$17.9M NIH grant to research neurodevelopment disorders
Yongsoo Kim
Penn State BMB department remembers Professor Emeritus Don Bryant
Don Bryant

The Penn State Eberly College of Science community is mourning the loss of Don Bryant, who died Aug. 28, 2024, after extended health issues.

Brain regions that relieve effects of chronic stress in mice differ based on sex
Schematic of cortical microcircuit showing connections of neurons and how activation of SST neurons leads to stress resiliance.
Heard on Campus: Launch of new center in molecular and cellular sciences, NCEMS
Ed O'Brien speaks at launch ceremony for NCEMS center
Lu Bai named Verne M. Willaman Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Lu Bai

Lu (Lucy) Bai has been selected as the Verne M. Willaman Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Testing thousands of RNA enzymes helps find first ‘twister ribozyme’ in mammals
2-dimensional models of twister ribozymes with structural imperfections.

A new method, developed by Penn State researchers, can test the activity of thousands of RNA enzymes--ribozymes--in a single experiment

New faculty 2023-2024
the bridge
Amie Boal named Nicholas and Gelsa Pelick Family Chair in Science
Amie Boal

Amie Boal named Nicholas and Gelsa Pelick Family Chair in Science

Three science graduate students nominated for competitive Rhodes and Marshall scholarships
Photos clockwise from top left, Anshuta Beeram, Nate Carey, and Kueyoung Kim

Three graduate students in the Penn State Eberly College of Science were nominated for the Rhodes and Marshall scholarships.

Genomic pioneers collaborate to access the inaccessible
Illustration showing expanded view of chromosome extending from cell binding being bound by transcription factors.
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