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Rene Arvola selected as a President's Postdoctoral Scholar
Congratulations to Rene who was named to the 2020 cohort of Presidential Postdoctoral Scholars. Rene is co-advisedn by Sharon Amacher and Guramrit Singh. Her project, entitled "Post-…

Greetchen Diaz continues to amaze
We wanted to congratulate Greetchen Diaz, an MCDB student who completed her Ph.D. with Anita Hopper.
Greetchen is currently the Director, Science Education Program and Community…

NSF-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates renewed
Congratulations on the award of funding for three additional years of the NSF-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates in Molecular Biology program. This summer program brings undergraduate…

High school student Adriane Thompson is top 40 finalist in Regeneron Science Talent Search!
Adriane Thompson, an outstanding young scientist and high school student working in the Hollick lab, is one of the Top 40 Finalists in the Regeneron Science Talent Search, the nation’s most…

See Kunal Chatterjee discuss his professional development award
Kunal Chattergee was interviewed by the ASC Staff advisory Council for a video discussing their professional development grant progra. Kunal was awarded a grant to travel to professional meetings…

Molecular Genetics Students and faculty involved in a Multimedia Arts/Sciences installation
Students in Art, Molecular Genetics, and EEOB have created an interactive Virtual Reality experience about plants as carbon sinks. The show, entitled "Un-BecomingCarbon: Traveling in Intercellular…

Genes and Society course highlighted by ASC
The new, Molecular Genetics course called "Genes and Society" (MOLGEN/PHILOS 2690) was highlighted in ASCENT magazine by the College of Arts and Sciences as an example of how the college…

New NIH funding to the Dawes Lab!
Congratulations to the Adriana Dawes Lab, who recently were awarded an R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health. The 4-year grant, entitled "Mathematical investigation of dynein-mediated…

43rd Waller Lecture
On Tuesday Oct 22nd and Wednesday October 23rd, the Department of Molecular Genetics hosted the 43rd annual Waller Lecture.
Dr. Pamela Ronald (Distinguished Professor, College of…