GGD Alumni Amanda Larracuente: Sequencing the Y Chromosome

Amanda Larracuente (PhD, 2010) recently published an article in the journal Genetics on her research sequencing a portion of the Y chromosome of the fruit fly. This ground-breaking research was […]

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4th Biennial BMCB-GGD Symposium

The BMCB-GGD Symposium is completely graduate student driven and organized.  It includes talks, discussion sessions, and a happy hour poster session. Talks will take place in G10 of the Biotechnology […]

Cora Demler

Cora Demler receives a 2018 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

Cora Demler (Class of 2017) received an NSF grant as the result of her grant-writing course submission. This will help cover the 3-5th years of her program.

Jackie Bubnell appointed to Diversity Committee of GSA Early Career Scientist Leadership Program

Jackie Bubnell (Class of 2013) has been appointed to the Diversity Committee of the Genetics Society of America’s Early Career Scientist Leadership Program.  For more information, see the GSA website.  […]

Endia Blunt (Class of 2013) and Felicia New (Class of 2016)

Endia Blunt (Class of 2013) and Felicia New (Class of 2016) were honored in the inaugural pinning ceremony for Graduate School Deans Scholars. The mission of the Deans Scholar Program is to connect scholars […]

Fabiana Duarte (Class of 2010; Graduate May 2017) received the Wellnitz Award for her paper:

Fabiana Duarte (Class of 2010; Graduate May 2017) received the Wellnitz Award for her paper:Duarte FM, Fuda NJ, Mahat DB, Core LJ, Guertin MJ, Lis JT. (2016) Transcription factors GAF and […]

Nithya Kartha (Class of 2012) received the LPS Paper Award for her paper.

Nithya Kartha (Class of 2012) received the LPS Paper Award for her paper: Kartha N, Shen L, Maskin C, Wallace M, Schimenti JC. (2016) The Chromatin Remodeling Component Arid1a Is a Suppressor […]

Zijing Zhang (Class of 2012) received the Calvo TA Award in the Department of Molecular Biology & Genetics

Zijing Zhang (Class of 2012) received the Calvo TA Award in the Department of Molecular Biology & Genetics.  Zijing was the teaching assistant in Michael Goldberg’s course, Laboratory in Genetics & […]

Melisa DeGroot (Class of 2015) was awarded an NSF predoctoral fellowship. This award will cover the 3rd-5th years of her program.

Melisa is a graduate student in the lab of Jun “Kelly” Liu. Her research project is “Characterization of a new modulator of the bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling pathway in […]