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<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nRyan Mehlem, an Honors College student with a biochemistry major with minors in cluster engineering and business administration, has built an outstanding research record across multiple labs, spending more than four years studying thermal adaptation, azole tolerance and gene expression in Aspergillus fumigatus<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This award is given to a graduating senior who has performed outstanding original research in the sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A genetics and sociology major with a minor in gender, sexuality and women\u2019s studies, Katie Barfield has worked in Miriam Konkel\u2019s lab, participated in research at Johns Hopkins University and has conducted a greenhouse assay at the Institute of Subtropical and Mediterranean Horticulture in Malaga, Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Blue Key Academic and Leadership Award recognizes one student in each of the colleges at Clemson who has distinguished themselves in academic scholarship and campus leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jerry (Rui) Che is a Ph.D. candidate in genetics and during his graduate studies, Che helped create a new research method that made it possible to study how certain molecules inside cells are controlled, leading to the identification of important pathways involved in how cells process nuclear RNA. He also discovered two human genes, which he named RMP24 and RMP64 and helped develop an E.-coli<\/em>-free cloning method and a way to build much larger DNA libraries for genetic research. The new cloning method was patented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This award honors doctoral students in the College of Science who have made distinctive and discernable contributions to their field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ava McKee has been a member of Science Student Advisory Board for three years, most recently serving as grant officer and will step into the role of vice president for outreach next year. As grant officer, she led the coordination of SciSAB\u2019s grant in aid of research award program, applications increasing by 91%, and helping award $6,200 in funding. Her plans as vice president for outreach next year are to increase volunteering opportunities and strengthen the partnership with the Science Outreach Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read more in the Clemson News article<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Clemson University College of Science recognized some of its most outstanding undergraduate and graduate students during an awards ceremony on April 9. The following G&B students were recognized. 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Her research has explored transposable elements and translational regulation while also examining how science can better serve diverse communities. S\u00f8ren <\/strong>is studying at Ohio State University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The GRFP recognizes early-career scientists and engineers who demonstrate exceptional promises for leadership and innovation and provides three years of financial support over five years, including a $37,000 annual stipend and a $16,000 cost-of-education allowance to the institution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Senior Katie Barfield and alum S\u00f8ren Spina were recognized by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), a highly competitive award that supports outstanding graduate students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. Katie, a genetics and sociology double major and\u00a0Breakthrough Scholar studies the questions at the intersection of genetics, genomics and human health. 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Gabbie is graduating this May with dual degrees in genetics and biochemistry, along with a minor in Spanish, after serving as a student laboratory assistant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “I have worked as a student laboratory assistant for the G&B [Poole] teaching labs for the past four years.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Gabbie Gardiner has always kept busy, whether serving as an academic mentor and Assistant VP of Intellectual Development for the Theta Lambda Chapter of Alpha Chi Omega, acting as a Health Professions Advising Ambassador, or leading as Community Outreach Chair for The Period Project on campus. She has also been involved in organizations ranging from Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society to the Spanish Club and Hablemos Club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some of Gabbie\u2019s extracurriculars were academic in nature as well, having worked in research labs aside from the teaching labs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “I was a part of Dr. M\u00e9tris\u2019 Creative Inquiry exploring environmental DNA and RNA and Dr. Boccuto\u2019s Health Genetics lab exploring Phelan-McDermid Syndrome.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Gabbie has made many memories during her tenure at Clemson. However, when asked what her favorites are, a few come to mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “When we made it to the Elite 8 last year in basketball. I prefer watching basketball over football (sorry). An honorable mention for another favorite memory was winning Cribb Floor 5\u2019s Resident of the Month for October 2022.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Gabbie has gained a confidence over the last four years and has learned not to be afraid to speak up and talk to your peers and professors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Many of my opportunities have come from simply asking and not being afraid of being denied.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n After graduation, Gabbie plans to take the MCAT and work as a medical assistant until she moves to Spain to teach English in October as a gap year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It will be strange not to see Gabbie Gardiner around the teaching labs in Poole anymore. Gabbie is graduating this May with dual degrees in genetics and biochemistry, along with a minor in Spanish, after serving as a student laboratory assistant. “I have worked as a student laboratory assistant for the G&B [Poole] teaching labs […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4181,"featured_media":1782,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[673,125244,254,270,30138,15711,635,125185,125191,342,4952,125075],"coauthors":[125128],"class_list":["post-1776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-biochemistry","tag-bs","tag-clemson","tag-clemson-students","tag-college-of-science","tag-department-of-genetics-and-biochemistry","tag-genetics","tag-graduate","tag-graduation","tag-research","tag-science","tag-undergradate-student"],"fimg_url":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/files\/2026\/04\/Untitled-6-150x150.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4181"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1776"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1776\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1776"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=1776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":1768,"date":"2026-04-10T11:52:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T15:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/?p=1768"},"modified":"2026-04-10T11:52:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T15:52:52","slug":"gb-invited-for-events-and-talks-spring-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/2026\/04\/10\/gb-invited-for-events-and-talks-spring-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"G&B invited for events and talks – Spring 2026"},"content":{"rendered":" Dr. Shahid Mukhtar<\/strong> was invited for three events:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr. Robert Anholt<\/strong> is planning the 2026 SC INBRE Career Development Workshop<\/a> titled \u201cDazzle \u2019Em\u00a0With Style: The Art of Oral Scientific Presentation\u00a0(Presentation Skills)\u201d<\/em> for the USC School of Medicine, Columbia, SC. In addition Dr. Anholt is the organizer for three events: <\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr. Shahid Mukhtar was invited for three events: Dr. Robert Anholt is planning the 2026 SC INBRE Career Development Workshop titled \u201cDazzle \u2019Em\u00a0With Style: The Art of Oral Scientific Presentation\u00a0(Presentation Skills)\u201d for the USC School of Medicine, Columbia, SC. 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The ecology and evolution initiative<\/a>, led by faculty from multiple departments and colleges, seeks to connect scientists who have historically worked in separate spaces despite overlapping interests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n EPIC<\/strong><\/a>, which is one of Clemson\u2019s largest research centers, has joined with partners from around the world to form EPICON, the Eukaryotic Pathogens International Consortium. The consortium founding members include the University of Sao Paulo (USP)<\/a> in Brazil, the University of Ghana<\/a> and Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador<\/a> (PUCE), which complement and supplement the research done by EPIC\u2019s 24 faculty members, who represent three colleges and eight departments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Clemson University senior double majoring in biochemistry and psychology Yashvi Patel <\/strong>spent the past summer at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida<\/a> completing a clinical research internship focused on stroke treatment,<\/a> analyzing how soon patients can begin physical movement such as sitting on the edge of the bed, standing or walking after having a stroke and receiving a certain drug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Aging leaves a chemical signature on DNA, statistical models known as epigenetic clocks estimating a person\u2019s age with relatively high accuracy. 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Her latest research addresses a rapidly growing agricultural challenge: herbicide-resistant Palmer amaranth (pigweed) invading cotton and soybean fields. This research also advanced understanding of resistance mechanisms across many organisms, including pathogens and invasive species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lawton-Rauh sees her election as an AAAS as both an honor and a responsibility, aiming to keep her own scientific spark and creativity while creating an environment at Clemson where students, faculty and staff can find and cultivate theirs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Dr. Amy Lawton-Rauh\u2019s election as a fellow of AAAS recognizes not only her important research contributions, but also her exceptional leadership at Clemson,\u201d Young said. \u201cShe has cultivated excellence in scholarship, empowered colleagues and students, and helped shape a collaborative environment where scientific innovation thrives in meaningful and lasting ways.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Amy Lawton-Rauh, senior associate provost and professor in the Department of Genetics and Biochemistry has been named a 2025 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), which is one of the highest honors in the scientific community. 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From my research, and before I had even toured, I decided that Clemson would be the school for me. The sense of community and academic rigor ultimately drew me into Clemson.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Also drew to our biochemistry program, and Adrianna was not disappointed. Our G&B department has provided some amazing and supportive friends and professors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “My best friend Olivia Palmieri and I met in our Biol 1011 lab our freshman year. I am extremely grateful for our friendship.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Adrianna\u2019s professors have supported her both inside and outside the classroom, challenging her academically while also investing time in mentoring her growth as a student and an emerging scientist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “My professors have given me invaluable professional development advice and opportunities that have helped me tremendously, from encouraging me to pursue research to helping me think about my future career in science. Their guidance, encouragement, and willingness to invest in their students have made a lasting impact on my college experience.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Adrianna participates in a couple of different academic-based extracurricular activities on campus, including serving as an Academic Success Center Tutor for General and Organic Chemistry and also acting as a Tutor Mentor where she has the opportunity to train the other tutors at the Academic Success Center. In addition, Adrianna contributes as the ROAR Leader, where she coordinates and plans the ROAR review sessions for Chemistry I and II that occur before the exams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Tutoring has been a rewarding experience because it allows me to help other students work through challenging concepts and build confidence in subjects that can often feel overwhelming. I am given the chance to mentor students and help foster independence for their future college endeavors.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Another academic campus involvement that Adrianna is involved in is her research in inorganic chemistry in Dr. Tran Dominy\u2019s Lab, where she works closely with Dr. Xudong Huai in their work with polycrystalline structures by solid state and flux reactions. Adrianna\u2019s research is part of a departmental honors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “For the departmental honors distinction in chemistry, I will write a thesis and defend it in front of a board. 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