Mercedes wins prestigious CVG Scholarship
November 2022Mercedes Carro has won a prestigious scholarship from the Cornell Center for Vertebrate Genomics ....
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Since 2000, the Cohen Lab has studied meiotic recombination and the events of prophase I in mammals, and has been funded by NIH throughout this time. Our studies focus on the class I and class II crossover pathways, and their regulatory control/interactions. For more information, see our research page.
Our studies focus on the DNA mismatch repair pathway, the MUS81-EME1 structure specific nuclease, and the Fanconi Anemia pathway. We study these pathways in the context of meiotic recombination as well as in the context of genome stability in the mammalian germ line. For more information, see our research page.
The Cohen Lab is interested in understanding the unique and complex gene regulatory environment that exists throughout spermatogeneis, as well as the complex role of non-coding RNAs in post-transcriptional regulation of the germ line. For more information, see our research page.
Studies in the lab are focused on identifying intervention points through spermatogenesis that could be targets of contraceptive drug targeting. Our goal is to provide cheap, safe, and reliable contraceptive options for men. These studies are funded by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. For more information, see our research page.
Mercedes Carro has won a prestigious scholarship from the Cornell Center for Vertebrate Genomics ....
Rachel Bradley, a graduate student in Genetics, Genomics, and Development (GGD) has joined the Cohen lab. Rachel will be studying the proteins that regulate crossover designation....
Bittersweet goodbyes from the Cohen lab as we see our undergrads and visiting scientists moving on.....
Ian Wolff and Tegan Horan were unanimously elected to co-chair the next Gordon Research Seminar in Meiosis, to be held in June 2024...
Paula Cohen has been elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society....
Postdoctoral fellow and worm afficianado, Ian Wolff, has secured his first NIH funding! Ian's F32 received an outstanding score on its very first submission...