June 8, 2016
John Gouch, Media Relations June 7, 2016 CLEMSON — Twenty-four staff members at Clemson University have been selected for the seventh year of the university’s Staff Development Program (SDP). The goal of the program is to allow staff members to grow personally and professionally while at the same time strengthening their engagement with the university. […]
May 2, 2016
Stephen Patrick, the Lab Manager in Jim Morris’ lab, has been awarded the College of Medicine Academic Merit Scholarship to the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). This scholarship provides full tuition for ALL four years of medical school! Great job, Stephen!
April 25, 2016
Megan Hunt and Terral Patel presented research in Syracuse, NY on the weekend of April 8th as a part of the 2016 ACC Meeting of the Minds Conference. Megan’s poster presentation focused on the impact of acuL and acuH on Cryptococcus neoformans virulence. Terral’s oral presentation explored the identification of signaling molecules in organelle regulation […]
April 7, 2016
Cheryl Ingram-Smith, Ph.D., a member of the Eukaryotic Pathogens Innovation Center (EPIC), was recently awarded a 3-year, $423,966 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). She is studying metabolism in Entamoeba histolytica, which causes as many as 50 million cases of dysentery annually, with 50,000 to 100,000 deaths each year. E. histolytica is a […]
April 6, 2016
Stephen Patrick, a December 2015 Biochemistry graduate that is now the J. Morris Lab Manager, will be recognized at the May 2016 graduation ceremony with the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, one of two given annually to Clemson students. This award is given annually “in recognition of the recipient’s influence for good, excellence in maintaining high […]
April 5, 2016
Cheryl Jones, a student in the Ingram-Smith Lab, successfully defended her PhD thesis, entitled, “Investigating the role of ADP-forming acetyl-CoA synthetase from the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica.” Great work, Cheryl!
March 23, 2016
Serena Walker, a junior Biochemistry student, was accepted into the Summer Lab Science Program at the Mayo Clinic, which offers an internship experience in a clinical laboratory setting.
February 29, 2016
On April 16, 2016, Dr. Kimberly Paul will be speaking at TedX Clemson University. She will be talking about research on a neglected tropical disease, how we judge problems to be big or small, and the importance of choosing to tackle the so-called “small” problems. More information can be found at The Tiger.
