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Biochemistry & Biophysics

Taking science across borders to help Puerto Rico in aftermath of Hurricane Maria

A medical school aspirant, Biochemistry and pre-med Honors student Trisha Chau is deeply interested in helping underserved populations internationally and has undertaken volunteer work in Puerto Rico and Indonesia.

3D model of blue and purple LC8 protein
Health and Biotechnology

Intrinsically disordered protein mystery solved

Biophysicist Elisar Barbar and team have discovered that the intrinsically disordered state of the protein ASCIZ, a key transcription factor within cells, plays a major role in regulating production of the protein LC8.

colorful RNA and protein DNA sequencing
Biochemistry & Biophysics

Deep learning cracks the code of messenger RNAs and protein-coding potential

Biochemist and biophysicist David Hendrix and collaborators have used deep learning to decipher which ribonucleic acids have the potential to encode proteins.

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Mathematics

Making mathematics cool at Da Vinci Days

Greek astronomy and pi at the 2018 Da Vinci Days Festival.

coral soaking in water on rock
Climate and Oceans

Size the main factor in predicting how calcifying organisms will respond to ocean acidification

Size is the main factor that predicts how calcifying organisms will respond to ocean acidification, according to a new study by biology Ph.D. candidate Allison Barner.

Walter Loveland with colleague receiving award
Chemistry

Famed nuclear chemist elected Fellow of American Chemical Society

Chemistry professor Walter Loveland named a 2018 Fellow by the American Chemical Society.

Amber Vogel sitting in office space
Graduate students

Amber Vogel selected as 2018 Mathews Fellow in biochemistry to study drug discovery

Ph.D. student Amber Vogel received the 2018-19 Christopher and Catherine Mathews Graduate Fellowship in biochemistry and biophysics.

Grace D'Angelo in front of Grand Canyon
Microbiology

Two science graduates win 2018 Fulbright awards

Microbiology alumni Dang Duong ('18) and Grace D'Angelo ('17) are selected for the 2018-19 Fulbright Awards.

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Events

High-school students envision their future in STEM at Juntos Chemistry Camp

Summer campers come home with many wild tales, but only a select few can boast of a liquid nitrogen ice cream snack like the lucky 21 high-schoolers at OSU’s second annual Juntos Chemistry Overnight Camp on June 23-24.

Detailed model of two cells dividing
Physics

Solved protein puzzle opens doors to new designs for cancer drugs

OSU biophysicist Weihong Qiu has solved a longstanding puzzle concerning the design of molecular motors, paving the way toward new cancer therapies.

Felipe Barreto looking at lab samples with student
Integrative Biology

New species may arise from rapid mitochondrial evolution

Genetic research has shed new light on how isolated populations of the same species evolve toward reproductive incompatibility and thus become separate species.

fish and coral in their underwater ecosystem
Integrative Biology

International symbiosis conference to feature public talk by science writer Ed Yong

Nearly 400 scientists and acclaimed science writer Ed Yong will participate in the 9th International Symbiosis Society Congress at OSU.