Research
Nothing in evolution makes sense except in the light of systems biology. In The Carvunis Lab, we study the molecular mechanisms of change
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Paper from Aaron and Jiwon on human unannotated microproteins has been published in Nature Communications
Research by lab members Aaron and Jiwon that assesses mass spectrometry-based identifications of human proteins from proteomics and peptidomics datasets has been published
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New paper on the role of tandem repeats and stop codon mutations in a human de novo ORF
A new paper is out in Genome Biology and Evolution by lab members Lin and Jiwon. This study reconstructs the evolution of orf143,
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See you all, Yinz!
We held a lab gathering to celebrate our last days together with all members in Pittsburgh. This November, we will be moving to
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Carvunis Lab Retreat 2025
The lab spent the day participating in a fun research pitch activity, having lunch at Kaya, and playing mini golf at Puttshack!
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New preprint on detection of human unannotated microproteins
A new preprint by lab members Aaron and Jiwon assesses mass spectrometry-based identifications of human proteins from proteomics and peptidomics datasets.
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Carvunis Lab Attends Microproteins Conference
Members of the Carvunis lab attended the Keystone Symposia Microproteins conference held in Beverly, MA. Congratulations to Carly who won an award!
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Nelson makes a Galette des Rois for King’s Day
The Carvunis Lab celebrated King’s Day on January 6th with a delicious Galette Des Rois (king cake) made by Nelson. Traditionally, one slice
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Carvunis lab hosts Halloween social hour
The Carvunis lab hosted a Halloween social hour for the CSB department with karaoke, spooky-themed food and drinks, and a costume contest. Thanks
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New preprint on annotating human nORFs
New collaborative preprint details a framework for annotating noncanonical open reading frames (nORFs) in humans. Read more about it here
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