Current Employer: Synthetic Genomics, Inc. Job Title: Scientist II Home Town: Lagos, Nigeria Current Location: San Diego, CA Research Topic: Transcriptional and metabolic network analyses of Rhodobacter sphaeroides (a photosynthetic microbe) Faculty Advisor: Timothy Donohue …
Year: 2018
Alumni Spotlight: Laura Runyen-Janecky
Current Employer: University of Richmond Job Title: Professor of Biology Home Town: San Antonio, TX Current Location: Richmond, VA Research Topic: My dissertation research focused on characterizing the vfr gene and its role in the …
Alumni Spotlight: Kate Cooper
Current Employer: Loras College Job Title: Associate Professor of Biology and Chair of the Division of Molecular, Life, and Health Sciences Home Town: Dubuque, IA Current Location: Dubuque, IA Research Topic: Investigation of the role …
Qiang Chang Named Director of the Waisman Center
Congratulations to CMB Trainer, Qiang Chang, on being named the new director of the Waisman Center! He will assume the position on July 1. Chang’s research interests focus on Rett syndrome.
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Awardees
Congratulations to three CMB students on their NSF Fellowship Awards! Katherine Mueller (Saha Lab) and Mitchell Ledwith (Mehle Lab) were both awarded the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship and Ani Varjabedian (Bement Lab) was awarded Honorable …
2017 CMB Exceptional Thesis Award Winner
Congratulations to Sarah Neuman, the 2017 Exceptional Thesis Award Winner! Sarah carried out her thesis research with Dr. Arash Bashirullah in the School of Pharmacy. Her thesis is titled “Characterization of Hobbit, a novel and …
Alumni: Share Your Story!
Alumni, we would love to hear the story of your career path, and any advice you have for CMB students currently exploring careers. If you are interested in sharing your story, please respond to our …