Genetics and Biochemistry

DEPARTMENT HEADLINES			UNVERSITY EVENTS

Researcher and Graduate Student Present at International Meeting Dr. Bill Marcotte and his graduate student Will Gaines presented posters and gave invited oral presentations at the Coiled-coils Collegen adn Co-proeins international conference in Alpbach, Austria. Tree Research Grows Bonds Between Clemson and China Clemson University is engaging in a bit of "tree diplomacy" with China. A team of Clemson scientists and students will travel to China to share research on boosting tree production. The USDA awarded $149,000 to Haiying Liang, a plant geneticist and biotechnologist in the genetics and biochemistry department at Clemson. Researcher Awarded NSF Grant to Study Enzyme in Eukaryotic Microbes Dr. Kerry Smith, an associate professor in the Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, has been awarded a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation for nearly $740,000 to investigate the enzyme acetate kinase. Ph.D. Student and Mentor Present at International Conference Tessema Kassaw, a Ph.D. student and his mentor Dr. Julia Frugoli recently presented a poster and talk (respectively) at the 2009 Model Legume Congress in Pacific Grove, CA.			Registration November 2-16, 2009 Thanksgiving Holidays November 25-27, 2009 Final Exams December 7-11, 2009 Commencement December 17, 2009 DEPARTMENT SEMINAR Dr. Michael Nuccio November 20, 2009 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm RIP SEMINAR Man Zhou November 23, 2009 11:11 am - 12:00 pm GRADUATE DEFENSE No defenses scheduled



FEATURED FACULTY		CAMPUS CALENDAR

	Dr. Leigh Anne Clank Canine Genetics My research concerns the developmental genetics of canine pigmentation patterns. One focus of this work is merle, a semi-dominant coat pattern characterized by patches of full pigment on a dilute background.

	Dr. Michael Sehorn DNA Repair and Homologous Recombination Our research is focused on the mechanism of recombination during meiosis.