Department of Genetics and Biochemistry
Research Spotlight: Nutrient Sensing

DEPARTMENT HEADLINES

UNVERSITY EVENTS
Ph.D. student presents at international in vitro biology conference
Man Zhou, a genetics Ph.D. student in the lab of Dr. Hong Luo gave an oral presentation at the 2009 In Vitro Biology Meeting held from June 6-10, 2009 in Charleston, South Carolina.

Six students recieve CAFLS fellowships

Six Ph.D. students in the Department of Genetics and Biochemistry were awarded fellowships for the 2009-2010 academic year.

Ph.D students present research at global health research symposium
Todd Lyda and Heidi Dodson presented posters at the International Kinetoplastid Molecular Cell Biology Meeting in Woods Hole, MA.

USDA grant awarded to population geneticist for evolutionary Study
Dr. Amy Lawton-Rauh, a population geneticist in the Department of Genetics and Biochemistry was awarded a grant from the USDA for the study of the evolutionary dynamics of weedy rice in the United States.


Summer II Classes Begin
July 1, 2009


Undergraduate Orientation
June 15 - July 15, 2009

Summer Commencement
August 8, 2009

Fall Classes Begin
August 19, 2009


DEPARTMENT SEMINAR

Will resume Fall 2009.


RIP SEMINAR

Will resume Fall 2009.
FEATURED FACULTY CAMPUS CALENDAR
 
Dr. Harry Kurtz Dr. Harry Kurtz
Microbial Physiology, Ecology, and Diversity
We are primarily interested in understanding how bacteria have evolved to survive in oligotrophic (dilute nutrient) ecosystems.
 
Dr. Amy Lawton-Rauh Dr. Amy Lawton-Rauh
Population, Genomics, and Evolution in Plants

Research in the Lawton-Rauh lab focuses on mechanisms underlying genetic divergence in populations.