Lab News
2026
September
William starts his rotation in the V-lab. Welcome!
The V-lab has a great time at the Stanford Developmental Biology Department Retreat in Santa Cruz. Anne and Carolyn give a talk, and Emmanuel and Carolyn present posters.
August
Welcome to the V-lab, Tergel!
The V-Lab has a goodbye lunch for Savannah, who will be starting graduate school at The University of British Columbia. We also get photobombed by the table next to us. We'll miss you, Savannah!
Emory undergraduate Natali Montoya spends her summer in the V-lab through the Amgen Scholars program, working under the direction of Emmanuel. She presents a lovely talk and poster, and wins Best Visual Poster award!
June
The V-lab gathers to say goodbye to Celja as she leaves to start her lab at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. We'll miss you, Celja!
Emmanuel, Carolyn, and Anne attend the 2026 Meiosis Gordon Research Conference! Anne gave a talk, and Emmanuel and Carolyn presented posters. V-lab descendants gathered together for a group photo. Emmanuel and Carolyn were also elected to be co-chairs of the 2028 Meiosis GRS!
April
Congratulations to Emmanuel for receiving the NIH K99/R00 career transition award!
The Villeneuve lab loves Bay Area Worm Meeting! Emmanuel gives a research talk and Celja gives a worm history lesson. Thanks to the Buck Institute for hosting!
March
Welcome to the V-lab, Carolyn!
January
Celebration dinner for Liesl's publication and new job!
2025
December
Holidays in the V-lab
October
V-lab Halloween
September
Worm Wrangler Maggie rotates in the V-lab. Welcome!
August
Ishan joins the V-lab as a visiting student!
July
The V-lab represents at International Worm Meeting 2025! Anne gave the Keynote Address (!!!), Rayka and Savannah presented posters, and Emmanuel presented a talk. Candy (canis familiaris) learned a lot of new and exciting science.
June
V-lab has a blast at EMBO Meiosis. Anne gives a talk, and Celja presents a flash talk and a poster.
June
Congratulations Dr. Liesl Strand on the successful defense of your thesis!
April
Celja talks about meiosis as an invited speaker at USC
January
Welcome to the Villeneuve lab, Neuza!
2024
December
Happy Holidays from the Villeneuve Lab!
October
Happy Halloweeeeeeen from the Villeneuve Lab!
October
Liesl gives a talk at the CSHL Germ Cells Meeting!
October
Anne is an invited speaker at UNC Chapel Hill. Anne is also a tardigrade!
September
The Villeneuve lab attends the Developmental Biology Department Retreat at Monterey Bay.
July
Congratulations Celja on receiving the NIH NIGMS F32 Postdoctoral Fellowship!
June
The V-lab welcomes rotation student Mariann!
June
Anne and Emmanuel represent the V-lab at Meiosis Gordon. Emmanuel presents a talk at GRS and a poster at GRC. Anne presents a talk at GRC.
May
The Villeneuve lab at the Bay Area Worm Meeting. Emmanuel gives a talk!
May
Celja presents her work at the virtual MAYosis seminar series.
May
Charlotte begins her new job at Hexagon Bio. Congratulations, Charlotte!
April
The Villeneuve lab celebrates Celja's personal developmental biology project.
March
Charlotte, Liesl, and Celja present their work at The Allied Genetics Conference in Washington, DC!
February
The V-lab welcomes rotation student Sophia!
2023
December
Emmanuel presents a poster and moderates a Professional Development Session at the Cell Bio 2023 meeting in Boston
November
Marina joins the lab and is mentored by Celja as part of DevBio's Community College Outreach Program 10-week internship.
June
Anne and Celja attend EMBO Meiosis and Liesl attends the International C. elegans conference!
June
Kei Yamaya successfully defends her thesis! Congratulation Dr. Yamaya!
April
The Villeneuve Lab attends the Bay Area Worm Meeting! Lightning talks and posters by Charlotte Choi, Liesl Strand and Emmanuel Nsamba and a session talk by Celja Uebel.
2022
December
The Villeneuve Lab celebrates the holidays with a white elephant gift exchange!
October
The Villeneuve Lab gets spooky for Halloween!
September
The Villeneuve Lab attends the Developmental Biology Department Retreat in Monterey Bay, CA.
September
The Villeneuve Lab gets a brand new website and logo. Thank you to postdoc Celja Uebel for compiling the website and designing the logo!