Professor of Pathology at WashU, St. Louis, Co-Director DNA Repair Program @Siteman Cancer Center. Father, husband, immigrant.https://bsky.app/profile/nimamlab.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/nimamlab.bsky.social/post/3mccqmaq5ws2aWe recently had to say goodbye to Tala, our feisty but beloved grey tabby, at the age of (almost) 18. She had a good life and we will miss her dearly.13 Jan 2026 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:aauc65pn56vske2bbdbdvhon/app.bsky.feed.post/3mccqmaq5ws2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/nimamlab.bsky.social/post/3ma6w37x6kc2oTo top off the end of 2025, a new preprint from our lab! We find an unanticipated new answer to an old question in DNA repair. https://www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2025.12.15.694403v117 Dec 2025 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:aauc65pn56vske2bbdbdvhon/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma6w37x6kc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/nimamlab.bsky.social/post/3lwr6rdfmrc2lA giant will be missed here at WashU. His laboratory was directly above mine. https://internalmedicine.wustl.edu/obituary-stuart-arthur-kornfeld-md/19 Aug 2025 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:aauc65pn56vske2bbdbdvhon/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwr6rdfmrc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/nimamlab.bsky.social/post/3lpmivheklk2iUnbelievable. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 May 2025 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:aauc65pn56vske2bbdbdvhon/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpmivheklk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nimamlab.bsky.social/post/3llwqrzb6es22Yum!!! 😂 https://theonion.com/trump-informs-nation-they-better-start-liking-those-little-canned-wieners/03 Apr 2025 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:aauc65pn56vske2bbdbdvhon/app.bsky.feed.post/3llwqrzb6es22https://bsky.app/profile/nimamlab.bsky.social/post/3llcjk7x6m22iIt was forty years ago today that I came to the US with my family to escape war and repression in Iran. I remain thankful and amazed at where life has led me. #freedom26 Mar 2025 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:aauc65pn56vske2bbdbdvhon/app.bsky.feed.post/3llcjk7x6m22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nimamlab.bsky.social/post/3ljxm5eiqrk24This is why we need science. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Mar 2025 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:aauc65pn56vske2bbdbdvhon/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljxm5eiqrk24https://bsky.app/profile/nimamlab.bsky.social/post/3ljichfppcc2nA great pleasure to share our newest paper out this morning @cp-molcell.bsky.social. We show that damage to nascent RNAs should not be ignored, and under certain conditions, these can turn into DNA breaks. We call this phenomena RDIBs (RNA Damage Induced Breaks). https://www.cell.com/molecular-cell/fulltext/S1097-2765(25)00108-X03 Mar 2025 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:aauc65pn56vske2bbdbdvhon/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljichfppcc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/nimamlab.bsky.social/post/3lhzfjktgjc2tNew recipe for the family: Parmesan risotto with roasted beets and pistachios. #success13 Feb 2025 00:09 +0000at://did:plc:aauc65pn56vske2bbdbdvhon/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhzfjktgjc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/nimamlab.bsky.social/post/3lgqgmhzgm22iAnyone else stocking up on #Covfefe?!?27 Jan 2025 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:aauc65pn56vske2bbdbdvhon/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgqgmhzgm22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nimamlab.bsky.social/post/3lgnrj2vv5k2yRudolf the white nosed pancake, had a very shiny nose…26 Jan 2025 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:aauc65pn56vske2bbdbdvhon/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgnrj2vv5k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/nimamlab.bsky.social/post/3lggucw44wk2qI am planning to make it through the #NIH freeze with some creative adult beverages. Any suggestions?!?23 Jan 2025 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:aauc65pn56vske2bbdbdvhon/app.bsky.feed.post/3lggucw44wk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/nimamlab.bsky.social/post/3lawvwyd7nc2cSo tonight I'm going to sketch a plan about my next grant using worms as a model system.14 Nov 2024 22:28 +0000at://did:plc:aauc65pn56vske2bbdbdvhon/app.bsky.feed.post/3lawvwyd7nc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/nimamlab.bsky.social/post/3law54hhvtk2aIf it wasn't clear already, I hope my first post here makes it clear what I do and love. https://www.annualreviews.org/content/journals/10.1146/annurev-pathmechdis-111523-02351614 Nov 2024 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:aauc65pn56vske2bbdbdvhon/app.bsky.feed.post/3law54hhvtk2a