Genetics and Biochemistry News

Ph.D. student awarded travel grant

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 […]

Our Students Are Driven – Adam Gatch ’24

Senior biochemistry major Adam Gatch is many things: a student, a hiker, a researcher, a tutor, a Goldwater Scholar, an EMT, a volunteer, a writer, a backpacker – too many things to name. Originally from Charleston, SC, Adam enjoys Clemson for its people and its proximity to great hiking spots and the mountains. “It’s been […]

Dr. James Lewis receives NSF CAREER grant

James Lewis, an assistant professor, was awarded a $1.3 million National Science Foundation CAREER grant. The NSF CAREER Award is among the most prestigious in the nation for early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in their field. Dr. Lewis will study Heliconiine butterflies […]