Jamie Li Awarded First Place in Undergrad Presentation Category at Meeting of American Society of Plant Biologists
BMB senior, Jamie Li, of the Celenza lab, was recently awarded first place in the undergraduate students’ presentation category at the 85th annual meeting of the Northeastern Section of the American Society of Plant Biologists. Jamie’s talk was entitled: “Temperature Regulation of Anti-herbivory Defense Compounds in Arabidopsis thaliana“. From Jamie: “Using Arabidopsis thaliana as the model system, […]
Anya Gupta Published in Journal of Organic Chemistry
Anya Gupta, a BMB senior, was recently published in the Journal of Organic Chemistry as first author on her paper titled, “Thermodynamic Understanding of an Aza-Michael Reaction Enables Five-Step Synthesis of the Potent Integrin Inhibitor MK-0429”. Anya worked with Dr. Matthew Condakes at Bristol Myers Squibb in Small Molecule Drug Discovery on this research. “We […]
BMB Students Inducted into Tri-Alpha Honor Society
Four BMB undergraduates were inducted into the Tri-Alpha Honor Society this year. Tri-Alpha honors first-gen students who have achieved high GPAs of at least 3.2 or higher. First gen students are students who are in the first generation in their family to go to college. The Newbury Center has more information and a recording of […]
2021 BMB Graduation Award Winners
Congratulations to our Class of 2021! Last week, BMB students were recognized for their academic excellence and research contributions at the BMB Virtual Graduation Celebration. This year, the graduation awards went to Gwen Pyeatt (Senior College Prize for Excellence in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) and to Roxanna Altus, Surya Pulukuri, Emily Traficante, Sainetra Sridhar, Michelle […]
David Guarin accepted by Harvard GSAS PREP Research Scholar Initiative
David Guarin, a recently graduated BMB student working as a research assistant in Emili Lab at BU School of Medicine, was recently accepted by the Harvard GSAS PREP Research Scholar Initiative (RSI). The GSAS Research Scholar Initiative is a non-degree granting post-baccalaureate program that offers mentored research and training for people who are interested in […]
Kathleen Novak is participating in the CAS Social Justice and Sustainability Internship
Kathleen Novak, a senior majoring in BMB and Psychology, is participating in the CAS Social Sciences Undergraduate Internships in Social Justice and Sustainability program. Kathleen’s research project explores the role of nature in facilitating resilience and well-being in women of color. Along with her fellow undergrad, Emily Parkington, Kathleen worked with Dr. Brenda Phillips, who […]
Gwendolyn Pyeatt awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarship
Gwendolyn Pyeatt, a BA/MA in Biotechnology student, was awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship to pursue a PhD in Biochemistry at the University of Cambridge. The Gates Cambridge Scholarship is a global scholarship at Cambridge University for intellectually outstanding postgraduate students with a capacity for leadership and a commitment to improving the lives of others. Students awarded the scholarship come […]
Prof. Karen Allen and Grad Student, Katherine O’Toole, coauthor new PNAS Research Study
Professor of Chemistry and Chair of the Department, Karen Allen, along with graduate student, Katherine O’Toole, coauthored a new Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) research study with Professor Barbara Imperiali from MIT. The paper, “Glycoconjugate pathway connections revealed by sequence similarity network analysis of the monotopic […]
Seniors Share Challenges of College During the Pandemic
BU’s alumni magazine, Bostonia, shared an article recently titled, “College in the COVID-19 Era.” Three undergraduate seniors, including Sunnie Kong who is completing the combined BA/MA in BMB and Biotechnology, were interviewed about their experiences as seniors during the pandemic. The article highlights the many challenges that students have faced in this time and […]
Surya Pulukari Awarded Harold C. Case Scholarship
Congratulations to Surya Pulukari for being selected as one of six CAS Harold C. Case Scholarship winners! The Case Scholarship is offered to outstanding BU juniors for support of their senior year and recognizes scholarly accomplishment and potential as well as extra-curricular activities that contribute to the University. Surya is pursuing a dual degree in […]