Several graduate students in labs in the Department of Biochemistry have received a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GFRP) award or honorable mention.
Students
Alejandro Oñate Receives L&S Dean’s Prize
Graduating senior Alejandro Oñate has received the College of Letters & Science Dean’s Prize, one of the College’s highest academic honors.
Parallel tracks: A nutritional biochemistry vision
Professor James Ntambi promotes health education in East Africa — from rural villages to university labs.
Talented biochemistry students, faculty mentors receive campus awards to pursue research
Eighteen undergraduate students in the Department of Biochemistry have received 2022 campus awards for research and scholarly excellence. The students are a mix of talented biochemistry majors and students who perform research in laboratories run by biochemistry faculty.
IPiB welcomes incoming class for 2020-21 year
The Integrated Program in Biochemistry welcomed its newest class of incoming students for the 2020-21 year. This year will be different, with masks, physical distancing, and online teaching.
Biochemistry majors inducted into historic Phi Beta Kappa Society
The Department of Biochemistry is pleased to announce six undergraduates as 2020 inductees to the Phi Beta Kappa honor society: Sarah Doughty, Seamus McWilliams, Jacob O’Hearn, William Raskopf, Jinan Sous, and Elizabeth Sumiec. The historic …
Undergraduate research continues despite COVID-19 restrictions
Despite COVID-19 restrictions on in-person campus operations, undergraduate students continue to further research in Biochemistry faculty labs. In particular, computational work is well-suited to being conducted remotely. This brand of telecommuting, coined “tele-science” by Associate …
Biotechnology Training Program awarded NIH T32
The Biotechnology Training Program (BTP) was awarded a T32 Predoctoral Training Grant from the National Institutes of Health. The award provides a total of $4.8 million over five years to support 20 doctoral students from across campus, including biochemistry.
Students recognized by NSF
Three students in the Integrated Program in Biochemistry have received NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program grants.
Two biochemistry undergrads have earned Goldwater Scholarships
Two biochemistry majors have received 2020 Barry Goldwater Scholarships.