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Sugiyama Receives Research Grant Support from the National Institutes of Health

Dr. Tomo Sugiyama, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, instructs graduate student Mahima Sanyal in his lab in the Life Sciences Building on the Ohio University campus.

by Hannah Cordes Dr. Tomo Sugiyama, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, recently received grant support from the National Institutes of Health (R15 grant, $453,000 for three years) to continue his research on the molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis. His study will lead to a better understanding of the biochemical mechanisms that […]

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November 4, 2020 at 4:34 pmResearch

Four New Faculty Join Molecular & Cellular Biology Program

Dr. Nathaniel Szewczyk

The Molecular and Cellular Biology graduate program welcomes four new faculty members who recently joined Ohio University. The four are new members of the Ohio University Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute, increasing its critical mass of scientists who focus on combating pain and understanding health as the population ages. “We are […]

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October 6, 2020 at 9:02 pmNews

Dissertation Defense by Silvana Duran Ortiz, Sept. 11

Silvana Duran-Ortiz (photo by Evan Leonard)

A public dissertation defense by Silvana Duran Ortiz is Friday, Sept. 11, at 10 a.m. Join Microsoft Teams Meeting Microsoft Teams Conference ID: 852 229 753# Duran Ortiz is a graduate student in Biological Sciences and Molecular Cellular Biology. Her adviser is Dr. John Kopchick. Her dissertation is titled “Characterization and […]

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September 1, 2020 at 9:30 pmEvents

Bastock, Jacobs Receive Graduate Associate Outstanding Teaching Awards

Logan Jacobs

From Ohio University News Two College of Arts & Sciences students were among four Ohio University students who received Ohio University’s 2020 Graduate Associate Outstanding Teaching Award. The program was established in 1987 to recognize excellent teaching by graduate teaching assistants at the university. Each recipient receives a $500 stipend […]

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April 21, 2020 at 4:24 pmNews

Raeven Bastock Awarded Graduate College Fellowship

Raeven Bastock

  Raeven Bastock was awarded this year’s Graduate College Fellowship, one of just five named fellowships awarded to Ohio University graduate students on a competitive nomination basis. See the 2020-21 Named Fellowship recipients. The award provides a fellowship of $15,000, plus a full-tuition scholarship for fall and spring semesters, for […]

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April 5, 2020 at 8:38 pmResearch

Grad Student Preps for Space Flight in Apartment-Turned-Lab

Falcon lift off shot by Dr. Sarah Wyatt in 2020/

  It’s easy for the tiny seeds to practice social distancing on their flight up to the International Space Station. They’re on an unmanned SpaceX rocket. But making sure they don’t germinate too early is a problem that has to be solved back on Earth, where Ohio University has asked […]

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March 25, 2020 at 10:51 amUncategorized

Professors Find New Compound with Therapeutic Potential

Ohio University professors (Left to Right) Douglas Goetz, Stephen C. Bergmeier and Kelly McCall led team discovery of a new compound with therapeutic potential.

From Ohio University news Imagine discovering a compound that has the potential to create therapeutic opportunities for a plethora of diseases. Ohio University professors from three different colleges, along with the support of many students, faculty members and staff, may have just done that. Dr. Douglas Goetz, Dr. Kelly McCall, […]

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February 10, 2020 at 1:38 pmNews Research