Early Greenberg lab Alumnus Dr. Vishal Gohil receives the Chancellor’s Innovation Award from Texas A&M University for making groundbreaking discoveries in copper metabolism. Dr. Gohil’s research is a great example of translational research. Read the full article here.
Publication alert: Greenberg lab alumnus, Dr. Cunqi Ye, publishes two papers in Nature Chemical Biology
Exciting news from a Greenberg Lab alumnus! Dr. Cunqi Ye, who completed his Ph.D. in the Greenberg Lab in 2014 and is currently an assistant professor at Zhejiang University, has just published two exciting papers in Nature Chemical Biology. The Read More …
April 2025: Greenberg lab participates in SciPol Detroit’s Science Fair with a Twist!
Greenberg Lab recently participated in a science outreach event for high school students. We presented a poster showcasing how yeast help researchers explore fundamental questions in biology. It was a fun opportunity to share our work and inspire curiosity about Read More …
March 2025: Greenberg lab undergraduate researcher Dania Jabbar receives UROP symposium award
We are delighted to share the good news that Dania received an award at the UROP symposium for her poster: “The Link between a cellular energy demand and inositol synthesis.” Dania is working under the mentorship of PhD candidate Chisom Onu.
February 2025: Vikalp Kumar presents his poster entitled “Cardiolipin regulates retinoic acid signaling-Implications for Barth syndrome” at the Wayne State Graduate Research Symposium!
PhD Candidate Vikalp Kumar presenting his poster entitled “Cardiolipin regulates retinoic acid signaling-Implications for Barth syndrome”. Vikalp’s work focuses on discovering the interesting interplay between retinoic acid signaling and cardiolipin. More about Vikalp here.
January 2025: Award alert — Brandon Opalewski receives WSU Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program funding to investigate the role of cardiolipin in cellular differentiation!
Brandon Opalewski, a junior undergraduate researcher in the Greenberg Lab, has received funding through Wayne State University’s Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program to investigate the role of cardiolipin in cellular differentiation. Brandon will develop a new cellular model using CRISPR-Cas9 to Read More …
January 2025: Publication alert — our latest review article entitled “Inositol Phosphates and Synthesizing Enzymes: Implications in Neurodegenerative Disorders” has been accepted for publication in Biomolecules!
Members of the Greenberg Lab collaborate to publish our latest review article, which explores the diverse roles of inositol phosphates in psychiatric disorders. To view our publications click here!
July 2024: New NIH grant alert – Selective inhibitors of MLCL/CytC Peroxidase in Barth Syndrome
The Greenberg lab was awarded a multi-investigator NIH R01 grant (with Dr. Valerian Kagan, University of Pittsburgh, and Dr. Hülya Bayir, Columbia University). The grant, entitled “Selective inhibitors of MLCL/CytC Peroxidase in Barth Syndrome,” aims to identify selective inhibitors of a Read More …
July 2024: PhD candidate Tyler Ralph-Epps awarded Thomas C. Rumble fellowship
The Thomas C. Rumble fellowship is awarded to Wayne State University graduate students yearly. The Rumble fellowship aims to optimize the training of its recipients. More about the Rumble fellowship here: https://gradschool.wayne.edu/students/funding/fellowships
July 2024: PhD candidates Chisom Onu and Abu Ramim awarded ATTRACT funding from the WSU Chemistry Biology Interface program
Chisom Onu and Abu Ramim have been awarded ATTRACT funding from the CBI program. The goal of ATTRACT funding is to: 1) Provide PhD students an opportunity to gain new knowledge and develop new skills/expertise in chemical biology.2) Encourage PhD Read More …