Emery Usher receives 2020 Richard L. and Norma L. McCarl Graduate Scholarship
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Emery Usher, a graduate student in the (BMMB) Program, has received the 2020 Richard L. and Norma L. McCarl Graduate Scholarship.

Katsuhiko Murakami named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Katsuhiko Murakami
Did early life need long, complex molecules to make cell-like compartments?
Membraneless compartments made from short polymers
Altered 'coat' disguises fatal brain virus from neutralizing antibodies
brain close up

A genetic modification in the ‘coat’ of a brain infection-causing virus may allow it to escape antibodies, according to a new study.

Malaria parasites hide out in humans when it’s not mosquito season
A female Anopheles mosquito feeding on a human host and engorged with blood. Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Song Tan selected as Holder of the Verne M. Willaman Chair in Molecular Biology
Song Tan
Evolution of the Y chromosome in great apes deciphered
Tree showing great ape Y chromosome evolution
Cellular Signposts
Squire Booker with lab equipment

Penn State biochemist Squire Booker maps the trail of important cellular reactions

New biotechnologies revealed at inaugural Penn State BioTech Discovery Day
woman pipettes at lab bench
Ying Gu named the 2019 - 2020 recipient of the 2019 - 2020 Daniel R. Tershak Memorial Teaching Award
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