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

Dr. Griepenburg is Awarded NSF Grant!

Congratulations to Dr. Griepenburg for being awarded an NSF grant for her work in gold nanoparticle technology! Previously, the Griepenburg lab has focused their research on the abilities of gold nanoparticles and how they can be used to release energy from carrier vesicles, called polymersomes. This award will allow the Griepenburg lab to continue this … Continue reading Dr. Griepenburg is Awarded NSF Grant!

Dr. Lamoureux Awarded NSF Grant with New Brunswick!

Congratulations to Dr. Lamoureux for being awarded an NSF grant in collaboration with Drs. Sagar Khare, Jean Baum, Adam Gormley, and Sijian Wang from Rutgers University – New Brunswick. This grant will be used to develop targeted protein editors. Specifically, the Lamoureux Lab will be machine learning models to design proteins that have high affinity … Continue reading Dr. Lamoureux Awarded NSF Grant with New Brunswick!