We study inter-organ communication using blood proteomics, genetic tools, and computational approaches.
We are part of the Department of Human Genetics at the University of Utah
Lab News
Bosch lab - June '25
Mountain views from our fly room - May 2025
The Cell Imaging Core is a fantastic way to generate data (and art). Confocal microscopy of the Drosophila larval cuticle showing epithelial cells (green), F-actin (red), and nuclei (blue). - May 2025
Justin and Dhruti tour the Center for High Performance Computing (CHPC) and see our lab's new GPU node in-person! Thanks to the Philanthropic Partners Group and our donors for the funding to purchase this critical equipment! - April '25
Justin presenting on our use of AlphaFold to discover inter-organ communication and predict pathogenicity of human variants that affect hormone-receptor binding.
Virtual presentation at the Campus Research Computing Consortium (CaRCC) Researcher-Facing Call - March '25
Justin and Carlie presenting at "fly meeting" San Diego - March '25
Bosch lab - Feb '25
Our S2R+ cell growth assay is working! (purple = more cell growth) - credit Dhruti Patel - Dec. '24
Holiday themed bacterial cultures! - Dec. '24
Our first lab funding! "A New AI-based Approach for Disease Diagnosis and Personalized Medicine" - Nov. '24
Carlie's poster at the DELPHI Symposium - Nov. '24
Human Genetics Retreat Oct '24
Our first transfection of cultured Drosophila cells! (S2R+ cells transfected with Actin-GFP.) - credit Dhruti Patel -Thanks to the Murtaugh lab for use of their microscope. Sept. '24
Carlie's poster at the Bioscience Symposium - Sept. '24
Ruben's colored bacteria art - August '24
Edward's poster at the Undergraduate Summer Symposium - August '24
Edward's talk to the GSRM - July '24
Lab lunch June '24
Our first experiment! May '24