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NIH funding to Petreaca Lab
Well deserved congratulations to Dr. Ruben Petreaca, whose NCI grant entitled "The role of chromatin remodeling factors in DNA double strand break repair" was recently funded. Working with co…
2021 Falkenthal
The annual Falkenthal Graduate Research Colloquium was held on May 14, with members of the 3rd and 5th year graduate student classes giving research presentations. We also enjoyed a wonderful…
Brittany Poast wins Distinguished Staff Award
Well deserved congratulations to Department Manager Brittany Poast who was awarded the 2021 Distinguished Staff award. This honor is given to staff members who exhibit outstanding service, leadership…
Anita Hopper Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Huge congratulations to Dr. Anita Hopper who today was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. The NAS is a private, non-profit society of distinguished scholars, elected by their peers. They…
Molecular Genetics majors do great things at Denman Forum
We would like to congratulate all of the Molecular Genetics majors who took part in the 26th Annual Denman Undergraduate Research Forum. Among our students, several were honored for their…
Molecular Genetics major Mitchell Ticoras wins Goldwater Scholarship!
Congratulations to Molecular Genetics major Mitchell Ticoras, who was recently named a 2021 Goldwater Scholar. The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation was established…
Molecular Genetics Alum Maya Gosztyla wins NSF Graduate Fellowship
Many congratulations to Maya Gosztyla, a 2018 graduate of the Molecular Genetics program who was recently awarded a prestigious NSF-funded Graduate Research Fellowship. These fellowships recognize…
NSF Funding to Aman Husbands
Congratulations to Aman Husbands, whose NSF grant entitled “Context-dependent activity of an essential transcription factor” was recently funded for over $1,000,000 over the next 3 years. This…
Congratulations to Jay Hollick!
Congratulations to Jay Hollick who was recently named incoming Chair of the Board of Directors of the Maize Genetics Cooperation Stock Center. The Stock center serves the maize research community…