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Amacher elected to Board of Society for Developmental Biology
Congratulations to Dr. Sharon Amacher who was recently elected as the Midwest representative to the Society for Developmental Biology (SDB) Board of Directors.
SDB furthers the study of…

New faculty hired in Molecular Genetics
The department is delighted to announce the hiring of Dr. Rachel Belote, who will join us in the 2023/24 academic year as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Belote will join us from a postdoctoral…

New faculty hired in Molecular Genetics
The department is delighted to announce the hiring of Dr. Christine Cucinotta, who will join us in the 2023/24 academic year as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Cucinotta will join us from a…

Graduate student funding in 2022/23
Congratulations to the graduate students in Molecular Genetics labs who were supported via competitive funding in the 2022/23 academic year!
The following students had newly established or…

American Heart Association grant to Cole and Gopalan
Congratulations to Susan Cole and Venkat Gopalan who were recently awarded an Innovative Project Award from the American Heart Association. The grant entitled "Elucidating the unexpected…

Three students embark on research in Norway!
Thanks to Dr. Patrice Hamel's dedication to international education, three OSU students will each spend three months in Norway completing mentored research in a host lab.
Kayla…

Patrice Hamel earns funding to support international education
Congratulations to Dr. Patrice Hamel who received funding from University of Paris-Saclay (France) to develop new initiatives for international research and science between the French Institution…

PRE accelerator award to Hay-Oak Park and colleagues
Congratulations to Hay-Oak Park whose President's Research Accelerator Grant entitled "Uncovering a conserved role of cell polarity signaling in cellular aging using budding…

Molecular Genetics at Pollinator Palooza
On June 24th, Franklin Park Conservatory hosted Pollinator Palooza in conjunction with National Pollinator Week, and Molecular Genetics was there. Led by Anna Dobritsa, postdoc Yuan Zhou, research…