Read the paper!
We celebrate the publication of our paper on the role of satellite cells in muscle homeostasis in Nature Communications, at long last!
Champagne and Bocci on Antelope Island
CDH awareness with the local CHERUBS group at the Salt Lake Bees
Gab joins CHERUBS to lobby Congress for funding of CDH research
CHERUBS visits with Senator Jeff Sessions, who as a grandson with CDH.
Tom McFadden raps about our research!
Our research covered by Carl Zimmer in the New York Times!
Our research on development of the diaphragm and congenital diaphragmatic hernias (CDH) is covered by Carl Zimmer in the New York Times. Thanks to Shannon May for a fun illustration of diaphragm evolution!
Multiple new podcasts about CDH produced by the University of Utah
Our new research findings on CDH explained in Interview with Gabrielle.
What parents need to know after receiving a CDH diagnosis, explained by University of Utah pediatric surgeon Stephen J Fenton.
Josh Hensley, parent of two CDH babies, explains sources of support for CDH parent. Cherubs is a national CDH support group.
Our paper on development of the diaphragm and Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernias is published in Nature Genetics.
At long last our diaphragm paper is published!
Allyson wins the Prahl Award!
The Prahl Award is presented annually to the outstanding PhD graduate in the Health Sciences at the University of Utah. Congrats Allyson for a wonderful dissertation!
Allyson leaves for postdoc at University of Pennsylvania
Allyson heads to postdoc with Ben Stanger. We miss her calm presence in lab. Who will now be the main contributor to the quote board? We celebrate at the bowling ally.
Our paper on satellite cells and b-catenin is published in Stem Cell Reports
Read our paper in Stem Cell Reports
Allyson defends her thesis!
Thanks to Mary and Alex for spectacular diaphragm desserts!
Mary is awarded a trainee position on the Developmental Biology Training Grant.
Kelsey heads to grad school!
Kelsey Lewis heads to grad school at the University of Florida to work with Marty Cohn. We miss her infectious enthusiasm for science!
Alex is awarded a trainee position on the Hematology Training Grant.
Sam Mathew is named a prestigious Wellcome Intermediate Trust Fellow!
As a fellow, he will return for several months over the next four years to continue his research on myosins.
Our review of diaphragm development is published.
See our review in FEBS.
Malea is first PhD student to graduate from Kardon lab!
Malea Murphy successfully defends her thesis and is the first student to graduate with a PhD from the Kardon lab. She leaves for a postdoc in Sean Morrison's lab at UT Southwestern. We miss her booming laughter and bottles of Tris with mold. Make sure to wear gloves Malea!
Sam leaves to start his own lab in India!
Postdoc Sam Mathew departs to start his new lab at the Regional Center for Biotechnology in Delhi, India. Congrats!
FASEB BioArt Winner!
Our beautiful confocal image of a developing limb is a FASEB BioArt 2012 winner.