Jessica Castrillon Lal

One of the biggest surprises of being an early-career professor is how little time is spent on the science itself.

I just want to ask important questions, mentor trainees, and do good science.

Instead, so much energy goes into administration and institutional politics.

Excited to share that our new article is now published online in Epilepsia!
Using population-scale genomic data from more than 748,000 individuals, we re-analyzed rare variant gene-burden data to better understand the genetic architecture of epilepsia onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ep…

There’s something powerful about women mentoring women
Honest advice. Shared lessons.
And today — great conversation over a great lunch. #WomenInSTEM #UTA

Once again, the immune system grabs the Nobel spotlight.
Brunkow, Ramsdell & Sakaguchi’s groundbreaking research on peripheral immune tolerance reshaped our understanding of autoimmunity & immune therapies. linkedin.com/redir/redirect…

Excited for the future of cancer research! Congratulations to my former PI, @DrTonyLetai on being sworn in as NCI Director — a leader whose strength, vision, and commitment to asking the right questions have left a lasting mark.

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