Happy New Year!

Jan 1, 2025

Happy New Year from all of us at the Massilani Lab! Wishing you a year full of discoveries, success, and joy! 🎉

— Joanna, Shahar, Edward, Mike, Phoebe, Diyendo, Eleanor and Rebecca (from left to right)

Lab Interaction Hour!

by Diyendo Massilani | May 23, 2025 | lab culture

We had a blast hosting the Yale Genetics Department Interaction Hour last Friday!For this special occasion, we set up a custom cocktail bar featuring six signature drinks inspired by the science and experimental protocols of our lab.Check out the signs below to see...

New “Journal Club” Piece in Nature Reviews Genetics

by Diyendo Massilani | May 23, 2025 | announcement

Diyendo has contributed a new Journal Club commentary to Nature Reviews Genetics, titled “A crossroads in the timeline of human evolution.” The piece reflects on the studies that sequenced ancient DNA from the Sima de los Huesos hominins, a breakthrough that pushed...

A Special Visit from Students with the Children of Heroes Foundation

by Diyendo Massilani | May 16, 2025 | lab culture

We had the honor of welcoming a group of Ukrainian high school students to our lab through the Children of Heroes foundation. This organization supports children who have suffered the unimaginable loss of one or both parents during the ongoing war in Ukraine,...

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