News

A record number of graduate degrees for Molecular Genetics
The Department would like to congratulate all of the students who earned graduate degrees in Molecular Genetics labs this Spring. To the best of our knowledge, we set a new record this year, with…

Amacher lab highlights muscle precursors on the move!
Congratulations to the Sharon Amacher lab, whose recent article in Development was highlighted on the journal cover. Led by postdoctoral…

2019 Falkenthal is a success
On May 17th, 2019, the Departmental Falkenthal Colloquium highlighted research presentations from current graduate students.
The plenary talk was given by Dr. Amit Sharma. Amit earned a PhD…

Congratulations to our recent Graduates in Molecular Genetics!
On May 5th, 2019, over 40 Molecular Genetics majors graduated from The Ohio State University (sixteen of whom earned Latin Honors!). They are a fabulous and talented group of young people with…

WestFest was a success!
The Singh labs and Amacher labs partnered again this year to present an interactive science demonstration at the 2019 WestFest Science and Technology Festival. About 450-500 community members came…

Molecular Genetics students in Norway!
We are all jealous of the students enrolled in Molecular Genetics 5797 "Introduction to Biomedical Laboratory Sciences" shown here hiking by the fjord in Trondheim shortly after their arrival in…

Molecular Genetics at the COSI Science Festival
The Department hosted a booth about the "FUNdamentals of Genetics" at the first ever COSI BIG Science Celebration. Under the leadership of Sharon Amacher, faculty members Greg Booton, Susan Cole,…

Congratulations to Pooja Gangras
We would like to highlight Pooja Gangras' recent award from the Office of Student Life recognizing her outstanding leadership. Pooja is a graduate student in the Singh lab, but also was the…

NSF funding to Anna Dobritsa
Congratulations to Anna Dobritsa whose three-year grant entitled "Molecular mechanisms of cell polarity and development of distinct plasma membrane domains during formation of pollen apertures"…