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New Grant to David Mackey

Congratulations to David Mackey, who was recently awarded a new grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

Entitled "Linking bacterial pathogen fitness to the composition of…

MolGen Undergrads at Denman

Congratulations to all the MolGen undergraduates and undergraduates in MolGen labs who participated in this year's Denman forum! We would especially like to highlight:

Thaddeus Bowen …

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

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…

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…

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!