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The Thawani Lab is part of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics at Columbia University.

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We are interested in the mobile genome and specialize in molecular biology, biochemistry and cryo-electron microscopy.

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We are growing! If you are an undergraduate, graduate student or postdoctoral fellow, please contact Akanksha for opportunities!

Columbia University

THAWANI LAB

Exploring and Harnessing the Mobile Genome

Research

We study how the mobile genetic elements spread within the eukaryotic host genomes.

Human LINE-1 Retrotransposon

Team

We are building an energetic team. Please contact us for opportunities.

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Columbia University
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
Burroughs Wellcome Fund
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©2025 by Akanksha Thawani

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