The O’Donnell Lab

Welcome to the O’Donnell Lab! We are a new lab in the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology at Yale University. We study the multitude of ways that microbes influence behavior and physiology of their animal hosts.

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Image shows Dina Garmroudi smiling next to her research poster

Congratulations, Dina!

April 27, 2023

Dina Garmroudi (MCDB ‘24) presented her STARS II-funded research in our lab over the past 2 semesters. This was Dina’s first poster presentation and she did a great job...

Julia Balch presents her thesis work via powerpoint in Marsh Auditorium

Julia presents her thesis work

April 27, 2023

Julia Balch (MCDB ‘23) presented her thesis work this week in two seminars, including the STARS II symposium (pictured). She also recently was awarded a talk at the upcoming...

Our lab trip to Escape New Haven, we named our team "escape the worm"

Happy new year!

January 3, 2022

Happy new year, here is a photo of the lab at our holiday outing at Escape New Haven. We barely escaped. Looking forward to more lab outings once it’s safe to do so...

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