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NIH funding to Anita Hopper
Congratulations to Anita Hopper whose four year grant entitled "tRNAProcessing and Nuclear-Cytoplasmic Dynamics" was recently funded by the National Institutes of Health. This work will focus on…

Former Molecular Genetics Major Featured in Columbus Dispatch
2016 Molecular Genetics Graduate Jesse Crow was featured in a Columbus Dispatch article "Blue Jackets ‘Hats for Heroes’ patient now works as cancer researcher". Jesse first underwent chemotherapy at…
Molecular Genetics Undergraduates doing amazing things
Our department has amazing undergraduates! Maya Gosztyla was one of only four students at Ohio State who was honored with a Goldwater Scholarship in 2017. This is the most prestigious award for…
Susan Cole wins award for excellence in teaching
Congratulations to Susan Cole, who was named one of the 2017 recipients of the Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching. Susan was nominated by colleagues and by current and former students…
Pelotonia funding to Craig Burd
Congratulations to the Craig Burd lab, which has been awarded a Pelotonia IDEA grant entitled "Understanding Potential Protective Effect of Female Hormones in Melanoma". This grant (https…
Sharon Amacher and Jared Talbot honored as Undergraduate Research Mentors
Congratulations to Sharon Amacher and Jared Talbot, who were honored as Distinguished Undergraduate Research Mentors at the Denman Undergraduate Research Colloquium. Other Molecular Genetics faculty…
Arabidopsis in Space!
Congratulations to the Slotkin lab, who sent a reporter line of Arabidopsis thaliana created in the lab to the International Space Station aboard the Dragon 9 capsule. This work is part of ongoing…

NIH funding to Cole lab
Congratulations to Susan Cole, whose two year grant entitled "Alternative polyadenylation of Hes7 in the mouse segmentation clock" was recently funded by the National Institutes of Health. This…

Anita Hopper and Anna Dobritsa Honored as Mentors
Anita and Anna were honored for their mentorship at the Sphinx and Mortarboard Faculty and Staff Recognition Reception on 02/28. Each student member of the Sphinx and Mortarboard honor societies…