August 29, 2024
You may have seen Morgan in your favorite yoga class, walking around the Life Sciences Building on her way to lab, reading a new book in the library or she may have served you a coffee at All In Coffee Shop. As an Honors senior biochemistry major from Fort Mill, SC, Morgan likes being around […]
August 26, 2024
As a child, Dr. Mathew Angel was on the Clemson campus quite often for academic events, basketball camps in the summers, going to sporting events or visiting faculty members with his dad, who was a high school physics teacher. So, by the time he started his freshman year, he knew his way around. “I started […]
August 22, 2024
Genetics and biochemistry students who participated in the Summer CI + UR program presented posters of their research at the Summer Showcase on August 20th in the Watt Family Innovation Center. Students included Kristen Gulbrandsen, Elizabeth Caldwell, Helen Kiser, Brooke Dillingham, Kate Miller, Kaite Cross and Britana Myers. Kristen Gulbrandsen ’25, biochemistry Title: “Exploring Environmental […]
August 19, 2024
Dr. Stephen Dolan has revealed previously unknown information about how bacteria and fungi interact in the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis (CF), which could lay the groundwork for more effective treatment and detection of polymicrobial lung infections in people with CF. CF, one of the most common genetic diseases in the United States, causes […]
August 6, 2024
Study Abroad Internships, volunteering, working, studying
August 6, 2024
Drs. Robert Anholt, Trudy Mackay and Anurag Chaturvedi attended the European Commission sponsored Precision Toxicology meeting in Brussels, Belgium. Dr. Anholt gave a presentation and Dr. Chaturvedi presented a poster. A poster by Center for Human Genetics staff Katelynne Collins, Elisa Howansky, Maria Adonay and Vijay Shankar was also presented. Dr. Fabio Morgante was invited to give […]
August 6, 2024
Dr. Haiying Liang and her team attended the South Carolina Hemlock Festival on April 20, bringing awareness of American chestnut diseases and restoration efforts. Dr. Liang and her students continue this effort with the help of Dr. Hong Luo and his students by educating the public. In addition, they assisted with controlled pollination and planting […]
August 6, 2024
Dr. Stephen Dolan published “Convergent evolution in toxin detection and resistance provides evidence for conserved bacterial–fungal interactions” in PNAS. Dr. Shahid Mukhtar recently published “EccDNA in plant-stress and biotechnological solutions in agriculture” in the journal Trends in Biology. Ph.D. student with Dr. Jim Morris, Sabrina Pizarro published her work in JoVE titled “Measuring Dynamic Glycosomal pH […]
August 6, 2024
Arohi Singhal, Ph.D. student in Dr. Kerry Smith’s lab, placed 1st in Clemson’s iGRADS competition, which aims to help graduate students effectively communicate their research to an audience. In addition, she received the People’s Choice Award. Dr. Haiying Laing was presented a Clemson University Library Open Access Publishing Fund Award earlier this summer for her […]
August 6, 2024
Dr. Hong Luo’s grant proposal to the USDA-NIFA was funded with a total of $650,000 for four years starting on September 1, 2024. Drs. Trudy Mackay (contact PI) and Robert Anholt (co-PI) were awarded $170,000 for their grant, “Genetic modifiers of Sanfilippo A and B in Drosophila” by the Cure Sanfilippo Foundation. Dr. Shahid Mukhtar is […]
