Welcome to the Lowery Lab website! We are busy working on a number of different research projects, ranging from microtubule dynamics during axon guidance to craniofacial development to cancer metastasis. We are currently funded by the NIH and the Ellison Foundation.

The Lowery Lab has been located at the Boston Medical Center in the Section of Hematology and Medical Oncology within the Department of Medicine at Boston University since 2020, and Laura Lowery is currently an Associate Professor at Boston University. Prior to that, the lab was located at Boston College (2014-2019). Laura is also the Section's Associate Chief for Faculty Affairs, the Equity and Belonging Committee Chair, and the Racial Equity and Wellness Champion to the Boston University Medical Group. She was the Director of Diversity Equity and Inclusion from 2022-2023, before being promoted to Associate Chief for Faculty Affairs in August 2023.

2016 video to highlight training and mentoring in the Lowery lab

The Lowery Lab aims to create a safe space for all members of this community to learn, grow, and succeed in their life goals, and we are committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the sciences. We welcome and celebrate individuals of all races, ethnicities, social backgrounds, religion, gender, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, and national origin.

You can also click here to learn more about our Section's anti-racism efforts: https://www.bumc.bu.edu/hematology/hematology-oncology-diversity-and-inclusion/.

In addition to running her research lab and promoting anti-racism at BU/BMC, Laura has several websites that might be useful to trainees. Her personal blog can be found at drlauraloweryblog.com. A full listing of her various websites can be found here.

Latest News

November 15, 2024: The Lowery Lab hosts its annual end-of-fall semester holiday party and gift exchange.

October 28, 2024: Our paper, "The TOG5 domain of CKAP5 is required to interact with F-actin and promote microtubule advancement in neurons," was accepted to Molecular Biology of the Cell! Congratulations to Garrett and Burcu for their great leadership on this project over the years, along with Yusuf, Filip, Urvika, Jas, Chiedza, and Tara, for their excellent data analysis and many contributions. And thank you to the amazing Czech collaborators, Jan Sabo, Michaela Zdkimalova, Zdenek Lansky, and Marcus Braun, for their important contributions on this manuscript, along with our additional collaborators who also provided essential input, Eric Folker and Akanksha Thawani. We will post the manuscript online soon.

October 18, 2024: Undergrad Jas Senel presents a poster of her research at the BU 27th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium.

October 10, 2024: Laura Lowery received the "Outstanding Citizenship Award" from the Department of Medicine.

https://www.bumc.bu.edu/medicine/dom-awards/departmental-award-winners/

October 10, 2024: Our lab members, Burcu Erdogan and Yusuf Kayaer, present posters of their research at the BU Department of Medicine Evans Research Days Symposium. Both lab members have been supported by collaborations with our fantastic lab manager, Chiedza Sibanda, as well as many other members of the lab.

October 2, 2024: Congratulations to Urvika Gupta, who was awarded a Boston University Undergraduate Research Grant for her work this semester!

September 16, 2024: The Lowery Lab welcomes our newest members, Master's rotation student Zara Abba-Aji and Undergraduate students, Agasthya Kamat, Karim Zantout, and Kushmin Weliwita. We are delighted to have them join our team!

September 2024: Please note that the lab is no longer accepting applications for BU undergrads for the Fall. The next application cycle will open either in December or January. Thank you to the many students who expressed interest. We will be finalizing the interviews and selections by the middle of September.

August 2024: The lab is accepting applications for BU undergrads to begin in the Fall. Interested applicants should follow the instructions on the lab application, found at this link.

Friday July 12, 2024: The lab hosts its annual Lowery Lab Retreat. We discussed this past year's accomplishments, set goals for next year, and had team building activities.

May 5, 2024: The lab hosts its annual Spring semester party and says goodbye to our Ainsley Hutchison, who is heading off to medical school. We wish you well in your future endeavors!

April 19, 2024: Congratulations to Olivia Perry and Jasming Senel, who were awarded Boston University Undergraduate Research Grants for their work this summer!

January 31, 2024: Laura gives a seminar at the University of Virginia School of Medicine for the Department of Cell Biology. Thanks to Noelle Dwyer for organizing a great visit!

January 16, 2024: The Lowery Lab welcomes our newest member, Dr. Yusuf Kayaer. Please see our "People" page for his bio. We are so delighted to have Yusuf join our team!

January 12, 2024: Congratulations to Urvika Gupta, who was awarded a Boston University Undergraduate Research Grant for her work this coming semester!

December 15, 2023: The Lowery Lab hosts its annual holiday party and gift exchange.

December 2-6, 2023: The Lowery Lab has a great showing at the American Society for Cell Biology in Boston! Laura gives a poster in the Microtubule Dynamics session on Sunday and a talk in a Minisymposium on Tuesday, while undergraduate Olivia presents a poster at both the Undergraduate session on Saturday and the Developmental session on Monday.

November 3, 2023: Our lab's review, "Re-examining the evidence that ivermectin induces a melanoma-like state in Xenopus embryos," has been accepted to Bioessays! Congratulations and thanks to all of the co-authors, especially undergraduate Ainsley and lab manager Chiedza for spearheading this project, in addition to the fantastic contributions by previous lab manager Mackenzie, previous undergrad Sarah, previous PhD rotation student Rachel, and visiting scholar Bengisu!

October 31, 2023: Paula's collaborative paper, "CKAP5 enables the formation of persistent actin bundles templated by dynamically instable microtubules," was accepted to Current Biology! Congratulations to Paula for her great work on this. And thank you to the amazing collaborators, Jan Sabo, Zdenek Lansky, Marcus Braun, for their important work and leadership on this manuscript. Finally, thank you to additional collaborator in the Lansky/Braun labs, Miska Zdimalova, who first connected with Laura at ASCB to set the stage for this fantastic collaboration.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.11.031

October 30, 2023: Laura gives an invited seminar for the Northeastern University Biology Colloquium Series. Thank you to Calina Copos for hosting a great visit!

October 20, 2023: Undergrad Olivia Perry presents a poster of her research at the BU 26th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium.

October 20, 2023: Congratulations to Olivia Perry and Burcu Erdogan for winning awards at yesterday's Evans Research Days! Olivia was awarded the 2nd place award for the Basic Science Oral Presentation category, and Burcu received the 2nd place award for the Basic Science Poster Presentation category. It was amazing for our lab to receive such recognition! Thank you to everyone in the lab for your diligent and enthusiastic work!

October 19, 2023: Our undergrad, Olivia Perry, gives an Oral Presentation at the BU Department of Medicine Evans Research Days! In addition, she also presents a poster of her research. Postdoc Burcu Erdogan also presents a poster of her research. Both lab members have been supported by collaborations with our fantastic lab manager, Chiedza Sibanda.

October 11, 2023: Laura gives an invited talk at the Microtubules in Neurons conference at the historic Frauenwörth Abbey on Fraueninsel in Lake Chiemsee (Bavaria), Germany. Thanks to the organizers, Monika Leischner-Brill and Magda Magiera, for putting together a fantastic meeting!

September 14, 2023: The lab welcomes two new undergrads, Urvika Gupta and Jas Senel. We are happy to have you join us in the lab!

September 6, 2023: The lab is no longer accepting applications for BU undergrads. We have received a record number of over 40 applicants for just 2 spots in the lab. All applicants will be contacted by September 15.

July 2023: The lab is accepting applications for BU undergrads to begin in the Fall. Interested applicants should follow the instructions on the lab application, found at this link.

June 30, 2023: The lab hosts its annual Lowery Lab Retreat. We discussed this past year's accomplishments, set goals for next year, and had team building activities.

June 9, 2023: The lab enjoys beginning-of-summer lunch at Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen!

May 15, 2023: The lab hosts its annual Spring semester party and says goodbye to our lab manager, Gavin Slattery, along with graduating seniors, Janez James, Tara O'Brien, and Mina Nguyen. We wish you well in your future endeavors!

April 3, 2023: Congratulations to Olivia Perry, who was awarded a Boston University Undergraduate Research Grant for her work this coming summer!

March 13, 2023: The lab welcomes BU medical student, Louis Werner. We are happy to have you join us in the lab!

February 6, 2023: The lab welcomes BU student, Shreya Tripathy. We are happy to have you join us in the lab!

January 11, 2023: Laura is quoted in an article in American Society of Hematology Clinical News, entitled, "Striving for Culturally Sensitive Care."

January 3, 2023: The lab welcomes postdoc, Burcu Erdogan. We are so delighted to have you in the lab!

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