Manuscript Accepted!
Congrats to Zach (‘18) and Meadow (‘20)! Their publication on the genetic diversity at the FLO11 locus has been accepted for publication.
Our very own Master Andersen
Congratulations to Merry on a fantastic Master’s thesis defense!!! We are all proud of the work you have done and will miss you when you go.
Goodbye to all our graduating seniors...
You will all be missed! Congrats to Maliha, Sophie, and Amanda on the NIH IRTAs. We look forward to hearing about all the new research.
Another Congrats!
Congratulations to Maliha for accepting an NIH IRTA. The sickle cell group is getting a great bud!
Congrats!
Congratulations to Ziyan Chen for winning the Beckman Fellowship! Looking forward to the next two years of research!
Old news that is worth remembering…
October 2018
We are co-organizing SEPEEG at Mountain Lake Biological Station. We will see everyone there!
July 2018
We received an EAGER grant from the National Science Foundation! Looking forward to doing some cool science with the money: https://wydaily.com/science-technology/2018/07/20/this-lab-studies-the-social-interaction-of-yeast-yes-yeast/
May 2018
Congrats to our graduates Adam, Brianna, Danting, Rachel, and Zach!!! We will miss you. Best of luck in all your future endeavors.
April 2018
Congrats to Alec, Juliana, Matt, and Sophie for receiving summer funding from the Charles Center. And congrats to Maliha for being awarded the DeFontes Fellowship!
March 2018
Congrats to lab alum Bernadette and Angela, and current member Adam. Our biofilm fitness paper was accepted for publication.
October 2017
Congrats to Danting and Zach for being accepted into Phi Beta Kappa!
Congrats to Danting for winning best undergrad talk at SEPEEG this year. We are looking forward to co-hosting the meeting next year.
August 2017
We received an R15 grant from the National Institutes of Health! Looking forward to doing some cool science with the money.
May 2017
A hearty congratulations to Bernadette for being selected as the Lord Botetourt Medal recipient at commencement-- a well-deserved honor.
Congrats to Bernadette, Angela, Despina, and Miriam on graduating. You will be missed!
April 2016
Congratulations to Zach for receiving a Charles Center Summer Fellowship, and to Bernadette for receiving a Dintersmith Fellowship for her honors research.
Congratulations to Bernadette on becoming a Goldwater Scholar for the research she is doing on our Trojan Horse strain.
March 2016
Congratulations to Adam and Brianna on being awarded Monroe Summer Fellowships.
May 2015
We received an award from the Jeffress Trust Awards Program in Interdisciplinary Research, which is supported by the Thomas F. and Kate Miller Jeffress Memorial Trust. We look forward to doing some cool science with this grant.
April 2015
A manuscript accepted by The American Naturalist.
Congratulations Brent on receiving the Charles Center Summer Fellowship!
Congratulations Despina on being awarded the HHMI/ALCOA Summer Fellowship!
March 2015
Congratulations Bernadette on being awarded a Monroe Summer Fellowship!
February 2015
The lab is finally set-up. It is our official Grand Opening.