Taking up space

AND our stuff has arrived! Here we are at happy hour, celebrating the launch of our lab this week!
Raz, Irene, and Sara join Rachel at Girls, Inc. to teach a workshop on stem cell biology to local high school students in collaboration with Her Rising Initiative and Girls Who Lead. We taught students about how and why stem cells develop over time into other cell types, and led them through an activity where…

Fieldtrip to the New York Academy of Medicine’s remarkable Rare Books Room to learn about the etymology of the intestine for an upcoming literature review. Many thanks to Arlene, the NYAM Historical Collections Librarian, for hosting me for such a productive and fascinating visit. Stay tuned for our review…
Welcome Sara Alonso, PhD: first postdoc of the Zwick lab!
It has been so much fun to connect with multiple waves of visitors from the Klein Lab! First David, Ameera, and Jessi, and Jackson in NY for a conference, then Ophir who gave a fantastic talk for the NYU Dental School. Thank you for visiting our lab and come back soon!
We are so excited the Irene has joined the Zwick lab for her PhD studies after a great rotation. Out for a happy hour to celebrate!

Dr. Zwick’s article, “Regional organization of nutrient absorption across the small intestine,” has been selected to be featured on the cover of Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology October 2026 issue!