Welcome to the Lowery Lab website! We are busy working on a number of different research projects, ranging from microtubule dynamics during axon guidance to craniofacial development to cancer metastasis. We are currently funded by the NIH and the Ellison Foundation.

The Lowery Lab has been located at the Boston Medical Center in the Section of Hematology and Medical Oncology within the Department of Medicine at Boston University since 2020, and Laura Lowery is currently an Associate Professor at Boston University. Prior to that, the lab was located at Boston College (2014-2019). Laura is also the Section's Associate Chief for Faculty Affairs and the Equity and Belonging Committee Chair.

2016 video to highlight training and mentoring in the Lowery lab

The Lowery Lab aims to create a safe space for all members of this community to learn, grow, and succeed in their life goals, and we are committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the sciences. We welcome and celebrate individuals of all races, ethnicities, social backgrounds, religion, gender, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, and national origin.

In addition to running her research lab and promoting connection and belonging at BU/BMC, Laura has several websites that might be useful to trainees. Her personal blog can be found at drlauraloweryblog.com. A full listing of her various websites can be found here.

Latest News

May 2, 2025: The Lowery Lab hosts its annual end-of-Spring semester party, and we say goodbye to Chiedza Sibanda and Yusuf Kayaer. We will miss them!

April 9, 2025: Congratulations to Agasthya Ajit Kamath, who was awarded a Boston University Undergraduate Research Grant for his work during the summer!

March 1, 2025: The Lowery Lab welcomes our newest member, Dr. Kenan Al Qubaitary. Please see our "People" page for his bio. We are so delighted to have Kenan join our team!

January 30, 2025: Laura Lowery presents a Grand Rounds talk for the Section of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Boston University, on "Understanding the Anti-DEI Backlash."

January 8, 2025: Laura Lowery presents a Grand Rounds talk for the Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston University, on "Understanding the Anti-DEI Backlash."

November 18, 2024: Laura Lowery is a guest lecturer on Using Xenopus laevis as a model system, for the Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota.

November 15, 2024: The Lowery Lab hosts its annual end-of-fall semester holiday party and gift exchange.

October 28, 2024: Our paper, "The TOG5 domain of CKAP5 is required to interact with F-actin and promote microtubule advancement in neurons," was accepted to Molecular Biology of the Cell! Congratulations to Garrett and Burcu for their great leadership on this project over the years, along with Yusuf, Filip, Urvika, Jas, Chiedza, and Tara, for their excellent data analysis and many contributions. And thank you to the amazing Czech collaborators, Jan Sabo, Michaela Zdkimalova, Zdenek Lansky, and Marcus Braun, for their important contributions on this manuscript, along with our additional collaborators who also provided essential input, Eric Folker and Akanksha Thawani. We will post the manuscript online soon.

October 18, 2024: Undergrad Jas Senel presents a poster of her research at the BU 27th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium.

October 10, 2024: Laura Lowery received the "Outstanding Citizenship Award" from the Department of Medicine.

https://www.bumc.bu.edu/medicine/dom-awards/departmental-award-winners/

October 10, 2024: Our lab members, Burcu Erdogan and Yusuf Kayaer, present posters of their research at the BU Department of Medicine Evans Research Days Symposium. Both lab members have been supported by collaborations with our fantastic lab manager, Chiedza Sibanda, as well as many other members of the lab.

October 2, 2024: Congratulations to Urvika Gupta, who was awarded a Boston University Undergraduate Research Grant for her work this semester!

September 16, 2024: The Lowery Lab welcomes our newest members, Master's rotation student Zara Abba-Aji and Undergraduate students, Agasthya Kamat, Karim Zantout, and Kushmin Weliwita. We are delighted to have them join our team!

September 2024: Please note that the lab is no longer accepting applications for BU undergrads for the Fall. The next application cycle will open either in December or January. Thank you to the many students who expressed interest. We will be finalizing the interviews and selections by the middle of September.

August 2024: The lab is accepting applications for BU undergrads to begin in the Fall. Interested applicants should follow the instructions on the lab application, found at this link.

Friday July 12, 2024: The lab hosts its annual Lowery Lab Retreat. We discussed this past year's accomplishments, set goals for next year, and had team building activities.

May 5, 2024: The lab hosts its annual Spring semester party and says goodbye to our Ainsley Hutchison, who is heading off to medical school. We wish you well in your future endeavors!

April 19, 2024: Congratulations to Olivia Perry and Jasming Senel, who were awarded Boston University Undergraduate Research Grants for their work this summer!

January 31, 2024: Laura gives a seminar at the University of Virginia School of Medicine for the Department of Cell Biology. Thanks to Noelle Dwyer for organizing a great visit!

January 16, 2024: The Lowery Lab welcomes our newest member, Dr. Yusuf Kayaer. Please see our "People" page for his bio. We are so delighted to have Yusuf join our team!

January 12, 2024: Congratulations to Urvika Gupta, who was awarded a Boston University Undergraduate Research Grant for her work this coming semester!

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