December 11, 2024
Dr. Hong Luo has received a $650,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study the unintended consequences of three site-specific DNA recombination systems commonly used to genetically engineer target crops. 5th year Ph.D. student in Dr. Jennifer Mason’s lab Josh Turner was recently awarded an Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society (EMGS) $500 travel […]
December 11, 2024
Director of the Eukaryotic Pathogens Innovations Center (EPIC) and professor of Genetics and Biochemistry Dr. Kerry Smith has taken a role with the Clemson University School of Health Research (CUSHR) as campus research director for the Prisma Health Education and Research Institute (PHERI). Dr. Robert Anholt served on NIGMS COBRE Phase 1 reviews – Special […]
December 4, 2024
If you’re in the sciences, odds are you’ve crossed paths with Kate Doran. Maybe in your genetics or biochemistry or anthropology or engineering or chemistry or biology courses. Kate seems to be a jack of all trades in the College of Science. Originally from Stephentown, New York, Kate is a junior double majoring in genetics […]
September 24, 2024
5th year Ph.D. student in Dr. Jennifer Mason’s lab Josh Turner was recently awarded an Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society (EMGS) $500 travel grant to attend the EMGS annual meeting in Palm Springs, CA. EMGS provides a forum for the establishment and support of scientists in the field of environmental mutagenesis. The society seeks to […]
July 12, 2024
Caroline Graham ’28 Freshman biochemistry major Caroline Graham loves hanging out with friends, getting ice cream, playing soccer and pickleball and being in the water. So, with Clemson as her new home, you may find her frequenting 55 Exchange, the intermural fields, the rowing docks or the Fike pool. Choosing Clemson for its beautiful campus […]
June 13, 2024
Senior biochemistry student Ryan Mehlem was part of a group that won the Pay it Forward competition, sponsored by South Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives. The Pay it Forward competition challenges students at Clemson University, South Carolina State University or the University of South Carolina to propose solutions to pressing social and economic problems in rural areas. […]
June 12, 2024
Kylie Towery ’25 Junior genetics major Kylie Towery has been studying abroad in Florence, Italy this summer through the Lorenzo de Medici Institute. Kylie is from York, SC and has minors in biochemistry and psychology. She is involved in several extracurricular activities on campus, during the school year and this fall will be joining Dr. […]
June 10, 2024
Albash Khan ’25 Junior biochemistry major with a minors in chemistry and cluster life sciences, Albash Khan studied abroad in Osaka, Japan this summer, where he was involved in a bioengineering research program. “My research focuses on developing microgels for miRNA replacement therapy, aimed at treating cancer cells. The core of my work involves engineering […]
June 7, 2024
Dr. Madeline Santana came to the Department of Genetics and Biochemistry from the Dominican Republic through the Fulbright Foreign Student Program, a highly selective international academic exchange program that enables graduate students, young professionals and artists from abroad to study and conduct research in the United States. Dr. Santana’s professional background is in pediatrics in […]
June 3, 2024
In April Elizabeth Caldwell, genetics major and National Scholar, was named a 2024 Truman Scholar, recognized for her commitment to raising accessibility awareness and ambition to influence health care policy related to her rare disease research. The Truman Scholarship, named in honor of the late U.S. President Harry S. Truman, is given to high-achieving college […]
