Lab news

Lab updates

Welcome Bidisha!

10/04/2025

Bidisha Prajapati joined the Lafita-Navarro lab as a postdoctoral researcher in October 2025. We are excited to have you! Welcome!

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SASCO pilot award

09/16/2025

The Lafita-Navarro lab was awarded one of the UVA Systems Analysis of Stress-Adapted Organelles (SASCO) Center award. This award will allow us to explore the regulators of nuclelar activity in glioblastoma cells in collaboration with Dr. Mohammad Fallahi-Sichani. We are excited to join the SASCO center.

Welcome to the first members of the Lafita-Navarro lab!

08/22/2025

Riddhi Ursekar joined the lab as a Research technician and Kristine Han and Abigail Lee joined the lab as UVA undergrad students. They are up and running and bringing lots of energy to the lab. Welcome!

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Lafita-Navarro Lab opens its doors

05/01/2025

The Lafita-Navarro lab started operations in May 2025!
We can’t wait tot see the breakthrough discoveries that come out from our benches and the University of Virginia.
Come join us!

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