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James Hopper
We are deeply saddened to announce that Professor Jim Hopper passed away on January 21st, 2017 at the age of 74. Jim graduated from the University of Wisconsin with B.S., M.S. and Ph.D.…
Recent papers from Molecular Genetics labs
MYB31/MYB42 Syntelogs Exhibit Divergent Regulation of Phenylpropanoid Genes in Maize, Sorghum and Rice. Agarwal T, Grotewold E, Doseff AI, Gray J. Sci Rep. 2016 Jun 22;6:28502. doi: 10.1038/…
Molecular Genetics welcomes new faculty
Dr. Wayne Miles performed his graduate work at the University of Manchester, where he examined the role of SUMOylation on Dpp signaling in Drosophila embryos. In 2009, he joined Dr. Nicholas…
Molecular Genetics Open Faculty Position
The Department of Molecular Genetics in the College of Arts & Sciences at The Ohio State University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor. We seek…
Ana Alonso is having a great year!
In addition to being promoted with tenure and receiving funding from the USDA, Ana Alonso has had two additional grants awarded. She is a co-PI on a collaborative grant entitled "DIMENSIONS…
Dawes funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Adriana Dawes is part of a six scientist team that received grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation through the Research Corporation for Science Advancement's conference Scialog:…
New NIH grant to Jian-Qiu Wu
Congratulations to the Wu lab, which received a four-year grant from the NIH entitled "Molecular mechanisms of cytokinesis". The lab will use the fission yeast, Schizosaccharomyces pombe to…
NSF funding to Meier lab!
Congratulations to Iris Meier, whose grant entitled "Function and mechanism of action of plant-specific LINC complexes in pollen tube and guard cell biology” has been funded by the National…
NSF funding to Slotkin lab!
Congratulations to Keith Slotkin, whose grant entitled "Re-evaluating Mechanisms of RNA-mediated Initiation of Transposable Element Silencing in Plants” has been funded by the National Science…