Clarissa Santoso publishes paper in Nucleic Acids Research
MCBB PhD student (and Biology MA alum) Clarissa Santoso, of the Fuxman Bass lab, and colleagues recently published a paper in Nucleic Acids Research. Their article, “Comprehensive mapping of the human cytokine gene regulatory network”, presents a large-scale resource of protein-DNA interactions between transcription factors and cytokine gene promoters. In particular, Clarissa and her team identified an […]
Bradham Lab Wins BGSA Costume Contest
Congratulations to the Bradham lab for winning the BGSA’s virtual Halloween costume contest with their Clue-themed ensemble!
Andressa Mota Receives BU Women’s Guild Scholarship Award
MCBB Ph.D. student Andressa Mota of the Ho Lab recently received a BU Women’s Guild Scholarship Award. Andressa studies the role of a transcription factor, FOXR1, and how a mutation on this protein leads to disease pathogenesis.
Natalie Vaisman Receives Charles Terner Award & BU Women’s Guild Scholarship Award
Ph.D. candidate Natalie Vaisman of the Frydman Lab was the recent recipient of the Terner Award for 2019. Natalie’s research consists in characterizing Wolbachia in fruit fly guts and their effects in this tissue. Wolbachia are bacteria that live inside insects’ cells and are currently being used to prevent the spread of mosquito-borne diseases, such as […]
Shawna Henry Receives the Brenton R. Lutz Award
Biology Ph.D. candidate, Shawna Henry of the Ho Lab, was the recent recipient of the Brenton R. Lutz Award for 2019. Shawna studies how perturbing the interaction between Mint1, a neuronal adaptor protein, and amyloid precursor protein (APP) can decrease Aβ production associated with Alzheimer’s disease. This award provides support for Ph.D. candidates conducting research […]
Congratulations Graduates!
Congratulations to our Biology & MCBB M.A. and Ph.D. graduates!
Javier Méndez Narváez Receives BU Graduate Research Abroad Fellowship and Thomas H. Kunz Award
Ph.D. candidate, Javier Méndez Narváez, from the Warkentin lab has received a Graduate Research Abroad Fellowship (GRAF) and a Thomas H. Kunz Award to support his research in Gamboa, Panama this summer. With these funds, Javier will be able to build on his previous eco-physiological experiments in Gamboa ( 2016-2018, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute). His […]
John Patrick Cleary Receives Outstanding Teaching Fellow Award for Biology, 2018/2019
MCBB Ph.D. student, John Patrick Cleary, of the Cheng lab was awarded the Outstanding Teaching Fellow of the Year Award for Biology (2018/2019). Patrick has served for the past two years as a teaching fellow in Biology, including for BI 108 (Biology 2) and BI 203 (Cell Biology), both cornerstone requirements in our curriculum. More […]
Katey Lesneski Receives the Marion R. Kramer Award
Ph.D. candidate, Katey Lesneski, of the Kaufman and Finnerty labs was the recent recipient of the Marion R. Kramer Award for 2019. Through field experiments in Belize and transcriptomic (RNA) studies, Katey is investigating the traits that contribute to heat stress (bleaching) resistance and wound healing ability in the endangered staghorn coral, Acropora cervicornis, in […]
Tiffany Dill and Evan Kristiansen Receive Recognition at GRS 3MT Competition
Tiffany Dill, PhD candidate in the Naya lab, and Evan Kristiansen, PhD candidate in the Mullen lab, were both recognized at the recent Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. Tiffany Dill received Runner Up for her talk titled “Muscle RNA and Fusion.” Evan Kristiansen received People’s Choice for […]