Tag: cilia

Moe Mahjoub Advancing Lung Disease Research Through Dual R01 Awards

Moe Mahjoub, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine (Division of Nephrology) and the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, has received two newly awarded R01 grants from the NIH, totaling $6.1 million over four years.  These awards will support investigations into genetic and acquired airway diseases linked to motile cilia dysfunction.  The studies […]

Saying Goodbye to Ewelina Betleja

PhD postdoctoral fellow Ewelina Betleja is leaving the Division of Nephrology after nearly four years in the laboratory of Dr. Moe Mahjoub. Ewelina’s work has focused on how cells regulate the assembly of cilia, the essential cellular organelles that communicate with the extracellular environment. Ewelina will be moving to Greece to join her husband Andreas. […]