News
Welcome New Faculty in Molecular Genetics
As the academic year begins, we want to welcome three new faculty to the department.
Dr. Ambro van Hoof joins us as Professor and Ohio Eminent Scholar. Prior to joining the…
Anita Hopper recognized by Board of Trustees
Anita Hopper was recognized by the Ohio State University Board of Trustees for her appointment as Distinguished University Professor at the August Board Meeting.
In his introduction,…
New NIH funding to Ruben Petreaca
Congratulations to Ruben Petreaca, who was recently awarded a new grant from the National Cancer Institute at the NIH entitled "TIP60-chromatin remodeling complex roles in chromosome break repair"…
JobsOhio Funding to Christin Burd
Congratulations to Christin Burd who recently received an award from the JobsOhio Early Stage Technology Fund. Entitled "Topical pan-RAF inhibition for melanoma prevention" the funding will…
Amacher and colleagues awarded 2025 George Streisinger Award
The International Zebrafish Society (IZFS), recently announced the 2025 George Streisinger Award Winners: the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) Course Directors. This award recognizes senior…
Framework Grant awarded to David Snodgrass
Congratulations to Davis Snodgrass (Molecular Genetics' Greenhouse Coordinator) who recently earned a Framework Grant from the Integrated Physical Planning Liaison Group. These grants provide…
New graduate fellowships to Molecular Genetics students
Congratulations to the following students who were awarded new competitive graduate fellowships starting in Summer or Autumn of 2025:
Debadrita Paul (Singh lab) was awarded a…
Molecular Genetics department members recognized at local and international meetings
Congratulations to a number of members of the department who have recently earned accolades at local and international meetings:
At the 2025 RNA Society Meeting Paolo Sinopoli …
Falkenthal Graduate Research Colloquium 2025
We had a wonderful Falkenthal colloquium with great talks from students and from our keynote speaker Pamela Wenzel.
Awards at the end of the day included: first place talk in the third year…