[{"id":1799,"date":"2026-05-18T10:47:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T14:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/?p=1799"},"modified":"2026-05-18T10:50:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T14:50:07","slug":"grad-feature-katie-cross-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/2026\/05\/18\/grad-feature-katie-cross-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Grad Feature: Katie Cross ’26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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You may recognize biochemistry alum Katie Cross from her involvement with Delta Gamma, the Clemson Club Swim Team, the Clemson Panhellenic New Member Mentor Program or the many labs and Creative Inquiries she dedicated herself to before graduating this May. Whether she was mentoring new students, conducting research or balancing an incredibly full schedule across campus, Katie left a lasting impression on the Clemson community through both her leadership and enthusiasm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Katie says she truly loved and savored every moment of her undergraduate experience at Clemson. Like many students, what she treasures most is the people \u2014 peers, faculty and staff who shaped her journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe best thing that I’ve learned in the past four years at Clemson is how important it is to develop strong relationships with as many people as you can. Establishing relationships with the people with whom you interact daily will be the most genuine and rewarding part of your Clemson experience and set you up for great success after graduation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One Clemson memory Katie says she will never forget is walking into Death Valley for the first time as a freshman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe sights, the sounds, the people… it was electrifying. While it sounds clich\u00e9, it was the first time I truly felt like I was a part of something bigger \u2014 the Clemson family.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This fall, Katie will begin the next chapter of her academic journey at the University of Florida, where she will pursue a Ph.D. in plant pathology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs a recipient of the UF College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Dean’s Award, I’ll spend my first semester rotating through labs and immersing myself in new and exciting areas of research!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Katie also shared a note of gratitude for the Genetics and Biochemistry department:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI would not have accomplished nearly as much without the support from the Genetics and Biochemistry Department. While the coursework did an excellent job preparing me for what\u2019s ahead, the faculty, advisors and department staff \u2014 special shoutout to the AMAZING Kate Price!! \u2014 have always been incredible resources for anything I ever needed. Thank you Clemson G&B for being the best department ever!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You may recognize biochemistry alum Katie Cross from her involvement with Delta Gamma, the Clemson Club Swim Team, the Clemson Panhellenic New Member Mentor Program or the many labs and Creative Inquiries she dedicated herself to before graduating this May. Whether she was mentoring new students, conducting research or balancing an incredibly full schedule across […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4181,"featured_media":1801,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[22,673,270,30138,15711,125245,342,4952,125075],"coauthors":[125128],"class_list":["post-1799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-alumni","tag-biochemistry","tag-clemson-students","tag-college-of-science","tag-department-of-genetics-and-biochemistry","tag-plant-pathology","tag-research","tag-science","tag-undergradate-student"],"fimg_url":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/files\/2026\/05\/blog-kc-1-150x150.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1799","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=1799"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1799\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1799"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=1799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":1797,"date":"2026-05-12T14:13:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T18:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/?p=1797"},"modified":"2026-05-12T14:14:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T18:14:31","slug":"dolan-and-mondal-receive-2026-tony-trinci-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/2026\/05\/12\/dolan-and-mondal-receive-2026-tony-trinci-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolan and Mondal receive 2026 Tony Trinci Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The Microbiology Society<\/strong><\/a>, together with the British Mycological Society<\/strong><\/a> recently announced that Dr. Stephen Dolan<\/strong> and graduate student Shafi Mondal<\/strong> as the joint winners of the 2026 Tony Trinci Award<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The award<\/strong><\/a> is given annually to a researcher deemed to be presenting the best mycological science at one of each Society\u2019s main scientific meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m very grateful to receive the Tony Trinci Award from the British Mycological Society and the Microbiology Society,\u201d says Dolan. \u201cIt is a real honor to be recognized in the name of Professor Trinci, whose work helped shape our understanding of fungal growth by linking underlying cellular processes to complex biological behavior. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shafi Mondal is currently pursuing a PhD in Stephen Dolan\u2019s lab where is research focuses on polymicrobial interactions involving the human pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn particular, I investigate how A. fumigatus\u202fremodels its transcriptional landscape in the presence of bacterial species commonly found in the cystic fibrosis lung, and how these changes contribute to tolerance against clinically and environmentally relevant stressors,\u201d says Mondal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mondal sees receiving the Trinci award as an encouraging step as he continues to develop as a researcher in mycology, hoping to improve understanding of fungal pathogens and the challenges they pose to human health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In mid-April Dolan and Mondal travelled to the UK to present their award presentations at Microbiology Society\u2019s annual conference. Mondal\u2019s presentation was titled \u201cCross-Kingdom Microbial Interactions Reveal Genes Driving Stress Tolerance in Aspergillus fumigatus\u201d and Dolan\u2019s was titled \u201cInterkingdom Cross-Talk Between Aspergillus fumigatus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in an In Vitro Model of Respiratory Co-infection.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Microbiology Society, together with the British Mycological Society recently announced that Dr. Stephen Dolan and graduate student Shafi Mondal as the joint winners of the 2026 Tony Trinci Award.  The award is given annually to a researcher deemed to be presenting the best mycological science at one of each Society\u2019s main scientific meetings. \u201cI\u2019m very grateful to receive the Tony Trinci Award from the British Mycological Society and the Microbiology Society,\u201d says Dolan. \u201cIt […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4181,"featured_media":1798,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[10064,254,270,30138,15711,635,20310,342,4952],"coauthors":[125128],"class_list":["post-1797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-award","tag-clemson","tag-clemson-students","tag-college-of-science","tag-department-of-genetics-and-biochemistry","tag-genetics","tag-grad-students","tag-research","tag-science"],"fimg_url":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/files\/2026\/05\/96562cde-7604-4090-8de0-78458713f0cc-150x150.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1797","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=1797"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1797\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1797"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=1797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":1794,"date":"2026-05-11T14:57:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T18:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/?p=1794"},"modified":"2026-05-11T14:57:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T18:57:47","slug":"heidi-anderson-and-ci-students-travel-for-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/2026\/05\/11\/heidi-anderson-and-ci-students-travel-for-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Heidi Anderson and CI students travel for conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Over the last year and a half, a group of seven students have been part of a Creative Inquiry led by Dr. Heidi Anderson to develop interactive tools to aid in learning biochemistry content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From this group, a web-based application called ‘Aminole’ (based off of the New York Times game ‘Wordle’) was developed to aid students in learning the twenty common amino acids. The game has been used by Clemson students in introductory biochemistry courses and was well-received as a fun and engaging way to aid in the learning process.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In April, four of the students along with Dr. Anderson traveled to Anaheim, CA to present a poster about the game at the National Science Teacher Association conference.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am so proud of the team of students who have dedicated time and creativity to make this idea come to life,\u201d says Dr. Anderson. \u201cSeeing Aminole presented at a national conference and being so well-received was encouraging to the students and myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Play now at aminole.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Over the last year and a half, a group of seven students have been part of a Creative Inquiry led by Dr. Heidi Anderson to develop interactive tools to aid in learning biochemistry content. From this group, a web-based application called ‘Aminole’ (based off of the New York Times game ‘Wordle’) was developed to aid […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4181,"featured_media":1795,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[673,254,270,30138,481,5759,15711,342,4952,125075],"coauthors":[125128],"class_list":["post-1794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-biochemistry","tag-clemson","tag-clemson-students","tag-college-of-science","tag-conference","tag-creative-inquiry","tag-department-of-genetics-and-biochemistry","tag-research","tag-science","tag-undergradate-student"],"fimg_url":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/files\/2026\/05\/ca7bdafc-1061-43a4-8a3b-75f0ea739d13-150x150.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1794","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=1794"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1794\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1794"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=1794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":1787,"date":"2026-04-23T14:38:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T18:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/?p=1787"},"modified":"2026-04-23T14:39:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T18:39:28","slug":"gb-brings-home-college-wide-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/2026\/04\/23\/gb-brings-home-college-wide-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"G&B brings home college-wide awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Clemson University College of Science recognized some of its most outstanding undergraduate and graduate students during an awards ceremony on April 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following G&B students were recognized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ryan Mehlem: Outstanding Undergraduate in Discovery Award<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Ryan 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

Katie Barfield: Blue Key Academic and Leadership Award<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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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: Outstanding Graduate in Discovery <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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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: SciSAB Outstanding Board Member<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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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

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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. Ryan Mehlem: Outstanding Undergraduate in Discovery Award Ryan Mehlem, an Honors College student with a biochemistry major with minors in cluster engineering and business administration, has […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4181,"featured_media":1788,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[673,254,270,30138,15711,635,20310,342,4952,125075],"coauthors":[125128],"class_list":["post-1787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-biochemistry","tag-clemson","tag-clemson-students","tag-college-of-science","tag-department-of-genetics-and-biochemistry","tag-genetics","tag-grad-students","tag-research","tag-science","tag-undergradate-student"],"fimg_url":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/files\/2026\/04\/blog-1-150x150.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1787","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=1787"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1787\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1787"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=1787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":1785,"date":"2026-04-22T14:12:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T18:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/?p=1785"},"modified":"2026-04-22T14:12:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T18:12:00","slug":"senior-and-alum-awarded-grfp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/2026\/04\/22\/senior-and-alum-awarded-grfp\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior and alum awarded GRFP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Senior Katie Barfield<\/strong> and alum S\u00f8ren Spina<\/strong> were recognized by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program<\/a> (GRFP), a highly competitive award that supports outstanding graduate students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Katie<\/strong>, a genetics and sociology double major and\u00a0Breakthrough Scholar<\/a> studies the questions at the intersection of genetics, genomics and human health. 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. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4181,"featured_media":1786,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[22,673,254,270,30138,15711,635,342,4952,125075],"coauthors":[125128],"class_list":["post-1785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-alumni","tag-biochemistry","tag-clemson","tag-clemson-students","tag-college-of-science","tag-department-of-genetics-and-biochemistry","tag-genetics","tag-research","tag-science","tag-undergradate-student"],"fimg_url":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/files\/2026\/04\/Untitled-1-17-150x150.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1785","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=1785"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1785\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1785"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=1785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":1776,"date":"2026-04-16T10:46:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/?p=1776"},"modified":"2026-04-16T10:46:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:46:25","slug":"grad-feature-gabbie-gardiner-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/genbiochem\/2026\/04\/16\/grad-feature-gabbie-gardiner-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Grad Feature: Gabbie Gardiner ’26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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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.<\/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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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":"

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Dr. Shahid Mukktar at the American Society of Plant Biologists meeting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Dr. Shahid Mukhtar<\/strong> was invited for three events:<\/p>\n\n\n\n