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
Graduating college this spring? We are hiring up to 2 full-time technicians. Ideally working at least 2 years. Starting ~June '25.
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