Author Archives: christal
Welcome, new scientists!
We are excited to host undergraduate scientists Sean Alfaro-Cunningham (UCSD/SDSU CREATE Scholars) Grace Viljoen (SDSU STEM Pathways), and Melina Urquidez (SDSU MESA) to the lab this summer!
Check out our Letter in Science!
A collaboration with social and clinical psychologists Dustin Thoman, Ivan Hernandez, Jessi Smith, and Miguel Villodas has given me a chance to participate in and learn a lot about the scientific research behind a passion of mine — equitable access to … Continue reading
Check out our latest paper in Nature Comm!
Check out our latest work in Nature Communications! Here we show that distinct structural features in tumor-driving IDH1 mutants drive their unique catalytic profiles and lead to differences in an allosteric pocket that may impact inhibitor resistance. A great collaboration … Continue reading
Welcome, new team members!
We are so happy to welcome a new postdoc, Mowaffaq, graduate students Elene and Isaac, and undergraduate Chelsie to our research group. We are grateful to benefit from your expertise, perspectives, and interests!
Congratulations, Dr. Luna!
Congratulations, Dr. Lucas Luna who successfully defended his PhD in a truly flawless public defense of his extraordinarily challenging work. I am so proud of his drive, persistence, and striving to be the best scientist he can possibly be. Congratulations, … Continue reading
Congratulations, 2021 graduates!
We are so proud of Lexy, Vinnie, Danielle, Ella, and Jade for graduating from SDSU! Lexy was selected to be SDSU’s outstanding student from the College of Sciences! CONGRATULATIONS, ALL!
Congrats, Christal!
Christal has been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure. She is grateful to the SohlMates and her mentors to allow this to be possible!
Congrats, Kate!
We are proud to announce that Kate won a Provost’s Award at SDSU’s SRS! Congrats, Kate, and thanks for representing our lab and your science so expertly!
We say goodbye to Dr. Joi Weeks
Dr. Joi LaGrace Weeks passed away Monday, September 14 from complications related to breast cancer. After her diagnosis this summer, one month after successfully defending her PhD, she faced cancer as she did all of life’s challenges – with a sharp analytical mind, steadfast … Continue reading
New funding, who dis?
We are so excited to report that the NIH has entrusted us with precious federal dollars to support our work on understanding the features of IDH1 activity in health and disease. Stay tuned for a postdoc job posting….