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Recent Graduate Now Attending Indiana University School of Medicine
Congratulations to recent graduate Taylor Colleton! Ms. Colleton performed undergraduate research in the lab of Dr. Pinku Mukherjee and now attends Indiana University School of Medicine.
Bird Nest Walk created by Dr. Ellen Wisner
Springtime is here and it is an excellent time to take a walk outdoors and follow the on-campus Birdhouse Trail created by Dr. Ellen Wisner. This trail of 25 nest boxes was established in collaboration with the Office of Sustainability and was funded by the Charlotte Green Initiative (CGI). Interactive Bird Nest Walk map
Dr. Yan has been appointed to the Board of Directors for FASEB
Dr. Shan Yan has been appointed to the Board of Directors for FASEB, where he will represent the Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society (EMGS). From their website: “Founded in 1912, FASEB began with a small group of dedicated scientists, from three independent organizations, who wanted to provide a forum for educational meetings, develop publications, and […]
CTL WORKSHOP LEADERS COMMITTED TO SEEING, HEARING FACULTY
Monday, April 11, 2022 Faculty support is the mission of the Center for Teaching and Learning, and for a trio of participants in the center’s Active Learning Academy, it has become a personal bonding experience. For faculty members Susana Cisneros, Julie Cook and Brittany Johnson, a shared interest in active learning brought them together. They […]
Publication by Graduate Student Shreya Goyal
Publication by graduate student Shreya Goyal along with co-authors Verónica A. Segarra, Nitik., Aaron M. Stecher, Andrew W. Truman, Adam M. Reitzel, and Richard J. Chi is featured on the cover of Traffic. The team’s publication is Vps501, a novel vacuolar SNX-BAR protein cooperates with the SEA complex to regulate TORC1 signaling. The sorting nexins […]
Dr. Eugenia Lo Awarded Prestigious NIH R01 Grant
Dr. Eugenia Lo was awarded a prestigious NIH R01 grant entitled Plasmodium vivax Erythrocyte Invasion Mechanisms and Humoral Immune Response in Duffy Negative Africans. This award is funded for 5 years for a total of $3,224,551. Individuals of African ancestry were thought to be protected from Plasmodium vivax because they lack Duffy antigen expression on […]
Department of Biological Sciences Undergraduate Students Invited to Membership in Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Undergraduate students in the Department of Biological Sciences have been invited to membership in the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, the oldest and most prestigious academic honor society in the United States. They are: Patrick Deegan, Yuleny Gomez Rodriguez, Mckenzie Miller, Rei Rama, Yashushi Yang, Rachel Hayes, and Madison Snyder. Nominees to Phi Beta Kappa […]
New Assistant Professor Dr. Brittany Johnson Awarded 2 Grants
Dr. Brittany Johnson was awarded two grants this year: NIH R03 entitled Molecular mechanisms underlying glial inflammatory responses to Neisseria meningitidis: A pilot study and NIH R03 entitled RIG-I as a therapeutic target for bacterial CNS infection: A pilot study. Congratulations to our newest Assistant Professor.
HARSHINI V. DE SILVA GRADUATE MENTOR AWARD WINNER
Dr. Adam Reitzel is the 2021-2022 HHarshini V. de Silva Graduate Mentor Award winner! Dr. Adam Reitzel is the 2021-2022 HHarshini V. de Silva Graduate Mentor Award winner!
Dr. Adam Reitzel to co-direct CIPHER
CIPHER is led by Adam Reitzel, Professor of Biological Sciences, and Dan Janies, the Carol Grotnes Belk Distinguished Professor of Bioinformatics and Genomics. They are joined by more than 20 Charlotte faculty colleagues with expertise in computer science, bioinformatics, software and information systems, biological sciences, chemistry, mathematics and statistics, geographical information systems, public health, data […]