News

Shujun Ou named highly cited researcher
Congratulations to Shujun Ou who is one of only 16 faculty at OSU to be recognized by the web of Science Highly Cited Researcher program. Dr Ou's lab examines how plants co-evolve with…

Molecular Genetics participates in WestFest 2024!
On Saturday, October 19th, almost 50 campus groups and community partners gathered on west campus to provide family-friendly hands-on STEM activities for the Columbus community. This year’s event…

Jim Hopper Memorial Undergraduate Research Award 2024
The Department is delighted to recognize the 2024 awardee of the The Jim Hopper Memorial Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Savanna Schutte is a…

Congratulations to former PhD grads!
The department is excited to share good news about our recent (and less recent) Ph.D. graduates and the amazing things they've been doing in the last year. Recent recognitions can be read here or…

Congratulations to new Graduate Fellows in Molecular Genetics
Congratulations to the following students who have earned new graduate fellowships. We are so proud of them!
•Clare Austin (Amacher lab) was awarded a Fellowship on the Cellular, Molecular and…
Congratulations to former PhD grads!
The department is excited to share good news about our recent (and less recent) Ph.D. graduates and the amazing things they've been doing in the last year. Recent recognitions are here. Look for…

2024 Thomas J Byers Award
The Department is delighted to recognize one of the 2024 awardees of the The Thomas Byers Scholarship
Laurel Fleszar is a fourth year undergraduate…

2023/24 Molecular Genetics Ph.D.s
Please join us in congratulating the students who earned their Ph.D. in the Department during the 2023/24 academic year:
Hari Krishnan Balasubramanian (Osmani lab) MCDB
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New Faculty hired in Molecular Genetics
The department is delighted to announce the hiring of Dr. Jaime Sabel who joined us in Autumn 2024 as an Associate Professor and the Director of the Center for Life Sciences Education…