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New NIH grant to Christin Burd
Congratulations to the Burd Lab, whose National Institutes of Health R01 entitled "Mechanisms of UV-Mediated Melanoma Development " was funded by the National Cancer Institute.
The Burd…

NIH Funding to Miles Lab
Congratulations to Wayne Miles, whose grant entitled "The translational regulation of pro-apoptotic genes" has been funded by the National Institutes of Health
The…

International Education Opportunity: Ethical aspects of the use of genome sequencing in medical research and medical practice
See the document below for details regarding this exciting opportunity!

Anita Hopper highlighted as sequicentennial innovator
Anita Hopper has been singled out by the university as they highlight 150 years of Research and Creative Expression Innovators. Anita is highlighted for her fundamental insights into tRNA…

New NSF funding to the Meier lab
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Iris Meier for her $1,237,918 award from the NSF to study a molecular role for plant LINC complexes in pollen tube and guard cell function.! This project…

Molecular Genetics Appreciation
Over the last few months, many department members have reached out to highlight colleagues who have gone above and beyond during these trying times. We wanted to take a few moments to thanks those…

A successful "Zoomy" Falkenthal Colloquium
The annual Falkenthal Graduate Research Colloquium took place today, with members of the 3rd and 5th year graduate student classes giving research presentations. We appreciate the great turnout…

Jian-Qiu Wu receives 2020 Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award
Wu was nominated for this award by Evelyn Goodyear, and was commended for the support he provides for undergraduates and their pursuit of research. The Office of Student Academic Success -…

Amacher wins teaching award
Congratulations to Sharon Amacher, who was awarded an Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching
This is the highest teaching accolade awarded by the University and Sharon is a truly…