Molecular & Cellular Biology Graduate Program
With a Molecular & Cellular Biology Degree...
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Look for Alzheimer’s Clues in the Tau ProteinStudy the pathology of Alzheimer’s disease using a comparatively simple animal model: the fruit fly.
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Send Your Experiment to the Space Station140 days on the International Space Station (and more than 2,000 trips around the Earth) makes a lot of RNA data to analyze.
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Attack Cancer from a Lot of PerspectivesLook for solutions from a variety of disciplines, including biochemistry, molecular biology and medical research.
About Molecular & Cellular Biology
Students in the graduate program in Molecular & Cellular Biology explore interdisciplinary approaches to solving key problems in molecular and cellular biology.
Recent Research News:
Lee Receives $220,000 Grant to Continue Growth Hormone, Fat Cell Research
From Ohio University News Kevin Lee, Ph.D., associate professor in the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, recently received a $220,000 boost for his research looking at how adipose, or fat, tissue reacts to growth hormone. The funding award comes from Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany(opens in a new window), […]
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Read MoreWhite and Pordel Study Impact of Bulky Ligands on Photochemical CO Release
Dr. Jessica White and fourth-year doctoral student Shabnam Pordel recently published an article titled “Impact of steric bulk on photoinduced ligand exchange reactions in Mn(I) photoCORMs” in Inorganica Chimica Acta. White is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry at Ohio University. She is also a member of the Molecular & […]
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Read MoreLee-Colvin Collaboration Results in NIH Funding to Study Alzheimer’s Disease
Long-standing research collaboration between Drs. Daewoo Lee and Robert Colvin has resulted in National Institutes of Health funding to study Alzheimer’s disease. Lee and Colvin were always exchanging ideas as they crossed paths in the hallways of the Life Sciences Building. Now they are collaborating in their labs in search […]
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Read MoreSugiyama Receives Research Grant Support from the National Institutes of Health
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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Read MoreRaeven Bastock Awarded Graduate College Fellowship
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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Read MoreGrad Student Preps for Space Flight in Apartment-Turned-Lab
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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Read MoreProfessors Find 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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Read MoreNIH Grant Helps Carroll Examine How to Combat MRSA Infections
From Ohio University News Ohio University microbiologist Dr. Ronan Carroll was awarded a $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health this fall to study how scientists can combat a common bacterial infection that is becoming resistant to antibiotics. The funding builds on the discovery by Carroll and a […]
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Read MoreMalinski, Hua Research Shows ‘Bad Cholesterol’ Is Only as Unhealthy as its Composition
From Ohio University News New research at Ohio University shows that a particular subclass of low-density lipoproteins (LDL), also known as “bad cholesterol,” is a much better predictor of potential heart attacks than the mere presence of LDL, which is incorrect more often than not. The presence of LDL is […]
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Read MoreWhite and Pordel Use NMR, Infrared Spectroscopy to Study Impact of Ligand Set During Light-Activated CO Release
Dr. Jessica White and third-year Ph.D. student Shabnam Pordel recently published an article titled “Impact of Mn(I) photoCORM ligand set on photochemical intermediate formation during visible light-activated CO release” in Inorganica Chimica Acta. White is Assistant Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry at Ohio University. She is also a member of the […]
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