Category: Student News

Green Lab Publishes Patent for Detecting Nucleic Acids

Milad Babaei, MCBB PhD student of the Green Lab, and Dr. Zhaoqing Yan (GRS ’23), along with their mentor, Dr. Alexander Green, are co-authors on a recently published patent. This patent, titled “Isothermal Nucleic Acid Detection Assays and Uses Thereof” by Green et al. (US Patent 2023/0313283, October 2, 2023), describes rapid methods for detecting […]

Anna Berenson Receives First Place in the PhD on Tap 3MT Competition

            Anna Berenson, an MCBB PhD candidate of the Fuxman Bass Lab, received joint first place in the 2023 PhD on Tap 3MT Competition. The competition took place as part of PhD on Tap, which is a full day research showcase sponsored by the Office of the Associate Provost for […]

Summer Internship Roundup

Several MCBB students received internships this past summer; read below to learn more about their experiences! Maryam Dashtiahangar is a third-year PhD student in the Siggers Lab. Her PhD project involves characterizing the mechanisms of non-coding SNPs in autoimmune diseases using CASCADE, a protein binding microarray (PBM)-based technology developed by the Siggers Lab. After completing […]

So Young Bae Wins Poster Prize from the American Crystallographic Association

So Young Bae, PhD student in the Tolan Lab, won the Journal of Chemical Crystallography poster prize at the recent international meeting of the American Crystallographic Association in Baltimore Maryland this past July 2023. The American Crystallographic Association is the preeminent society supporting structural science at all levels and disciplines. The Journal of Chemical Crystallography […]

Rhushikesh Phadke Receives Biology Department Brenton R. Lutz Award

Rhushikesh Phadke of the Cruz-Martín Lab is the recipient of this year’s Brenton R. Lutz Award given out by the Department of Biology. Rhushikesh’s research explores the impact of the immune complement (C) pathway on synaptic plasticity in neurological disorders like schizophrenia (SCZ) and Alzheimer’s disease. By increasing levels of complement component 4 (C4), a […]

Michael Zulch Receives Corteva Showcase Award

  Michael Zulch, a 4th-year MCBB PhD candidate in the Larkin Lab, has received a travel award from Corteva Agriscience. Specializing in the quantitative relationship between plants and bacteria, Michael explores the impact of light and genetic engineering on quantitative relationship between plants and bacteria. This award from Corteva Agriscience, one of the world’s largest […]

Cameron Dixon Receives I. Alden Macchi Award

Cameron Dixon, PhD candidate of the McCall Lab, was selected as the winner of the Biology Department 2022 I. Alden Macchi Award for excellence in the field of regulatory biology. Read more about Cameron’s research below! Hormones orchestrate vital physiological pathways, such as metabolism, development, and reproduction. Beyond their influence on organismal homeostasis, hormones maintain […]

Amanda Pinheiro Recipient of 2021 Kilachand Fellowship

Amanda Pinheiro of the Naya Lab is a recipient of a 2021 Kilachand Fellowship. This fellowship is funded by the Biological Design Center’s Multicellular Design Program (MDP), which combines research in Synthetic Biology, Microbial Engineering, Tissue Engineering, Data Science, and Biophysics to understand the design principles of multicellular systems. Amanda will be working on a […]

Margaret O’Connor Receives Brenton R. Lutz Award

Margaret O’Connor of the Man Lab, is the recipient of this year’s Biology Department Brenton R. Lutz Award. Margaret is investigating the X-linked protein NEXMIF, which is associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). She uses a transgenic mouse model to study the role NEXMIF plays in brain development, specifically neuronal growth and dendritic spine development. […]

Michael Zulch Interning at Joyn Bio

Michael Zulch of the Larkin Lab was selected for a summer internship with Joyn Bio as part of the Training Program in Synthetic Biology & Biotechnology (SB2). Joyn Bio is a joint venture between Ginkgo Bioworks and Leaps by Bayer, founded to solve the urgent agriculture challenges threatening our global food supply and environmental health […]