Charlie Farber, 3rd-year graduate student, was one of 23 students in the U.S. who was awarded the FFAR fellowship, beginning in the fall. The FFAR Fellows Program was established to provide professional development and career guidance to the next generation of food and agriculture scientists across the Foundation for Food and Agriculture’s Challenge Areas and strategic initiatives…. Read More →
Graduate admissions workshop kicks off 10-week virtual series
The Outreach & Recruitment Committee’s Graduate Admissions Workshop kicked off at the end of May. Open to junior and senior undergraduate students, this 10-week virtual series will address common questions, dispel myths, and identify strategies for success. With nearly 150 students across 60 universities currently registered, we are excited to connect with and guide prospective graduate scholars… Read More →
BGA’s Newest Video, “Gradhemian Rhapsody,” Goes Viral!
It looks like our Biochemistry Graduate Association (BGA) has outdone themselves yet again, with their newest music parody of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” titled, “Gradhemian Rhapsody.” You can view their video here! Enjoy!
Dr. Taraka Donti
Dr. Taraka Donti received his MS.C. in Applied Chemistry from India and received an M.S. degree in Biotechnology from Stephen F. Austin State University in 2002. He started his Ph.D. program in Biochemistry and Biophysics at Texas A&M University in 2002 and graduated in 2008 from the lab of Dr. Geoffrey Kapler, where he worked… Read More →
Dr. Benjamin Kaster
Dr. Benjamin Kaster began his life in the lab early in his undergraduate career in plants with Dr. Harold Rathburn at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas. After receiving his undergraduate degree in Chemistry in 2009, Ben moved to Texas A&M to pursue graduate studies that summer. He received his Ph.D. in 2015 from the… Read More →
Dr. J. Matthew Watson
Dr. J. Matthew Watson received his PhD in 2007 from the lab of Dr. Dorothy Shippen. His work focused on studying how the conserved DNA repair protein Ku70 protected telomeres and how elongated telomeres in ku70 mutants were affected by recombination. He initially started in the lab as a technician, working with Dr. Karel Riha, who was… Read More →
Dr. Andrew Nelson
Dr. Andrew Nelson received his Ph.D. in 2012 in the lab of Dr. Dorothy Shippen. His research focused on describing mechanisms by which an essential ribonucleoprotein complex, telomerase, is regulated in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. His work resulted in seven first or co-author research publications, three reviews, and a book chapter. After graduation, Andrew… Read More →
Eric C. Greene
Eric Greene is a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics at Columbia University. Dr. Greene’s laboratory pioneered development of novel technologies for studying protein–nucleic acid interactions at the single–molecule level using real–time optical microscopy with an overarching goal of seeking to understand the molecular mechanisms that cells use to repair, maintain, and… Read More →
Arnaldo Díaz Vázquez
Arnaldo Díaz Vázquez, Ph.D., is the Assistant Dean for Research Training Programs, Director of Recruitment and Retention of Diversity Scholars, Director of the Office of Research Training Programs, and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. As Assistant Dean, Dr. Díaz… Read More →
Dr. T.Scott Pinkerton
Dr. T. Scott Pinkerton received his PhD in 2004 after working in a collaborative project between Dr. Jim Wild’s lab at TAMU and a local biotech company in College Station. Scott then went on to a post-doctoral research molecular biologist position with the United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service at the National Center… Read More →