Education
Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School
2019 - present | New York, NY
Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences
University of Wisconsin - Madison
2014 - 2018 | Madison, WI
B.Sc. with Distinction in Genetics and Neurobiology
Professional Development
2022 - 2023
On Deck Longevity Biotech (ODLB)
Fellow
2021
Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School
Teaching Fellow
2020 - present
The Lorenz Studer Lab | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC)
Graduate Researcher
2018 - 2019
The Darcie Moore Lab | University of Wisconsin - Madison
Research Intern
2016
International Volunteer HQ (IVHQ) | Ngarasero, Tanzania
Teaching Assistant
2015 - 2018
The Yevgenya Grinblat Lab | University of Wisconsin - Madison
Undergraduate Researcher
Coursework:
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence with Python, HarvardX - edX (2022)
Genomic Data Science Specialization, Johns Hopkins University - Coursera (2021)
Advanced Image Analysis in MATLAB - MSKCC (2021)
Introduction to Molecular Modeling in Drug Discovery - Schrödinger (2021)
Publications
Ciceri G, Baggiolini A, Cho HS, Kshirsagar M, Benito-Kwiecinski S, Walsh RM, Aromolaran KA, Gonzalez-Hernandez AJ, Munguba H, Koo SY, Xu N, Sevilla KJ, Goldstein PA, Levitz J, Leslie CS, Koche RP, Studer L. An epigenetic barrier sets the timing of human neuronal maturation. Nature. 2024 Feb;626(8000):881-890.
Morrow CS, Porter TJ, Xu N, Arndt ZP, Ako-Asare K, Heo HJ, Thompson EAN, Moore DL. Vimentin Coordinates Protein Turnover at the Aggresome during Neural Stem Cell Quiescence Exit. Cell Stem Cell . 2020 Apr 2;26(4):558-568.
Xu N, Russo MV, Hackland J, Studer L. Epigenetic Regulation of Developmental Tempo in Human Embryonic Stem Cells. International Society for Stem Cell Research. Boston, MA. 2023 (Poster Presentation)
Xu N, Sedykh I, Grinblat Y. Zebrafish RFX4 is required for dorsal hindbrain development. International Zebrafish Conference. Madison, WI. 2018 (Poster Presentation)