Dr. Dey’s presentation, “The Theory of a Hundred Thousand Grandmas,” took first place in UCSF’s 2025 Postdoc Slam. It explained the natural folding of the DNA strand in each cell during cell division. This folding can cause tangles but is usually controlled by a protein called condensin, which keeps the DNA in check during the cell division process. Dr. Dey likened condensin to his grandmother patiently untangling the knots in a messy bundle of yarn. Dr. Dey is mentored by Andrej Sali, PhD, and Ignacia Echeverria Riesco, PhD. He earned his doctoral degree from the University of Texas at Austin.
