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Welcome to the Hockemeyer Lab

We are currently looking for a motivated postdoctoral scholar. Interested applicants should submit CV and cover letter to:

Recent Lab News

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[May 2018]

Congratulations to Chiba for receiving the Nicholas Cozzarelli Prize, Franzi for being chosen for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, and Leslie for receiving the Departmental citation. We are proud of all of you.

The Hockemeyer lab graduates its first Ph.D students, Chiba and Ryan, as well as visiting Masters student Brendan.

Franzi, John, Brendan, and Kelsey attend the EMBO Telomere workshop in Portugal.

[April 2018]

Congratualtions to Ryan Forster and Daphne Dambournet for their publication, Observing the cell in its native state: Imaging subcellular dynamics in multicellular organisms in Science.

Rebecca Bartke and John Boyle pass their qualifying exams.

[Novemeber 2017]

Congratulation to John Blair for his publication, Widespread Translational Remodeling during Human Neuronal Differentiation in Cell Reports.

[October 2017]

Congratulations to Leslie and Shannon for receiving fellowships from Center for Research and Education on Aging and Koret Foundation.

[August 2017]

Congratulations to Franzi and Chiba on their publication of Mutations in the promoter of the telomerase gene TERT contribute to tumorigenesis by a two-step mechanism in Science.

Recent Publications

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[April 2018]

Title: Observing the cell in its native state: Imaging subcellular dynamics in multicellular organisms

Lab members involved: Ryan Forster

[November 2017]

Title: Widespread Translational Remodeling during Human Neuronal Differentiation

Lab members involved: John Blair

[August 2017]

Title: Mutations in the promoter of the telomerase gene TERT contribute to tumorigenesis by a two-step mechanism

Lab members involved: Franziska Lorbeer, Kunitoshi Chiba, and Eva Schruf

Research Focus

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Questions to address in regards to telomere maintenance and mechanisms governing telomerase regulation in human pluripotent stem cells:

1) What is the mechanism of telomerase regulation in human stem cells, upon their differentiation and during tumor formation?

2) What are the molecular mechanisms underlying the recruitment of telomerase to the telomere in human cells?

Telomeres on Chromosome Ends

3) What are the consequences of telomere shortening in stem cells and how does this impact tumor formation?

Research Sponsors

The Pew Charitable Trusts:

Pew-Stewart Program for Cancer Research

National Institutes of Health

Ellison Medical Foundation

"The Ellison Medical Foundation supports basic biomedical research on aging relevant to understanding lifespan development processes and age-related diseases and disabilities."

"The purpose of the Glenn Foundation for Medical Research, founded in 1965 by Paul F. Glenn, is to extend the healthy productive years of life through research on the mechanisms of biological aging."

Shurl and Kay Curci Foundation