The department is delighted to report that several Molecular Genetics majors were honored at the 2024 Denman Undergraduate Research Forum.

In the area of "Understanding Cancer" Reem Ahmed placed second for her project “Factors Impacting Tumor Displacement Artifact and Pseudo-Lymphovascular Invasion in Testicular Germ Cell Tumors” and Amanda Jay (double major in Biology and Molecular Genetics) earned third place for her project “Engineering an fgfr4 knockout zebrafish to study genetic cooperation in rhabdomyosarcoma”. Amanda is a 2023 recipient of the Thomas J Byers Memorial Scholarship. 

In the area of "Earth and Beyond" Radhika Abeywickrama earned an honorable mention for her project “Understanding Pollen Development Through Isolation of Genes used in Exine and Aperture Formation in Arabidopsis thaliana”, completed in the Dobritsa lab. Radhika is a 2023 recipient of the Elizabeth Wagner Scholarship

In addition, Robert Furlong, a Molecular Genetics researcher in the Hamel lab was awarded the Sustainability Institute award for his project "A contribution to the biological production of Hydrogen Gas by the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii"

The Denman Forum provides an opportunity for graduating student researchers to share their research endeavors with the broader community. The forum showcases research projects from the brightest undergraduates at Ohio State. We are so proud of our students, both those who were recognized and all of those who were chosen to take part in this year's forum!