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Congratulations to Fahim Rejanur Tasin for receiving the American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship

Fahim Rejanur Tasin Funding Agency/Mechanism: American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship Title: Identifying Genetic Risk Factors for Vascular Calcification PI: Fahim Rejanur Tasin (PhD Student)/Nadja Makki (Mentor) Total/Directs: $70,676 Dates: 7/1/2026-6/30/2028 Summary: This proposal aims to define how non-coding genetic variants contribute to vascular calcification, a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The overall hypothesis is that disease-associated var

Jul 16

UF scientists unmask gene activity in scoliosis

https://ufhealth.org/news/2026/uf-scientists-unmask-gene-activity-in-scoliosis

Jul 15

Publication image: Integrated Transcriptomic and Functional Analysis Reveals Tissue-Specific Molecular Pathology in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

New Publication!

I am excited to share our new publication in collaborations with Drs. Ihnow and McQuerry in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine at UF and Anat Kreimer at Rutgers.

Jun 4

Fahim presents a poster at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Biology of Genomes meeting.

May 8