Jose L. McFaline-Figueroa
@joselmcfaline
Assistant Professor Columbia Biomedical Engineering | 🇵🇷 | he/him/his | @jlmcfalinefigueroa.bsky.social
Thrilled to introduce IRISeq, a scalable, cost-effective and imaging-free spatial genomic technique for mapping mammalian brain aging, developed by incredible Abdul @Abdul_Squared and Weirong from our lab at @RockefellerUniv! biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
Meet Mathini Vaikunthan, a PhD student in @columbiabme in @joselmcfaline’s Lab. She shares her journey from embracing collaboration to celebrating women’s growing impact in science. 🔬bit.ly/4hvdbV7 #WomenInScience #GirlsInSTEM cc: @ColumbiaGoBME
Congratulations Ben!
I am extremely happy and grateful to share my promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure at Columbia University as of January 1, 2025.
We are thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2025 Vilcek Foundation Prizes, awarded to outstanding immigrant professionals in the arts and sciences. This year, we honored 14 prizewinners with a total of $950,000 in awards––our largest cohort yet! Read about our prizewinners…
Congratulations Elham!!! Incredibly well deserved!
I am deeply honored to receive this Prize that celebrates the contributions of immigrants in biomedical science! Thank you to all mentors who supported my journey and to my trailblazing lab members for their brilliant work!
I am deeply honored to receive this Prize that celebrates the contributions of immigrants in biomedical science! Thank you to all mentors who supported my journey and to my trailblazing lab members for their brilliant work!
Congrats to IICD core faculty member @ElhamAzizi, recipient of the 2025 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science. The @Vilcek award celebrates the contributions of immigrant artists and scientists in the U.S. Read the @CUSEAS announcement: bit.ly/3Q1MKud
So proud of @Dr_KatieM and @cam_park for showing the power of combining innovative #ML with what we call "Katie Intelligence" (our domain expert in the loop) for building impactful computational tools and applying them to obtain unexpected clinical insight!
In a paper published today in Science Immunology, a research team led by @columbiaBME @elhamazizi has identified a specific population of immune cells that play a critical role in the successful treatment of relapsed acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The work, in collaboration…
📣Friendly Reminder📣 Applications are open! The 2025 IICD Summer Research Program offers a 10-week immersive experience in cancer research and mathematical sciences for undergrads. 📅 Apply by Feb 1, 2025: bit.ly/IICD-SRP
Applications are open! The 2025 IICD Summer Research Program offers a 10-week immersive experience in cancer research and mathematical sciences for undergrads. 📅 Apply by Feb 1, 2025: bit.ly/IICD-SRP
Genomic tech dev is my favorite area of science, and today our paper describing our multiplex CRISPRa screening method to identify cell type specific regulatory elements is published! rdcu.be/dUnoq
I am humbled to be included in the Atlas of Inspiring Hispanics/Latinx scientists and grateful for the mentors, collaborators, and lab members that inspire me every day. #LatinxAtlas #HispanicHeritageMonth
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we present The Atlas of Inspiring Hispanic/Latinx Scientists. This resource showcases the scientific excellence of nearly 400 outstanding scientists. #LatinxAtlas #HispanicHeritageMonth fredhutch.org/en/about/about…
🎉 Congrats to Lingting Shi on receiving the 2024 Precision Oncology and Systems Biology program Postdoctoral Pilot Award! Her project, "Modeling Dynamic Tumor-Immune Interactions in the Tumor Microenvironment," will receive $50,000 over 2 years. Read: bit.ly/4d7Xe4e
Looking for an exciting, interdisciplinary research community with outstanding students, collaborative faculty and staff, and world class core facilities? Join us @CornellBME #BME👇
We're Hiring! Seeking a Tenure Track Faculty Position in Biomedical Engineering, @Cornell @CornellEng @CornellBME #BME. Learn more, apply: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28277
Read about Mackenzie Sky's inspiring journey from dance to science through the IICD Summer Research Program. Her story highlights the power of confidence and mentorship in pursuing a new path. Read more: bit.ly/3N80Glx
The radial positioning of genomic loci, i.e. how far they are from the nuclear lamina has been associated with genome structure and function for several decades. But in genomics everything is correlated, e.g. radial positioning with genomic compartments with gene activity etc
🚨DEADLINE EXTENDED 🚨 For any undergraduate neuroscience student who wishes to participate in the Black In Neuro SURP Symposium. You have till Monday September 2,2024 to sign up! Don't miss your chance to present at this year's event! Application Link: forms.gle/nLVfdcGk2dsoMH…
Today out in @biorxivpreprint we present SCOPE. An optics-free, self-registering array of DNA encoded beads for spatial genomics. This was work led by the intrepid duo of Hanna Liao and Sanjay Kottapalli, with @JShendure's lab. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
📸✨The SRP final presentations were a huge success! Our talented students showcased their innovative projects, followed by an end-of-program lunch. Kudos to everyone for their dedication and hard work! And thank you to all the amazing mentors! 👏 #SRP2024
🎉It's Gilliam Day! 🎉 We're so excited to announce the 2024 #GilliamFellows! These 50 adviser-student pairs are being recognized for their outstanding research as well as their commitments to advancing equity and inclusion in science. hhmi.org/news/hhmi-name…
There is still one week left to apply!
We are very excited to announce that our 3rd #LatinXinBME Symposium will take place in Baltimore on the first day of the @BMES - October 23rd, 2024 ‼️🗓️ Abstract submission is now OPEN! Deadline to submit is July 14th, 2024 at 11 PM EST ⏰ Submit here: forms.gle/QKTX1VBCa1buhu…