Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Vlad Panin, 979-845-9274, panin@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Using fruit flies, Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists may be one step closer to better understanding the pathological mechanisms of muscular dystrophy. The researchers say they hope their work could assist medical doctors in prescribing effective therapies in the future. According… Read More →
Dr. Tim Devarenne and colleagues publish genome sequence of the fuel-producing green microalga Botryococcus braunii
Writer: Kathleen Phillips, 979-845-2872, ka-phillips@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Tim Devarenne, 979-862-6509, tpd8@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – The genome of the fuel-producing green microalga Botryococcus braunii has been sequenced by a team of researchers led by a group at Texas A&M AgriLife Research. The report, in Genome Announcements, comes after almost seven years of research, according to Dr…. Read More →
Understanding lock for cellular trap door may lead to better disease treatment
May 5, 2016 Writer:Kathleen Phillips, 979-845-2872, ka-phillips@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Jean-Philippe Pellois, 979-845-0101, pellois@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION — A team of researchers who two years ago announced a “Trojan horse” method of entering a cell without harming it have now found, in effect, the lock to the cellular “trap door.” The research, led by Dr. Jean-Philippe Pellois,… Read More →
Research from Devarenne lab in Nature Communications
On April 6, 2016 the Devarenne Lab published a paper in Nature Communications describing the isolation and characterization of an enzyme from the green alga Botryococcus braunii responsible for the production of hydrocarbons in this alga. This enzyme, known as lycopaoctaene synthase (LOS), initiates the production of a hydrocarbon known as lycopadiene. LOS is unique… Read More →
Undergraduate Biochemistry Program Receives ASBMB Accreditation
Posted on August 28, 2015 by Katrina Buerger The B.S. degree in Biochemistry offered by the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics recently became one of 38 such degrees in the United States to be accredited by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB). The program was recognized for its outstanding faculty, its requirement… Read More →
Shrishiv Timbalia awarded Nestor Bottino Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research
Shrishiv Timbalia, a senior Biochemistry major from the Gohil lab, was awarded this year’s Nestor Bottino Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research. Shri began his research on mitochondrial biogenesis during his freshmen year and continued through his senior year. During this time, Shri discovered a novel mitochondrial respiratory chain complex IV assembly factor, Coa6, and showed… Read More →
Biochemistry/Genetics Major Jennifer Tran Selected as Beckman Scholar
Article Courtesy of Honors Undergraduate Research Blog https://tamuhonors.wordpress.com/ Biochemistry and genetics double major Jennifer Tran ‘18 from Carrollton, Texas, is the third of our three new Beckman Scholars from Texas A&M University. Tran impressed the faculty, staff, and student application reviewers and interview panel with her ability to view issues from multiple angles, her appreciation… Read More →
Rafael Almanzar Earns 2015 New Advisor Award
During the University Advisors and Counselors Annual Awards Breakfast held on May 7, 2015, Rafael Almanzar was awarded the 2015 Recipient of the New Advisor Award. The New Advisor Award recognizes and rewards novice professional advising staff who embody the spirit of caring, compassion, skillful advisement, and genuine concern for the welfare of individual students. … Read More →
Aaron Griffin Named Prestigous Goldwater Scholar
Article Courtesy of Honors Undergraduate Research Blog https://tamuhonors.wordpress.com/ The Goldwater Scholarship is a competitive National Fellowship that recognizes students with outstanding potential who wish to pursue careers in STEM research and rewards them with a maximum of a $7500 scholarship to be used in the coming academic year. The 2015 Goldwater Scholars were selected from… Read More →
Biochemistry Major Gabrielle Lessen Selected as Beckman Scholar
Article Courtesy of Honors Undergraduate Research Blog https://tamuhonors.wordpress.com/ Biochemistry major Gabrielle Lessen ’18 from Alexandria, Louisiana, has been chosen as one of three new Beckman Scholars from Texas A&M University. Lessen impressed the faculty, staff, and student application reviewers and interview panel with her obvious intelligence, drive, passion for knowledge and research, and her… Read More →