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Susan Cole recognized for Distinguished Faculty Service
Congratulations to Susan Cole who was recently awarded the 2026 President and Provost’s Award for Distinguished Faculty Service, during surprise visits from university leadership. This award…
Molecular Genetics Summer Graduate Fellowships 2026
Congratulations to the following students who were awarded competitive graduate fellowships for summer 2026 Olivia Basile (Wu lab) was awarded a departmental Summer Research Fellowship funded by…
New grant to Helen Chamberlin
Congratulations to Helen Chamberlin who was recently awarded an NMS Exploration Grant. Her proposal entitled "Evaluating oncogenic Ras activity in the nematode C. elegans" was funded by the College…
Alyssa Pennell awarded 2025 Thomas J. Byers Award
The Department is delighted to recognize the second 2025 awardee of the The Thomas J Byers Award Alyssa Pennell is a Molecular Genetics major in Sharon Amacher's lab, where she studies Duchenne…
Falk Medical Research Trust grant to Christin Burd
Congratulations to Christin Burd, who was recently awarded a grant from the Dr. Ralph and Marian Falk Research Trust Catalyst program. Entitled "Repurposing precision medicine to prevent melanoma…
Hamel Lab international researchers highlighted by OIA
Patrice Hamel's lab is interested in the topic of membrane biogenesis, in particular membrane systems in chloroplasts and mitochondria that are specialized in the transduction of energy. In recent…
Molecular Genetics Club spring events
The Molecular Genetics club has a great lineup of events planned for Spring of 2026. All are welcome! MolGen Club – Spring 2026 Event List January January 14 — Trivia NightLocation: Ohio Union …
Shujun Ou highlighted by the Office of Distance Education
Congratulations to Shujun Ou, who is the subject of a recent Instructor Spotlight by the ASC Office of Distance Education. In his interview, Shujun talks about his research into how DNA Transposable…
Kavya Kudalkar awarded 2025 Jim Hopper Memorial Undergraduate Research Award
The Department is delighted to recognize the 2025 awardee of the The Jim Hopper Memorial Undergraduate Research Fellowship