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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
Travel grants to the Ou lab
The Ou lab is bound for the 2026 Maize Genetics Meeting Cologne, Germany, in late February. Caleb Gooden was awarded a Ray Travel Award for Service and Scholarship from the OSU Council of Graduate…
Molecular Genetics at Science Sunday/ the Schoenberg lectures
The OSU Center for RNA Biology hosted the 3rd Annual Schoenberg Lecture November 9 - 10, 2025. This annual event honors Dr. Daniel Schoenberg’s two decades of leadership in…