Nadja Makki

Excited to share our new publication in collaboration with the UF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Our study identifies a tissue-specific molecular pathology in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Thanks to all patients who donated to the UF AIS Biobank! cell.com/hgg-advances/f…

Thanks to the UF College of Medicine #UFmedicine for honoring me with the Exemplary Teacher Award.

Thanks to the University of Florida Diabetes Institute @ufdiabetes for awarding me the 2025 UFDI Seed Grant.

@ReiterLab @uflorida Thanks for visiting! What a fantastic seminar! Had a blast catching up & introducing you to my lab. Also, no gators were harmed during our little excursion on campus...!

It was great to give a talk at the University of Utah's Human Genetics @UofUGenetics Retreat last week as an alum and learn about the amazing science, reconnect with my PhD department and see the mountains! Thanks for the invite!

Here is a pic of my lab!

1/6 Hi! I finally joined X and am excited to connect with colleagues and friends!Just a little blurb about me. My love for science started as an undergraduate in Germany, where I studied Molecular Biology at the University of Goettingen and the University of Kiel.

2/6 My first research experience was during a summer internship in Erik Jorgensen’s lab at the University of Utah! Unbelievable experience that ignited my passion for genetics.

6/6 My lab focuses on studying adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), a sideways curvature of the spine and the most common pediatric musculoskeletal disorder (funding from the Scoliosis Research Society @SRS_org) but we are also venturing into vascular calcification disorders.