@LandweberLab

Scientist | solo mom to 3 amazing girls | occasional chocolatier | aficionado of microbial eukaryotes with scrambled genomes | views my own

 New York, NY
biochem.cumc.columbia.edu/research-0
Joined June 2019
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Laura Landweber retweeted
Columbia Medicine
@ColumbiaMedSep 2
Columbia University will award the 2026 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize to Adrian Bird and Huda Zoghbi for their pioneering work on epigenetic regulation in the nervous system and its role in human neurological disease, particularly Rett syndrome. Read more: cuimc.columbia.edu/news/2026…
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Princeton Shuttle (Dinky) service continues to be suspended in both directions due to mechanical issues. Substitute bus services are being provided.
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Still buzzing from Prof. Landweber’s visit! Her talk on Oxytricha’s mind-blowing genome rearrangements sparked so much discussion and inspiration. Huge thanks to everyone who joined & to our sponsors for their support. Stay tuned for more RNA @LandweberLab @Columbia @CamBiochem
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My second PhD project is out in NAR! We investigate a remarkable transposase involved in genome rearrangement in the ciliate Oxytricha trifallax. Endless gratitude to Laura (@LandweberLab), Sam (@SternbergLab) and our brilliant collaborators. ⬇️ academic.oup.com/nar/article…

Relaxed DNA substrate specificity of transposases involved in programmed genome rearrangement

Abstract. During post-zygotic development, the ciliate Oxytricha trifallax undergoes massive programmed genome rearrangement that involves over 225 000 DNA

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Laura Landweber retweeted
David R. Liu
@davidrliu7 Mar 2025
Truth and wisdom at Boston #StandUpForScience
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LomvardasLab@LomvardasLab3 Mar 2025
Safeguarding the future of biomedical science in the United States: Cell cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092…

Safeguarding the future of biomedical science in the United States

NIH’s abrupt decision to cap indirect cost reimbursement at 15% threatens the critical infrastructure supporting groundbreaking biomedical research in the United States. This policy jeopardizes...

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Ready, Set, BAKE! ICYMI Aug. 1 was RNA Day, and @Columbia RNA Initiative scientists broke out their baking trays for the group's 2nd annual cake competition. Which is your favorite? Cakes from the @SaraZaccara @LandweberLab @LenaSteckelberg @wu_xuebing @chaolinzhang labs.
cakes with RNA designs

ALT cakes with RNA designs

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Astrid Haase@haase_astrid13 Apr 2024
Exciting discussions on piRNA biology: thank you for organizing, Martine, Severine, Ramesh, and ⁦@farmgirlphd⁩! It was wonderful seeing you all! ⁦@AlexeiAravin⁩ ⁦@ketting_rene⁩ ⁦@LandweberLab⁩ ⁦@juliusbrennecke⁩ ⁦@zamore_lab⁩
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Because of the wait for an FY24 budget from Congress, NASA JPL will be forced to lay off 530 employees. jpl.nasa.gov/news/jpl-workfo…

JPL Workforce Update | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

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New Play by Columbia Scientist Explores Early Days of HIV Epidemic. Written by Dr. David J. Glass, Adjunct Professor of Department of Genetics and Development at Columbia University. cuimc.columbia.edu/news/new-…

New Play by Columbia Scientist Explores Early Days of HIV Epidemic

The play “Love + Science" tells the story of two gay Columbia University medical students who meet while working in a retrovirology lab in the early 1980s.

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Laura Landweber retweeted
Columbia GSAS@ColumbiaGSAS25 May 2023
Read our profile of PhD Biology student Matt Walker as he prepares to star in Love + Science, a play based on the real-life story of CU grad students in the '80s working to crack the code of HIV/AIDS. gsas.columbia.edu/news/biolo…
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Laura Landweber retweeted
Wally Gilbert@wally31919 Apr 2023
Wally Gilbert OPEN STUDIO Saturday, May 6th, and Sunday, May 7th, 12 to 6. - mailchi.mp/139c890c5f3c/wall…
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LomvardasLab@LomvardasLab2 Mar 2023
events.columbia.edu/go/tom_m… A fantastic scientific symposium in NYC in honor of a fantastic scientist: Please join us in person at the Forum on May 12!
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cuimc.columbia.edu/research/… Nominations for Columbia Horwitz Prize are due soon: Please help us with creative, out of the box nominations of disruptive scientists

Nominate

Understand the nomination requirements, qualifications, and process for The Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize.

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Euplotes! it has more than 10 "legs"!! ユープロテス（和名：ミズヒラタムシ） 水の中にいる平らな形をした虫。 10数本の"足"でせわしなく歩いているが、単細胞生物。 #Euplotes #unicellular #microorganism #protist
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Alberto Ciccia@CicciaAlberto19 Nov 2022
Interested in studying genome or epigenome integrity? We have NIH-funded T32 postdoctoral fellowships at Columbia University! @basulabcolumbia @EunheeChoi12 @DNAcurtain @LandweberLab @LuLaboratory @ShawnLiu_Lab @alisontaylorlab @zha_lab @CicciaAlberto
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New CDC Guidelines youtu.be/FsFvnpcFGA4
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Laura Landweber retweeted
PLOS Biology@PLOSBiology25 Aug 2021
Ciliate genomes are full of "junk" DNA insertions that need to be removed by DNA splicing; where did they come from? @LandweberLab explores a new #PLOSBiology study that supports a classic model of transposon origins. Primer: plos.io/3DpZ7cb Paper: plos.io/3lgsCX1
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Infected after 5 minutes, from 20 feet away: South Korea study shows coronavirus' spread indoors latimes.com/world-nation/sto…
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Emily Landon@emilymicheleL19 Oct 2020
This is awesome!! Two of my favorite things: infection prevention and #Disney Thank you @sbhkelly for pointing it out to me. I really needed to smile today ❤️ @IMPACT4HC
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