Li and Zhang both honored with Debakey Research Award
Congratulations to Dr. Hongjie Li and Dr. Lilei Zhang on your 2025 Debakey Excellence in Research Awards. Dr. Hongjie Li has been honored for his work on the Fly Atlas and Dr. Lilei Zhang has been honored for her work on cardiac metabolism.
Jafar-Nejad named to 2025 class of Harrington Scholar-Innovators
Congratulations to Dr. Hamed Jafar-Nejad on your 2025 Scholar-Innovator Award from the Harrington Discovery Institute!
Baylor researchers develop and validate clinical diagnostic RNA sequencing test
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine's Medical Genetics and Multiomics Laboratory have published the clinical validation of the first RNA sequencing test for diagnostic whole-transcriptome analysis for genetic disorders.
Yamamoto receives the 2025 Genetics Society of America Early Career Medal
Dr. Shinya Yamamoto was awarded the 2025 Genetics Society of America Early Career Medal for outstanding contributions to the field of genetics. Congratulations Shinya!
Dr. Huda Zoghbi invested as Member of the American Academy of Sciences and Letters
Congratulations to Dr. Huda Zoghbi who has been invested as Member of the American Academy of Sciences and Letters (the Academy) in recognition of intellectual excellence and courage!
Molecular and Human Genetics Press Releases
Department Endowed Awards
Annual Department Awards
Best Talk
English Laserna (Poche Lab): A New Methyl Mark Regulating Neuronal Function “Written” on Microtubules by the Histone Methyltransferase NSD3/MES-4
Best Paper (Trainee Category)
Catherine Bradley (Herman Lab): Bradley CC, Wang C, Gordon AJE, Wen AX, Luna PN, Cooke MB, Kohrn BF, Kennedy SR, Avadhanula V, Piedra PA, Lichtarge O, Shaw CA, Ronca SE, Herman C. Targeted accurate RNA consensus sequencing (tARC-seq) reveals mechanisms of replication error affecting SARS-CoV-2 divergence. Nat Microbiol. 2024 May; 9(5): 1382-1392.
Best Paper (Post Doc Category)
Lindsey Goodman (Bellen Lab): Goodman LD, Ralhan I, Li X, Lu S, Moulton MJ, Park YJ, Zhao P, Kanca O, Ghaderpour Taleghani ZS, Jacquemyn J, Shulman JM, Ando K, Sun K, Ioannou MS, Bellen HJ. Tau is required for glial lipid droplet formation and resistance to neuronal oxidative stress. Nat Neurosci. 2024 Oct; 27(10): 1918-1933.
Best Paper (Open Category)
Olga Dudchenko (Aiden Lab): Sandoval-Velasco M, Dudchenko O, (...), Aiden EL. Three- dimensional genome architecture persists in a 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth skin sample. Cell. 2024 Jul 11; 187(14): 3541-3562.e51.
Clinical Resident Award
Ryan Difalco
Laboratory Fellow Award
Veronica Ortiz
Excellent Metabolic Genetics Attending
V. Reid Sutton
Excellent Pediatric Genetics Attending
Seema Lalani
Excellent Adult Genetics Attending
Reza Bekheirnia
Excellent Reproductive Genetics Attending
April Adams
Excellent Research Mentor
Fernando Scaglia
Excellent Educator
Lindsay Burrage
Excellent Metabolic Dietician
Nathaly Aquino
Excellent Genetic Counseling
Emily Magness
Baylor Genetics Excellence in Teaching
Jan Smith
Qin Sun
Baylor Genetics Service
Nichole Owen
Genetics & Genomics Graduate Program Outstanding Lecturer
Daryl Scott (Human Genetics)
Genetics & Genomics Graduate Program Bravo Award (Teaching Assistant)
Morgan Stephens
