Activity
Much like blood development, a journey in science is a path marked by change. Join us in celebrating major events in the development and growth of the Goins lab!
News
June 2026
Dr. Goins attends the EMBO Molecular and Developmental Biology of Drosophila conference in Crete. During the meeting, Lauren got to join a group of 100 PIs, unified by their work in Drosophila. It was the 24th time this meeting has been held, so Lauren was super honored to take part in the time-honored tradition!
June 2026
The lab is once again full of summer students! Welcome visiting students Ashwin (University of Southern California, hosted by Julie) and Nandini (University of Arizona, hosted by Jewel). And welcome back to Stanford undergrad Ilana (hosted by Bayan)!
May 2026
Hearty congratulations to Celeste for passing her qualifying exam! We had a celebration for her immediately afterwards, and were joined by her cohort mates in the Stem Cell PhD program. We also discovered that accidentally frozen sparkling tea can perfectly mimic a champagne spray…Talk about Celeste’s first scientific discovery as a PhD candidate!
May 2026
Benjamin celebrated 25 years of service to Stanford! He was honored at a ceremony, with Lauren and his other PI Dr. Minx Fuller as his very proud guests! Congrats Benjamin, and thank you for all that you do!
April 2026
First year PhD student in Developmental Biology Adriana Bibo begins a spring rotation, with Zoya as her mentor. Welcome to the lab, Adriana!
April 2026
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Jewel heads to lovely Long Island for an intensive (no weekends off!) microscopy course at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. He also received a travel grant from the Beckman Center to fund his travel – well done Jewel! |
April 2026
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Undergraduate Ilana receives funding to perform research over the summer. Excited to have you in the lab over the summer Ilana! |
April 2026
In bittersweet news, Julie is chosen to represent Stanford School of Medicine in the Vice Provost Office for Graduate Education (VPGE) 2026 Dissertation Completion Fellowship Program. Congratulations Julie – The finish line is near!
March 2026
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Bayan receives postdoctoral funding from the Schlumberger Foundation to promote the advancement of women in STEM from around the world, and is aptly titled for “future faculty.” Many congratulations Bayan! |
March 2026
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Fearless postdocs Bayan and Jewel headed to Chicago to represent the lab at the 67th annual Drosophila meeting. They both gave posters – great job, guys!
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