Erica elected president of BALSA
Congratulations to Erica on being elected as president of the Biotechnology and Life Science Advising (BALSA) Group.
Carrie and Leo’s paper published
Carrie and Leo‘s paper on ribosome traffic jam and quality control is published in Molecular Cell. Read the paper here
Bose, biology group net grant to work with high schoolers on STEM
Bose, along with two fellow assistant professors of biology, Joshua Blodgett and Hani Zaher, formed a high school partnership with the Gateway Science Academy, allowing local high school students to experience research in a university laboratory over the summer. Read full article here
Zaher Lab receives grant from Siteman Cancer Center
Hani Zaher, assistant professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, received a $400,000 award from the Siteman Cancer Center for a project titled “RNA as a Target of Alkylation Chemotherapy in Cancer.”
Will’s paper published in Cell Reports
Congratulations to Will. His paper on peptide release and methylation of release factor is published in Cell Reports. Read the paper here!