Our lab is interested in motor neuron development
and disease
Interested in our research?
We are always looking for motivated people who love science.
Enthusiastic students (at any level) and postdocs who want to contribute to our research program are encouraged to contact Paschalis at: pkratsios@uchicago.edu
Enthusiastic students (at any level) and postdocs who want to contribute to our research program are encouraged to contact Paschalis at: pkratsios@uchicago.edu
Lab news:
09/2019: Our review entitled "Transcriptional mechanisms of motor neuron development in vertebrates and invertebrates" is out.
07/2019: We welcome two summer students, Kelly Schaschl (U Chicago undergrad) and Kaiyuan Tang (U Michigan undergrad).
06/2019: Muna Okebalema is a awarded a DNUFO summer fellowship for undergraduate students. Congrats !
06/2019: We welcome Anthony Osuma (Neurobiology graduate student) in our lab!
06/2019: Our review entitled "Neuronal identity control by terminal selectors in worms, flies, and chordates" is out.
03/2019: Our lab is awarded an R21 grant from NINDS (collaboration with the lab of David Miller III, Vanderbilt University).
01/2019: Our paper entitled "An ancient role for Collier/Olf/Ebf (COE)-type transcription factors in axial motor neuron development" is published.
12/2018: Our lab is awarded a Basic Science Pilot Grant from the Association for Frontotemporal Dementia (collaboration with the lab of Raymond Roos, University of Chicago).
10/2018: Ezra Emsy Amiri (DRSB) begins her rotation.
10/2018: Kailong Wen (Neurobiology) begins his rotation.
09/2018: We welcome Edgar Correa (CMB graduate student) in our lab!
06/2018: We welcome two international summer students, Yifei Weng (Peking U) and Melanie Le Gouez (Paris Diderot University).
06/2018: Our U Chicago undergrads (Gabriela Sterkowicz & Surabhi Hoover) receive the DNUFO summer fellowship. Congrats !
06/2018: Edgar Correa (CMB) begins his rotation.
03/2018: Minhkhoi Nguyen (DRSB) begins his rotation.
11/2017: Our lab receives a Research Grant from the Whitehall Foundation!
11/2017: Our lab receives its first grant from the Packard Center for ALS research at John Hopkins!
09/2017: Grace Schulz and Erica Mezias begin their rotation.
07/2017: Our paper on UNC-3 and Hox is published at eLife.
06/2017: Kailong Weng (Peking U) begins his summer research.
06/2017: We welcome Yinan Li (Neurobiology graduate student) and Harry Feng (DRSB graduate student) in our lab!
04/2017: Pauline Dao (Paris Diderot U) begins her summer research.
03/2017: Roy Morgan (GGSB) begins his rotation.
03/2017: Kratsios Lab will be hosting the Neuroscience Social.
01/2017: Paschalis' findings on motor neuron diversification published in Neuron.
01/2017: Olivia Gaylord (DRSB) begins her rotation.
01/2017: Harry Feng (DRSB) begins his rotation.
09/2016: Yinan Li starts his rotation.
06/2016: Joseph Pak starts his rotation.
04/2016: Jihad Aburas joins our lab as a Research Specialist. Welcome Jihad!
04/2016: Our first rotation student Lindsay Huang starts her rotation.
03/2016: The very first days of the lab here at UChicago. It's been fun to set up a lab!
09/2019: Our review entitled "Transcriptional mechanisms of motor neuron development in vertebrates and invertebrates" is out.
07/2019: We welcome two summer students, Kelly Schaschl (U Chicago undergrad) and Kaiyuan Tang (U Michigan undergrad).
06/2019: Muna Okebalema is a awarded a DNUFO summer fellowship for undergraduate students. Congrats !
06/2019: We welcome Anthony Osuma (Neurobiology graduate student) in our lab!
06/2019: Our review entitled "Neuronal identity control by terminal selectors in worms, flies, and chordates" is out.
03/2019: Our lab is awarded an R21 grant from NINDS (collaboration with the lab of David Miller III, Vanderbilt University).
01/2019: Our paper entitled "An ancient role for Collier/Olf/Ebf (COE)-type transcription factors in axial motor neuron development" is published.
12/2018: Our lab is awarded a Basic Science Pilot Grant from the Association for Frontotemporal Dementia (collaboration with the lab of Raymond Roos, University of Chicago).
10/2018: Ezra Emsy Amiri (DRSB) begins her rotation.
10/2018: Kailong Wen (Neurobiology) begins his rotation.
09/2018: We welcome Edgar Correa (CMB graduate student) in our lab!
06/2018: We welcome two international summer students, Yifei Weng (Peking U) and Melanie Le Gouez (Paris Diderot University).
06/2018: Our U Chicago undergrads (Gabriela Sterkowicz & Surabhi Hoover) receive the DNUFO summer fellowship. Congrats !
06/2018: Edgar Correa (CMB) begins his rotation.
03/2018: Minhkhoi Nguyen (DRSB) begins his rotation.
11/2017: Our lab receives a Research Grant from the Whitehall Foundation!
11/2017: Our lab receives its first grant from the Packard Center for ALS research at John Hopkins!
09/2017: Grace Schulz and Erica Mezias begin their rotation.
07/2017: Our paper on UNC-3 and Hox is published at eLife.
06/2017: Kailong Weng (Peking U) begins his summer research.
06/2017: We welcome Yinan Li (Neurobiology graduate student) and Harry Feng (DRSB graduate student) in our lab!
04/2017: Pauline Dao (Paris Diderot U) begins her summer research.
03/2017: Roy Morgan (GGSB) begins his rotation.
03/2017: Kratsios Lab will be hosting the Neuroscience Social.
01/2017: Paschalis' findings on motor neuron diversification published in Neuron.
01/2017: Olivia Gaylord (DRSB) begins her rotation.
01/2017: Harry Feng (DRSB) begins his rotation.
09/2016: Yinan Li starts his rotation.
06/2016: Joseph Pak starts his rotation.
04/2016: Jihad Aburas joins our lab as a Research Specialist. Welcome Jihad!
04/2016: Our first rotation student Lindsay Huang starts her rotation.
03/2016: The very first days of the lab here at UChicago. It's been fun to set up a lab!
