Who We Are
The Novina Lab members work in a diverse, highly-collaborative, entrepreneurial environment. The team consists of scientists with expertise in RNA biochemistry, protein engineering, immunology, computational biology, neurobiology, high-throughput biological and chemical screening, as well as physicians interested in translating our technologies. We are also home to a scientist with expertise in technology identification and development and an Entrepreneur-in-Residence who has started multiple companies and is responsible for two FDA-approved drugs (Trisenox and nasally-delivered Ketamine).
The Novina Lab is a terrific place to learn how to do science and trainees have many opportunities to discover how and where they might participate in biomedical research. The Novina Lab includes many undergraduate and graduate students as well as postdoctoral fellows and residents who aspire to academic positions. Others aspire to careers outside of academia, including founding biotech companies based on the technologies being developed in the lab. Others are still deciding about their career ambitions and take the opportunity to explore different career options during their time in the Novina lab.
The Novina lab cultivates an adventurous spirit that fosters innovative thinking and taking intellectual risks amongst all its members, regardless of their career ambitions. Those interested in fundamental biological mechanisms help tool developers build better tools and in turn these tools enable deeper investigation into fundamental mechanisms. These synergies generate greater innovation amongst all lab members.
Innovation is central to the Novina Lab. The name Novina is derived from the Latin root nova, which means new. For example, in Serbo-Croatian, “novina” means innovation, novelty and originality. In Farsi (Persian), “novin” means newer or novel and abbreviations such as Novini are family names. In the Farsi ministry of science, Novin research translates into the center of new research.
The Novina Lab is a terrific place to learn how to do science and trainees have many opportunities to discover how and where they might participate in biomedical research. The Novina Lab includes many undergraduate and graduate students as well as postdoctoral fellows and residents who aspire to academic positions. Others aspire to careers outside of academia, including founding biotech companies based on the technologies being developed in the lab. Others are still deciding about their career ambitions and take the opportunity to explore different career options during their time in the Novina lab.
The Novina lab cultivates an adventurous spirit that fosters innovative thinking and taking intellectual risks amongst all its members, regardless of their career ambitions. Those interested in fundamental biological mechanisms help tool developers build better tools and in turn these tools enable deeper investigation into fundamental mechanisms. These synergies generate greater innovation amongst all lab members.
Innovation is central to the Novina Lab. The name Novina is derived from the Latin root nova, which means new. For example, in Serbo-Croatian, “novina” means innovation, novelty and originality. In Farsi (Persian), “novin” means newer or novel and abbreviations such as Novini are family names. In the Farsi ministry of science, Novin research translates into the center of new research.