Lab News and Media
September 16, 2024
Val is recognized among 385 “Inspiring Hispanic/Latinx Scientists,” a grassroots effort developed to showcase the expertise, talents, and diversity of Hispanic and Latinx scientific faculty.
To find candidates for your seminars, recruitment, or mentors, please check out these exceptional scientists!
September 15, 2024
Val is selected for a 2024 NARSAD Young Investigator Grant from the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation. This project will investigate the roles of microglia in circuit development, using zebrafish models. Please check out more information about this and other funded Investigators.
August 1, 2024
The Tornini Lab receives its first extramural funding from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. This R00 grant will investigate the functional roles of a class of autism-linked chromatin modifiers.
July 3, 2024
Val awarded a Ben Barres Spotlight Award, named in memory of our late colleague, transgender researcher, and fervent advocate for equality in science Dr. Ben Barres.
July 1, 2024
The Tornini Lab opens at UCLA! Follow us on social media as we start our journey.
Val’s interview for the #MeetTheSpeakers series for the Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo (CABD) in Seville, Spain - thanks to Ana Bastos Neto for hosting the chat, and Miguel Moreno Mateos for the invitation to CABD!
Val recognized as a 2023 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists Regional Finalist (Life Sciences)
Check out Val’s honoree profile here.
“Desarrollo, genética y autismo, y estudiar en los Estados Unidos”
A #SciComm #ComunicaCiencia interview with Mel Nuesch in Spanish, on development, genetics, and autism research, and my career in science.
For more videos in Spanish (and English!), check out Mel’s channel here.
Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkPsuSQ8xCs
