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Mohan Nakka

Mohan Nakka

Mohan receives the University Scholars Program Research Award

Mar 12

Fahim Tasin

Fahim Tasin

Fahim receives a travel award from the CICMD to attend the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Biology of Genomes Conference

Mar 11

Paola and Nadja in front of presentation

Paola and Nadja in front of presentation

Paola defends her master’s thesis as the first MS student from the Makki lab!

Mar 9

Fahim, Paola and Carlos present posters at the COM Celebration of Research

Fahim, Paola and Carlos present posters at the COM Celebration of Research

Fahim, Paola and Carlos present posters at the COM Celebration of Research

Feb 11

Deeply honored and excited to receive the 2025 UF Diabetes Institute Seed Grant!

Deeply honored and excited to receive the 2025 UF Diabetes Institute Seed Grant!

Deeply honored and excited to receive the 2025 UF Diabetes Institute Seed Grant!

Dec 19, 2025

Celebrating Fahim’s birthday

Celebrating Fahim’s birthday

Celebrating Fahim’s birthday

Dec 11, 2025

Joint holiday party with the Kopinke Lab

Joint holiday party with the Kopinke Lab

Joint holiday party with the Kopinke Lab

Dec 6, 2025

Thanks to the UF College of Medicine for honoring me with the Exemplary Teacher Award!

Thanks to the UF College of Medicine for honoring me with the Exemplary Teacher Award!

Thanks to the UF College of Medicine for honoring me with the Exemplary Teacher Award!

Nov 13, 2025

Fahim’s first poster presentation

Fahim’s first poster presentation

Fahim’s first poster presentation as a PhD student at the CICMD Early Career Symposium!

Sep 15, 2025

Darius graduates as the first student from the Makki lab!

Darius graduates as the first student from the Makki lab!

Darius graduates as the first student from the Makki lab!

Aug 8, 2025

Scoliosis Research Society Grant!

Scoliosis Research Society Grant!

Scoliosis Research Society Grant!

We received the SRS research grant for our work on “ Characterizing regulatory variants associated with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis ”.

Jul 25, 2025

CICMD pilot award!

CICMD pilot award!

CICMD pilot award!

We received the Center for Integrative Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease Pilot Award for our work on “How genomic variation...

Jul 3, 2025

Teaching Recognition

Teaching Recognition

Teaching Recognition

Nadja was acknowledged by Associate Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs, Chris Hass, for excellent GatorEval scores.

May 8, 2025

The Makki lab is growing!

The Makki lab is growing!

The Makki lab is growing!

Apr 1, 2025

Celebrating Paolas birthday and Fahim joining the lab

Celebrating Paolas birthday and Fahim joining the lab

Celebrating Paolas birthday and Fahim joining the lab

Feb 1, 2025

Joint Holiday Party with the Kopinke lab

Joint Holiday Party with the Kopinke lab

Joint Holiday Party with the Kopinke lab

Dec 21, 2024

Seed Fund for Scoliosis Biobank!

Seed Fund for Scoliosis Biobank!

Seed Fund for Scoliosis Biobank!

We established the Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Biobank at UF in Collaboration with Drs. Ihnow and McQuerry in The Department of...

May 21, 2022

Paper published on the “Genetic Architecture of Inguinal Hernia”

Paper published on the “Genetic Architecture of Inguinal Hernia”

Paper published on the “Genetic Architecture of Inguinal Hernia”

Sep 1, 2021

Surviving COVID

Surviving COVID

Surviving COVID

May 21, 2021

Gloria and Kayla joining the lab

Gloria and Kayla joining the lab

Gloria and Kayla joining the lab

Left to right: Gloria, Darius, Kayla

Feb 1, 2021

Paper published on the adolescent idiopathic scoliosis transcriptome and regulome.

Paper published on the adolescent idiopathic scoliosis transcriptome and regulome.

Paper published on the adolescent idiopathic scoliosis transcriptome and regulome.

Jan 21, 2021

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