Nature Reviews Gastro Cover
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!

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!

The Zwick Lab’s first lab cleanup day! We gave our beautiful new space some much-deserved attention, then wrapped up with a happy hour to thank everyone for their hard work.
NYU Langone Health sponsors a cruise for Postdoc Appreciation Month! Sean and Sara join Gaurab from the Sahu lab and Juliet from the Lu lab in celebrating in the New York Harbor.

We have seasonal joint lab meetings with Dr. Ali May’s lab from Mt. Sinai Icahn School of Medicine. Here we are at happy hour after our summer presentations by Raz and Yvonne.

Check out Rachel’s new review, “Regional organization of nutrient absorption across the small intestine,” published in Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology! For a glimpse into the research behind our exploration of the historical origins of intestinal regionalization, see our update below about her visit to NYAM.
The lab celebrates Dr. Zwick’s birthday! We had a custom swiss roll-shaped cake 😀

The Zwick Lab celebrates Sean’s first week in the lab at Fáilte 🙂

Sean Thompson, PhD, has joined the Zwick Lab as a postdoc! His groundbreaking doctoral work at Washington State University studied Rete ridge formation in mammalian skin; we’re very excited to be welcoming him to NYC!
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…
The Zwick Lab celebrates one year at NYU Grossman School of Medicine! We got together with some lab friends for bocce, darts, and blew out the singular candle on our first birthday cake.