Knouse Lab

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Congratulations Tina!

Congratulations to Kristina Lopez for being named a University of Utah Biochemistry Rising Star! Kristina’s fearlessness and determination have forged exciting new frontiers in our lab and we are so proud of her for receiving this well-deserved recognition!

Our lab’s first paper!

Our lab’s first paper in which we establish genome-wide CRISPR screening in the mouse liver is now published online at Cell Genomics! We are so excited about the power of this platform to enable high-throughput genetic dissection of diverse phenomena within a living mammal.

Kristin’s interview with MIT News

Kristin enjoyed talking to MIT News about how she fell in love with liver regeneration and how she hopes it can inspire new therapies for organ injury and cancer. Check out this behind-the-scenes footage of our new lab!

We have moved!

Kristin has joined the MIT Department of Biology as an Assistant Professor and our lab has relocated to the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT! We are thrilled to be part of this interdisciplinary environment unified by a mission to advance our understanding and treatment of human disease.​

Kristin’s interview with Harvard Health Policy Review

Kristin shares her reflections on MD-PhD training, how it shaped her research career, and advice for early stages of independence in an interview with the Harvard Health Policy Review. Hopefully these insights can be helpful for aspiring scientists or physicians!

Congratulations Tina!

Congratulations to Kristina Lopez for being recognized by Faces of Cell! Kristina’s fearlessness and determination in developing new techniques have opened so many directions for our lab and we have such high expectations and excitement for her future!

Congratulations Diana!

A transatlantic toast to celebrate Diana Gomes’s SNSF Fellowship, Kristina Lopez’s Ford Fellowship, the lab’s second birthday…and that we’re still smiling on Zoom calls!

Congratulations Tina!

An extremely well-deserved (and well-distanced) congratulations to Kristina Lopez for being named a NASEM Ford Fellow! We are so proud of all you’ve overcome and accomplished and grateful for the unique perspective and creative solutions you bring to our lab and the scientific community.

Science by the Pint

We enjoyed sharing our liver goals with the Aeronaut Brewing crowd as part of Science by the Pint. A wonderful initiative for bringing science into the community!