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Faculty Highlights
Mourning the loss of Jeffrey Cameron
Jeffrey Cameron, Associate Professor in the Biochemistry Department and Fellow in the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI) at -Boulder died on September 25 in Boulder County, Colorado. A memorial for Jeff was held on Friday, October 11 at Rundus Funeral Home in Broomfield, CO. The Biochemistry Department wishes to...
Undergraduate Student Highlights
Tamanna Talwar wins Map the System competition
Boulder biochemistry student Tamanna Talwar explored the barriers to early diagnosis and treatment of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Graduate Student Highlights
Boulder PhD student Emily Kibby has won the prestigious Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award
Boulder PhD student Emily Kibby has won the prestigious Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award in recognition of her work researching bacterial immune responses. Her work recently was recognized with the Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award , given by the Fred Hutch Cancer Center to honor outstanding achievement...
Postdoc Highlights
How silencing a gene-silencer could lead to new cancer drugs
Deep inside our cells—each one complete with an identical set of genes—a molecular machine known as PRC2 plays a critical role in determining which cells become heart cells, versus brain or muscle or skin cells. When the machine is missing or broken, normal fetal development can’t occur. If it’s mutated,...
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Alumni Highlights
A Scientific Mind. A Born Leader. : Dr. William S. Marshall
Dr. William S. Marshall, a scientific mind proven through his undergraduate degree in Biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his Ph.D. in Chemistry/Biochemistry at the University of Colorado Boulder, quickly scaled the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry corporate ladders holding increasingly advanced positions (see timeline for his complete trajectory). Current...
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Department Highlights
Tom Cech: How tackled COVID-19 testing
By Tom Cech I’ve been immersed in the new book by Walter Isaacson, modestly titled “The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race.” Multiple pages describe Jennifer’s leadership in launching COVID-19 testing on the Berkeley campus. There’s no question that Jennifer’s scientific acumen, compassion,...