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Thu, September 10, 2026
Event Start Time: 2:00 pm
Event Location: Via Zoom (registration required)
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Tue, September 15, 2026
Event Start Time: 4:10 pm
Event Location: 170 Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute (DHLRI)
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Wed, September 16, 2026
Event Start Time: 4:10 pm
Event Location: Psychology Building, Room 006
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Thu, September 17, 2026
Event Start Time: 2:00 pm
Event Location: Biological Sciences Building Main Lobby

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Molecular Genetics has a wonderful visit with Louise Rodino-Klapac

In 2025, Molecular Genetics Alumna Louise Rodino Klapac (Ph.D. 2005) provided a generous gift to the department to support graduate research. In August 2026, she visited campus, and we were able…

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Congratulations to our new Molecular Genetics Ph.D.s!

We would like to congratulate these students who successfully defended their Ph. D. during the 2025/26 academic year.

Dr. Katelyn Amstutz (Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular, and…

As announcement of the Byers award, including headshots of Michael Katanic (left) and Dr. Byers (right)

Michael Katanic awarded 2026 Thomas J Byers Scholarship

The Department is delighted to recognize the Michael Katanic as an awardee of the 2026 Thomas J. Byers Scholarship.

Michael is a Molecular Genetics major in…

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New Funding to Jian-Qiu Wu

Congratulations to Dr. Jian-Qiu Wu, whose grant entitled "Molecular mechanisms of cytokinesis and plasma membrane repair" was recently funded by the NIH.

Cytokinesis (the last step…

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