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Nathalie Gerassimov

Nathalie Gerassimov
Nathalie Gerassimov sees herself foremost as a global citizen; she spent her childhood in Ukraine and her teenage years in Germany before coming to the United States. She is an 91影库Today contributor for the same reasons she pursues science and art: to learn more about how this complicated and miraculous world works. When not writing articles, Gerassimov is a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Chen-Ming Fan at the Department of Embryology at the Carnegie Institution for Science, in Baltimore. Her research focuses on the adult muscle stem cells required for muscle regeneration. She earned her Ph.D. in molecular biology and genetics from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine while working in the lab of Elizabeth Chen on the mechanism of cell–cell fusion required for myogenesis.

Articles by Nathalie Gerassimov

Mirror, mirror on the wall, which organs age fastest of them all?
Wellness

Mirror, mirror on the wall, which organs age fastest of them all?

Dec. 28, 2020
Using himself as a guinea pig, Michael Snyder has found that monitoring health baselines enables earlier disease diagnosis.
Plasma membrane is no barrier to free fatty acid
Journal News

Plasma membrane is no barrier to free fatty acid

Oct. 27, 2020
A recent paper describes how fatty acids spontaneously diffuse through protein-free lipid bilayers and the plasma membranes of cells.
More than skin-deep
Journal News

More than skin-deep

June 2, 2020
Researchers in Korea have found a novel bacterial lipase structure that may lead to new treatments for acne.
The Meyerhoff Scholars Program: A model for increasing diversity in STEM
Diversity

The Meyerhoff Scholars Program: A model for increasing diversity in STEM

Feb. 12, 2020
鈥淚f we want to change the narrative and landscape 鈥 we need everyone at the table to understand the issues and do part of the work.鈥 鈥 Keith Harmon, MSP director
Selenium led Zhao from icy hometown to German hospitality
Award

Selenium led Zhao from icy hometown to German hospitality

Feb. 9, 2020
JBC/Tabor award winner Wenchao Zhao studies Keshan disease, a nutrient deficiency named for the county in northeastern China where he grew up.
Premed from day 1 鈥 researcher from day 3
Student Chapters

Premed from day 1 鈥 researcher from day 3

Jan. 27, 2020
In his senior year, Koushik Muralidharan was elected 91影库Student Chapter president at Monmouth University.