Genetics and Biochemistry News

Man’s best friend? Dr. Kelsey Witt Dillon’s research proves so

How long ago the bond between dog and man was first formed is something scientists haven’t been able to ascertain. New research involving Kelsey Witt Dillon, an assistant professor in the Clemson University Department of Genetics and Biochemistry and the Center for Human Genetics, is part of new research that now suggests indigenous people in […]

Faculty publish articles – Fall 2024

Dr. Kelsey Witt Dillon published “Late Pleistocene onset of mutualistic human/canid (Canis spp.) relationships in subarctic Alaska” in Science Advances. Dr. Shahid Mukhtar published “CD2 expressing innate lymphoid and T cells are critical effectors of immunopathogenesis in hidradenitis suppurativa” in PNAS. This research was highlighted in a Clemson News article. Professor Emeritus Dr. Julia Frugoli, […]

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 […]

Genetics and Biochemistry faculty and grad students publish articles in peer-reviewed journals – Spring 2024

Assistant Professor Zhana Duren and post doctoral fellow Qiuye Yuan published the article “Inferring gene regulatory networks from single cell multiome data using atlas-scale external data” inNature Biotechnology. Assistant Professor Miriam Konkel published a paper in Nature’s News and Views section titled, “Mobile DNA explains why humans don’t have tails.” Trudy Mackay, self family endowed chair of human genetics, and Robert Anholt,  provost distinguished professor of genetics and biochemistry, published: “Pleiotropy, epistasis, and the genetic architecture of […]