage applications from creative, driven scientists who are excited about exploring how cells shape tissues and organs during development.
Congratulations to Dr. Yan Wu on Her Wedding!
It is a joy to celebrate the marriage of Dr. Yan Wu, postdoctoral researcher in the Hehnly Lab, and Fangzhou Liu. Below is a photo of Hehnly Lab—past and present—with collaborators, celebrating Dr. Yan Wu and Fangzhou Liu.
Yan and Lan's Image got Biomedical Picture of the Day from MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences!
Work from Wu Y, Lan Y et al. Development 2025 paper got featured in BPoD.