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Congrats to Our Fall 2021 Graduate Jason Sasser

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From left to right, lab members Lena and Jason at the Lee Lab game night
Jason’s Honors Senior Capstone Poster

Congratulations to Fall 2021 graduate Jason Sasser, who has completed a Bachelor of Science in Biology with an emphasis in Cellular and Molecular Biology! Jason was also a member of WWU’s Honors College for which he prepared and presented an Honors Capstone Senior Project on his research with the Lee Lab.
Jason’s research contributed to our understanding of the relationship between RNAi pathways, Twi proteins, and genome integrity in Tetrahymena.
Most immediately, Jason plans to gain experience in clinic settings to help him decide whether to pursue a career focused on biomedical research, becoming a medical provider, or both.
We wish Jason all the best in his next steps!

Maya Matsumoto Recognized at SACNAS 2021 Conference for Presentation and Research Skills

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Congratulations to recent Lee Lab undergraduate alum Maya Matsumoto, who was recognized for her research and presentation skills at the 2021 SACNAS (NDiSTEM) Digital Conference, as an awardee of the Student Presentation Awards! Maya presented her work on developing microscopy image analysis code to quantify extranuclear DNA bodies, which has been performed in collaboration with Lee Lab undergrads Christina Mong, Patrick Pando, and Alison Witwer, and WWU Biology collaborator Dr. Nick Galati. According to SACNAS President Dr. Pamela Padilla, “The Student Presentation Awards recognize the next generation of scientists and STEM leaders from historically excluded populations.”

https://www.sacnas.org/2021/10/29/stem-students-recognized-for-their-research-and-presentation-skills-at-2021-sacnas-national-diversity-in-stem-ndistem-digital-conference/