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The 2025 Fourth Annual Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium

07/25/2025

Research article published in eLife

06/18/2025

Karlin Rufenacht awarded Honorable Mention for Outstanding T32 Trainee Presentation!

06/13/2025

Graduate student Karlin Rufenacht presented her work at the University of Colorado Department of Otolaryngology Research Day. Her talk titled “Zpld2 mediates stimulation-dependent neurogenesis of specific olfactory sensory neuron subtypes in mice” was awarded Honorable Mention for Outstanding T32 Trainee Presentation!

Undergraduate CORE Intern Joins Santoro Lab

06/01/2025-07/25/2025

The Santoro Lab is excited to host our undergraduate intern, Brandon Desy, for an eight week summer internship through the Colorado Research Experience (CORE) program. Brandon is currently earning his B.S. in Data Science with a concentration in Neuroscience at Colorado State University.

AChemS Conference 2025

04/23/2025-04/26/2025

The lab attended the 47th annual Association for Chemoreception Sciences conference in Bonita Springs, Florida, where Karlin Rufenacht and Alexa Asson presented posters on their ongoing research in the lab.

Regis University Undergraduate Research CURAS Conference

04/15/2025

Our undergraduate intern, Julian Mendoza, presented a poster at the 2025 Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship (CURAS) conference at Regis University. His poster highlighted the skills he learned during his internship, career applications, and some of his own data generated while working with Alexa Asson over this spring semester. 

New Rotation Students!

02/24/2025

The Santoro Lab is excited to welcome two rotation students from the Cells, Stem Cells, and Development program, Emily Gregersen and Nicole Costantino, who will be completing their final rotations with us. 

Undergraduate intern joins Santoro Lab

01/24/2025

The Santoro Lab is excited to welcome our new undergraduate intern, Julian Mendoza, who will be working with us part time throughout this spring semester. Julian is currently earning a Neuroscience major with a Biology minor at Regis University. 

New PRA joins Santoro Lab!

01/15/2025

The Santoro Lab is excited to welcome our new Professional Research Assistant, Alyssa Granley, who recently completed their B.A. in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology at University of Colorado Boulder.

IPHY Retreat 2024

11/5/2024

Fifth year Integrated Physiology (IPHY) student Karlin Rufenacht was invited to speak at the 2024 IPHY retreat where she shared her journey to grad school, current research, and advice for new students! 

CSD Retreat 2024

10/18/2024

The lab attended the 2024 Cell Biology, Stem Cells, and Development Program Retreat in Breckenridge, CO where Karlin Rufenacht and Alexa Asson presented posters on their ongoing research being done in the lab. 

Karlin Rufenacht awarded NIH NRSA T32 grant!

07/31/2024

Graduate student Karlin Rufenacht has been appointed as a predoctoral trainee on the NIH NRSA T32DC012280, "Institutional Training in Otolaryngology Research." Karlin's research proposal focuses on understanding the mechanisms of olfactory stimulation induced, selective changes in olfactory sensory neurogenesis. Karlin will also work with a clinical mentor, Dr. Ashoke Khanwalkar, to gain a thorough understanding of the impact of olfactory disorders on the quality-of-life of patients and the state of current medical interventions these patients are offered through shadowing in the clinic and operating room. 

AChemS Conference 2024

04/17/2024 - 04/20/2024