Congratulations to Alyssa Vanerelli for her NSF Honorable Mention

The CCIB would like to congratulate Alyssa Vanerelli for her honorable mention for the NSF Graduate Reseach Fellowship Program!! Alyssa is a PhD student in the Geneva Lab and the CCIB is very proud of her accomplishments!! Check out her Honorable mention here: NSF FastLane :: GRFP (research.gov)

Congratulations to Dr. Carlin for Being Interviewed by the New York Times!

The CCIB would like to congratulate our faculty member Dr. Michelle Carlin! Dr. Carlin was interviewed by the New York Times for an article on the affects that certain types of poppy seeds could have on drug tests. The article states that eating some types of poppy seeds could result in drug tests coming back … Continue reading Congratulations to Dr. Carlin for Being Interviewed by the New York Times!

Dr. Geneva is Awarded NSF Grant!

Congratulations to Dr. Geneva for being awarded an NSF grant to continue his work in the study of atadenovirus evolution and the evolution of their reptile hosts. Atadenoviruses are within the adenovirus family, it is widely believed that the viruses within this family co-evolve with their reptile hosts, however the atadenovirus genus do not follow … Continue reading Dr. Geneva is Awarded NSF Grant!

Dr. Qi is Awarded an NSF Grant!

Congratulations to Dr. Qi being awarded an NSF grant for her work in the stomatal development in Arabidopsis. This award will allow the Qi Lab to continue their research in stomatal development and drought tolerance by exploring the function of naturally produced stress hormones. The Qi lab has identified a drought mutant and by analysis … Continue reading Dr. Qi is Awarded an NSF Grant!

Congratulations to CCIB’s First PhD Graduate, Dr. Matt Niepielko, for Winning an NSF Career Award

The CCIB congratulates our first graduate, Dr. Matt Niepielko, for winning a prestigious NSF Career Award. During his time with the CCIB, Dr. Niepielko worked in the Yakoby lab where he studied developmental genetics in fruit flies. He then went on to a postdoctoral fellowship at Princeton University and he is now an Assistant Professor … Continue reading Congratulations to CCIB’s First PhD Graduate, Dr. Matt Niepielko, for Winning an NSF Career Award