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2018 Graduate Matthew Kinlow an “Outstanding Senior Leader”

2018 Graduate Matthew Kinlow an “Outstanding Senior Leader”

by Kristin Distel Recent graduate Matthew Kinlow has big dreams and the drive to achieve them. At the 2018 OHIO Leadership Awards Gala, Kinlow was named a recipient of an Outstanding Senior Leader award for his work with a variety of campus organizations. His service to the OHIO community includes […]

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June 1, 2018 at 1:31 pmNews

Colvin Reports on Novel Kinase Inhibitors, Target for Therapeutic Development in Alzheimer’s

Colvin Reports on Novel Kinase Inhibitors, Target for Therapeutic Development in Alzheimer’s

Dr. Robert Colvin, Professor and Chair of Biological Sciences at Ohio University, presented at a conference on “Thinking Outside the ATP Box: New ways to Target Kinases for Therapeutics,” which brought together top researchers in the field to explore and discuss cutting-edge research and challenges to developing highly specific inhibitors […]

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May 31, 2018 at 5:01 pmResearch

NQPI | Jixin Chen Fine-tunes Nanoscale Imaging Procedure

NQPI | Jixin Chen Fine-tunes Nanoscale Imaging Procedure

By Raymond Humienny NQPI editorial intern Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Institute member and Chemistry & Biochemistry professor Jixin Chen has developed a new method to optimize the fluorescence imaging of DNA structures. Although fluorescent imaging techniques are nothing new, Chen’s formulation will enhance the resolution of fine images at the […]

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May 31, 2018 at 3:28 pmNews Research

Molecular & Cellular Biology Program Celebrates 2018 Graduates

Debra Walter, Jonathan Young, Ashley Patton, Sarah Benner, Mark Slayton

  The Interdisciplinary Program in Molecular and Cellular Biology held its annual spring picnic May 1 at the Dairy Lane Park near the Ridges. MCB graduate students, faculty, alumni and friends gathered to celebrate the completion of a successful year and recognize those graduating. Dr. Sarah Wyatt, Professor of Environmental […]

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May 8, 2018 at 9:33 amNews

Malinski Quoted in ‘Five Conditions Vitamin D Can Help Treat’

Dr. Tadeusz Malinski

Dr. Tadeusz Malinski, the Marvin & Ann Dilley White Chair and Distinguished Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry at Ohio University, was quoted in a Healthline story headlined “Here Are 5 Conditions Vitamin D Can Help Treat.” A study out of Ohio University earlier this year used high-tech nanosensors to analyze […]

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May 7, 2018 at 2:34 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Girls Invited to Tech Savvy, Full Day of STEM Activities, May 12

Girls Invited to Tech Savvy, Full Day of STEM Activities, May 12

Girls in grades 6-9 are invited to Tech Savvy, hosted by Ohio University on May 12. The full day of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) activities with real scientists runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Walter Hall. The cost is $12 online or $10 if you send […]

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May 1, 2018 at 9:15 pmEvents

Stender Busy Accumulating Microscopes for Undergraduate Research

Three of Dr. Stender’s microscopes (from left to right): An Olympus polarized light microscope donated by the Fire Marshal’s Office, a handheld microscope with a built-in camera, and a Zeiss microscope found in storage.

Since arriving at Ohio University in January of 2017, Dr. Anthony Stender has been busy accumulating microscopes. In addition to conducting research projects that rely heavily on microscopy, Stender was tasked with developing a new course on microscopy techniques and with offering research projects for undergraduates in the forensic chemistry […]

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May 1, 2018 at 1:42 pmNews