Leveraging microfluidics and optogenetics to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of spindle orientation, ciliogenesis, polarity, cytokinesis and axonogenesis.
NEWS
012/2023 - More Travel Awards and Conference Presentations!
Chris, Natalie, Patrick, and Kathryn attended the American Society of Cell Biology (ASCB) and European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Cell Bio 2024 Conference in Boston, MA. Natalie and Patrick were awarded travel grants sponsored by ASCB to support conference attendance. Natalie, Patrick, and Kathryn all presented posters.
08/2023 - Travel Awards and Conference Presentations!
Chris, Natalie, and Patrick attended the 19th International Xenopus Conference in Cambridge, MD. Natalie and Patrick were awarded travel grants sponsored by the conference to aid in attendance. Natalie was selected to give an oral presentation and Patrick presented a poster.
05/2023 - Graduation!
Samuel Samous graduated with honors in Biochemistry and earned an Outstanding Achievement Award in Biochemistry! He is taking a year off before applying to med school to continue his work as an EMT. Congratulations Sam, thank you for everything!
04/2023 - Image Contest Winner!
Natalie attended the Cold Spring Harbor Cell & Developmental Biology of Xenopus: Gene Discovery & Disease two-week course. She also won first prize in the Xenopus 2023 Image Competition Award sponsored by Xeonpus1! Image of a Xenopus laevis dissected brain labeled for nestin (green) and tubulin (magenta).
08/2022 - New Grant Awarded!
The Brownlee lab was awarded a Maximizing Investigator's Research Award (MIRA R35) from the NIH/NIGMS. A total of $1,943,000 will be distributed over five years to fund work probing the basic mechanisms that regulate mitotic spindle positioning, ciliogenesis, and oligodendrocyte branching.
06/2022 - New URECA Fellow!
Theresa Rohan has been awarded an Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URECA) Fellowship. We are happy to have her join us while she investigates mechanisms of ciliogenesis, welcome Theresa!
05/2022 - Graduations!
Modhshobair (Shobair) Hussaini graduated with his M.S. from the Department of Physiology and Biophysics Graduate Program. He is starting an exciting new chapter as a Post Baccalaureate Fellow at the NIH/NCI in the laboratory of Dr. Ryan Young. Congratulations Shobair, you will be missed!
Riya Gandhi also graduated with her B.S. from Stony Brook this month. Thank you for all of your hard work Riya and best of luck with your medical school applications!
04/2022 - New Lab Member!
The Brownlee Lab welcomes Oluwabunmi (Bunmi) Adejare as a new Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology M.S. student. So glad to have you Bunmi!
4/2022 - Provost Award for Academic Excellence
Riya Gandhi was awarded the 2022 Provost Award for Academic Excellence. Congratulations Riya!!
03/2022 - Graduation!
Matthew Yearsley graduated with his M.S. from our Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Graduate Program. God speed Master Yearsley, thank you for all of your hard work and one-of-a-kind sense of humor!
01/2022 - Passed Quals and Defended Dissertation Proposals!
Natalie Mosqueda and Patrick Sutton both passed their Molecular and Cell Biology PhD qualifier exams and successfully defended their dissertation proposals!! Great job you two!!
11/2021 - Qualifer Passed!
Kathryn Malone passed her Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology PhD qualifier exam! Congratulations Kathryn!
11/2021 - New Grant Awarded!
Natalie Mosqueda was awarded an American Society for Cell Biology Inclusivity Grant to attend Cell Bio 2021!
06/2021 - Another New Lab Member!
Kathryn Malone is joining the lab this month as a PhD in the Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Graduate Program! Welcome Kathryn!
05/2021 - New Lab Members!
The Brownlee Lab's first PhD students are joining this month, both from the Molecular and Cell Biology Graduate Program! Welcome Natalie Mosqueda and Patrick Sutton!
11/2020 - NIH/NIDCD Director's Award!
Natalie Mosqueda was awarded a NIH/NIDCD Director's Award for work accomplished during her NIH Post-Bacc Fellowship!
08/2020 - First Graduate Students!
The Brownlee Lab's first graduate students are joining this month! Modhshobair (Shobair) Hussaini is joining as a Department of Physiology and Biophysics M.S. student. In a double play, Matthew Yearsley is joining as a Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology M.S. student. So glad to have you both!!
