December 2013 

Harvard Medical School

"Identification of novel embryonic regulators by functional genomics"
Andrea Pauli, PhD, Alex Schier Lab, Harvard University

"The insulin receptor cellular IRES confers resistance to eIF4A inhibition"
Calla Olson, Michael Marr Lab, Brandeis University

"Mechanisms of transgenerational epigenetic inheritance in C. elegans"
Eric Greer, PhD, Yang Shi lab, Boston Children's Hospital & Department of Cell Biology, HMS

November 2013 

Harvard Medical School

"Identification of locus features that permit targeting by RNAi-mediated heterochromatin in fission yeast"
Ruby Yu, Danesh Moazed Lab, Harvard Medical School

"Where to Start: A mechanism to regulate the directionality of transcription at gene promoters"
Albert E. Almada, PhD, Amy Wagers Lab, Harvard University

"Depletion of the RNA-binding protein CPEB ameliorates Fragile X Syndrome pathophysiology"
Natalie G. Farny, PhD, Joel Richter Lab, University of Massachusetts Medical School
and Assistant Teaching Professor, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

October 2013 

Harvard Medical School

"Investigating PIWI-piRNA pathway function in Hydra stem cells"
Celina Juliano, PhD, Haifan Lin Lab, Yale University

"Complex tertiary structure governs RNA editing of the Drosophila paralytic transcript"
Leila Rieder, PhD, Rob Reenan Lab, Brown University

"H2A.Z monoubiquitylation regulates developmental gene expression programs during lineage commitment"
Lauren Surface, Laurie Boyer Lab, MIT

September 2013 

Harvard Medical School

"Interplay between degradation and stabilization of ySet1 regulates H3K4 methylation" 
Luis Soares, PhD, Steve Buratowski Lab, Harvard Medical School

"Torpedoing RNA polymerase II transcription complexes: insights into the mechanism of Rat1-mediated termination" 
Erika Pearson, PhD, Claire Moore Lab, Tufts University School of Medicine

"High-throughput single cell RNA-seq to define stem cell population heterog eneity programs during lineage commitment"
Magali Soumillon, PhD, Tarjei Mikkelsen Lab, Broad Technology Lab

"Structure of the ribosome with elongation factor G trapped in a pre-translocation state solved by electron cryo-microscopy"
Axel Brilot, PhD Candidate, Nikolaus Grigorieff Lab, Brandeis University