News

Molecular Genetics recognized for Faculty Mentoring

The department was recently recognized for Faculty mentoring in a video from the Office of Academic Affairs here at OSU. Dr. Sharon Amacher, recent winner of the Faculty to Faculty Mentoring award…

Graduate Student Accomplishments

Our graduate students continue to earn amazing recognitions!

New award to Patrice Hamel and STILSA

Congratulations to Patrice Hamel and Joy Brihm-Spann who were recently awarded funds from the Career Center of Excellence (a catalyst grant for their proposal "i-STEM Careers”) and from the Center…

Christin Burd named co-director of the OSU Institute on Aging

Congratulations to Christin Burd who will be one of the inaugural co-Directors of the new OSU Institute on Aging. This university-wide effort unites faculty, clinicians and educators from across…

New Molecular Genetics Graduate Fellowships

Congratulations to these graduate students in the department who were recently awarded competitive fellowships:

Frederick Meckler (BSGP student, Christin Burd lab) was…

Rachel Belote named Melanoma Scholar

Congratulations to Dr. Rachel Belote, Assistant Professor of Molecular Genetics, who has been selected as a FY25 Melanoma Academy Scholar through the Department of War Congressionally Directed…

Biological Sciences Greenhouse in the news

Did you know there’s a lush oasis at Ohio State University on 12th Avenue? The Biological Sciences Greenhouse on the roof of the 12th Avenue Garage contains hundreds of plants used for research…

Ruben Petreaca promoted!

We are delighted to announce that Dr. Ruben Petreaca has been promoted to the position of Professor of Molecular Genetics. Dr. Petreaca teaches extensively at the Marion campus where his…

NSF CAREER grant to Shuai Huang

The Department is delighted to announce that Shuai Huang has been awarded National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, among the NSF’s highest honors for early-career…