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Welcome Katelyn Lenahan
Katelyn Lenahan joined the Cui Lab in January 2026.
Welcome Serena Khan!
Serena Khan joined the Cui Lab as a research volunteer.
Welcome Briana and Andrew
Briana Le and Andrew Chen joined the Cui Lab as research volunteers.
Congrats! Dr. Cui received 2023 Wing Tat Lee Awards.
Dr. Cui was selected for the 2023 Wing Tat Lee Awards for collaboration with a Chinese University.
Congrats! Eric received the Spring 2023 UROP Student Research Awards.
Eric Fu will be leading a project focus on a novel human lncRNA as a potential therapeutic target for fetal hemoglobin induction in patients with sickle cell disease and β-thalassemia.
Welcome Julia and Jordan
Julia Garland and Jordan Brady join to Cui Lab as research volunteers.
Welcome Hajar Benmhammed!
Hajar joins to Cui Lab as a postdoc research fellow.
Welcome Kelly Liu to the Cui Lab!
Kelly Liu joined to the lab as a Master student. She will lead a project focusing on the role of HMI Lnc-RNA in globin regulation and erythroid differentiation.
Grant
Dr. Cui received a grant from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation for the collaboration project "Interactions between fetal hemoglobin regulation network" with the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
Congratulations! Nicole has been selected as an NIDDK Distinguished Postbaccalaureate Scholar
Congratulations! Nicole has been selected as an NIDDK Distinguished Postbaccalaureate Scholar.
She was one of five finalists selected to participate in the NIDDK Distinguished Postbaccalaureate Scholar Program.
Her interview greatly impressed the search committee and she was finally awarded a postbac position through this program.
Cheers!