October 25th, 2024
Congratulations to Dr. Taylor Hinnant, our newest Ph.D. in the lab!! Taylor’s research focuses on how mechanical signaling regulates the morphogenesis of small intestine. Great work, Taylor!
September 30th, 2024
Alec was the first presenter of the Cell Biology In-House Seminar this semester. Great presentation, Alec!
September 28th, 2024
The Lechler Lab had a fun time and we all built some new muscle after the exercise.
September 19th, 2024
The Lechler lab had an amazing time in Asheville during the Cell Biology Retreat. Terry presented an exciting and unforgettable new seagull research project. All the posters and oral presentations from us were outstanding. Great job, everyone!
September 10th, 2024
Happy Birthday, Terry!
Wishing you a wonderful year filled with joy!
August 27th, 2024
Khaliun Enkhbayar is a PhD student from the DSCB program. She is interested in tissue morphogenesis and is currently rotating in our lab. Welcome, Khaliun!
July 26th, 2024
Murisi Zimbwa is an undergraduate student from Northwestern University, majoring in neuroscience and biology. He joined us through the Duke Summer Research Program and gave a great poster presentation.
July 24th, 2024
Congratulations on the paper, Ale! Her work highlights the importance of both molecular and mechanical regulation in the epidermal development and barrier formation. Great job!
June 17th, 2024
Mike did an excellent job presenting his work at the Cell Biology In-House Seminar today. Well done, Mike!
June 6th, 2024
Happy Birthday to Ale, Alec, and Sophia! We wish you all have a fantastic year ahead!
May 20th, 2024
Mindy gave a talk at the Cell Biology In-House Seminar today. Neurons and keratinocytes are her favorite cell types.
May 2nd, 2024
We participated the annual Plants-for-Cans Giveaway event held by the Biology Department at Duke.
April 8th, 2024
The Lechler celebrated the 2024 total solar eclipse. @2 pm, Durham, NC.
March 22nd, 2024
We are excited to share Taylor’s recent publication in PLOS Genetics! In this study, epithelium cells respond to tissue mechanics differently and this regulation is very important for maintaining the structure of the small intestine and their physiology roles. Check out the paper in the link below!
Compartment specific responses to contractility in the small intestinal epithelium
Great job, Taylor!
March 18th, 2024
Welcome, Sophia Link!
Sophia is a new graduate student from Cell and Molecular Biology PhD program. She completed her undergraduate studies in biology and physics at the University of Virginia. Sophia has a deep passion for cell signaling and is fascinated by how cells transmit information from the outside to the inside. We are so excited to have her join our lab!
December 15th, 2023
The lab had a wonderful time during the holiday party. Thank you for all the fun games and tasty cookies, Terry.
November 20th, 2023
The Lechler Lab has two PhD rotation students. Welcome Sophia and Mason!
November 7th, 2023
Happy Birthday to Julie and Mindy! Wish you both have an fantastic year.
October 29th, 2023
Happy Halloween & Happy Thanksgiving! This year, we had pink Barbie, cozy sloth, Kim Possible, Captain in Star Trek, Everything Everywhere, a deer, a kangaroo, a cute fox, and many scientists. The kimchi Alec made was so delicious. We had a wonderful time.
October 27th, 2023
Alec presented his work at the 2023 Duke Dermatology Pinnell Symposium. He is studying how translation is regulated at desmosomes in our favorite cells, “keratinocytes”. Good job, Alec!
September 22nd, 2023
Today, we celebrated Dan’s graduation and his new scientific journey.
Thank you for all the hard work and contributions, Dan!
We wish you good luck and success in your future!
September 12th, 2023
Happy Birthday to Mike and Terry!
Wish you both have a wonderful year. The strawberry cake was delicious. Thank you for making it Alec!
September 7th, 2023
We had hot pot for lab lunch today. We all passed the “mild mara” broth and enjoyed it so much.
Let’s try the “medium mara” next time!
August 31st, 2023
Congrats to Alec on receiving the Duke School of Medicine Biomedical PhD Student Research Pilot Grants! The goal of this grant is to support students’ scientific and educational trainings.
August 21st, 2023
Terry presented a Lechler Lab poster and shared our research with the first-year PhD students during the graduate student orientation. Skin and gut are cool!
July 8, 2023
Congratulations to Mike on receiving a prestigious two-year Hartwell Foundation – Biomedical Research Fellowship for his postdoctoral work and training! “The Primary Mission of The Hartwell Foundation is to grant awards to individuals for innovative and cutting-edge biomedical applied research that will potentially benefit children.” Mike is studying how transcriptional regulations and immune systems mediate nutrient uptake in the neonatal intestine. Wish all the best in your work, Mike!
June 23, 2023
Congratulations to Dr. Dan Hlavaty, our newest Ph.D. in the lab!! We are so proud of you.
April 27, 2023
Check out our new review paper, titled “Polarity in Skin Development and Cancer,” written by Ale, a graduate student in lab! This paper will take you on a tour to explore the critical roles of cell polarity in the epidermis.
Great job, Ale!
March 24, 2023
A perfect spring picnic at Sarah P. Duke Gardens.
Jan 31, 2023
We went to see “My Neighbor Totoro” at the Carolina Theater. It’s a great movie about family, love, and the forest protector “Totoro”!
December 19, 2022
The Lechler lab had a wonderful time at the 2022 ASCB (the American Society for Cell Biology). Dan and Ale had their work presented by posters, and Dan gave a talk about the roles of desmosomes in translational regulation. It is always exciting to share our work with others, learn something new in science, and meet old faces!
December 15, 2022
We are excited to share Dr. Maggie Bara’s recent publication in Development! Take a look at the beautiful nutrient uptake in intestinal villi of neonatal mouse, which was selected as the cover photo. Learn more about how nutrient uptake is different between neonates and adults by checking out the paper.
[Maf family transcription factors are required for nutrient uptake in the mouse neonatal gut]
https://journals.biologists.com/……/Maf-family……
Beautiful work, Maggie!
November 7, 2022
Today is Mindy’s birthday. She wishes everyone a wonderful year filled with happiness, good health, and love.
Happy Birthday, Mindy!
November 5, 2022
Happy Birthday, Julie! Wishing you have a wonderful year.
October 28, 2022
Happy Halloween!
September 21, 2022
There are 2 reasons to celebrate Mike this week.
First, Mike received a T32 training grant to support his work investigating the transcriptional regulation and mechanisms of nutrient uptake in the neonatal intestine.
Second, Mike recently celebrated his birthday.
Congrats, Mike and happy birthday!
September 19, 2022
We are excited to welcome Dr. Mike Scales to the Lechler Lab. Mike is returning to North Carolina where he lived briefly as a child, though many of his formative years were spent in California. Mike’s wife, Michelle, and children, Scott and Ellie, relocated with him to Durham. He graduated from University of California, Davis with high honors and received a degree in Genetics. From there, he moved to University of Michigan where he completed his PhD investigating the role of Hedgehog signaling in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma where he was jointly mentored by Dr. Benjamin Allen and Dr. Marina Pasca di Magliano. Welcome, Mike!
