LAB NEWS
Lab news and the record of how our team is growing! See our pictures below!
2025
Jan, 2025.
Welcome! Smruti Patel joined the lab as a rotation student.
2024
Jan, 2024.
Welcome! Elizabeth Angel joined the lab as a senior technician.
Our attempt to not get sick altogether..
The first biannual Shin Lab Value Meeting took place.
Mar, 2024.
SoRa-W1 got installed in the lab!
Welcome! Callie Barber joined the lab as the first graduate student.
Grace presented the lab’s research at the Neuroimmunology Symposium at UT Southwestern’s Brain Institute and visited colleagues at UT Dallas, UT Southwestern, and UT Houston. A photo with our department chair, Ben Segal.
Apr, 2024.
Congratulations! NINDS, NIH, funded an R01 application in collaboration with Sangmin Jeon and Mike Caterina. Grace will serve as a co-I, 2024-2029.
The lab attended the first virtual USAPS conference together.
May, 2024.
On a Friday evening, after flipping many fly trays together, enjoying CM chicken together.
Grace presented the lab’s work at the Investigator Meeting at Johns Hopkins Merkin Center.
June, 2024.
Summer birthday party for Grace and Surith.
Aug, 2024.
Grace joined the Pelotonia fundraising event as a challenger.
The first Shin Lab Annual Symposium took place over 2 days. We invited Tae Gyu Oh from OU (Multi-omics integration and disease modeling) and Elisabetta Babetto from our own OSU (Schwann cells and neuron metabolism) as keynote speakers. Everyone in the lab shared their progress and plans, and Grace presented the summary of our progress and vision for the second year.
The second biannual Shin Lab Value Meeting took place at Marcela’s, Short North.
Congratulations! An abstract submitted by Grace and Elliot was selected for a talk at the 8th Axon Degeneration Conference in DC in September 2024. Grace will present the lab’s work in the Axon Degeneration and Disease session. Elliot will join the conference as the first author of the abstract. https://hopkinscme.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?P=5&EID=52443
Sep, 2024.
Grace presented the lab’s recent work at the 8th Axon Degeneration Conference in DC.
Congratulations! An abstract submitted by Elliot Dion was selected for a talk at the Neuroscience Research Institute’s Annual Retreat in October 2024.
Oct, 2024.
Congratulations! Benna Li’s research journey was featured on the NYU Gallatin website.
Congratulations! Callie Barber won first prize at the Art in Cancer Competition in the Annual Scientific Meeting for Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Elliot presented his recent work on investigating neuron-macrophage interactions underlying CIPN at the NRI Annual Retreat, and received many encouraging comments.
Callie presented her recent work on developing human models of CIPN at the NRI Annual Retreat, and had vibrant discussions with faculty and students.
Nov, 2024.
Congratulations! Grace was invited to present at the Mini Symposium session at the Annual Meeting for Peripheral Nerve Society in 2025, Edinburgh, UK. She will serve as the organizer and the first speaker on “Peripheral Neuropathic Pain: The Bench to Bedside.”
Congratulations! Surith Krishna won the Undergraduate Research Scholarship for his Honor’s research program in the Shin lab.
Dec, 2024.
The end-of-year lab gathering. It was great to see all the Columbus members in one place!
The Neurology Holiday party took place at the Columbus Art Museum. Lab photos with Elliot, Callie, Elizabeth, and Luke. Thank you for another great year in the Shin lab!
The youngest visitor in the Shin Lab - Jaye Yeo - learned about fly genetics from Surith Krishna.
2023
Sep, 2023.
Shin lab opened!
Oct, 2023.
Welcome! Elliot Dion joined as a lab manager and research associate and Jordan Turner joined as a research intern. Katherine Cruze joined as the first student assistant.
Grace presented the lab’s research at the Annual Scientific Meeting, Comprehensive Cancer Center, OSU & Neuroscience Research Institute Annual Meeting, OSU.
Hana Starobova (UQ, Australia) visited the Shin Lab.
Nov, 2023.
Grace presented the lab’s research at the Grand Rounds Meeting, Neurology, OSU
Dec, 2023.
Welcome! Surith Krishna and Vanessa Sims joined as student assistants. Start of the UG team!
The lab now has functioning fly stations!
Grace went back to Columbia to present her K01 progress for the year 1. Pictures with Carol Mason and the Grueber lab.
The Neurology Holiday party took place at the Columbus Art Museum. A lab photo with Luke, Elliot and April, and a photo with the Neurology colleagues.
