Sienna Carr portrait

Investigation of the Metabolic Role of Triose Phosphate Isomerase (TPI) in the Physiological Function of Myxococcus xanthus

Name: Sienna Carr Major: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Minor: Environmental Studies Advisors: Dr. Dean Fraga, Dr. Erszébet Regan (second reader) Myxococcus xanthusis a well […]

Miura Wiley

Investigating the Role of cAMP in the Sleep Phenotype of the Drosophila Fragile X Syndrome Model

Name: Miura Wiley Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Minor: Spanish Advisors: Dr. Seth Kelly, Dr. Rebecca Williams, Dr. James West (second reader) Fragile X […]

Investigating the “logic puzzle” of traditional Chinese medicine: deciphering the cooperative protective effect of natural remedies against oxidative damage

Name: Kejun “Coco” Liu Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Advisor: Dr. Sara Martin, Dr. James West (second reader) Humans are under constant threat from […]

Eric Krause

An Examination of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Pseudomonas chlororaphis in Response to Bacteriophage Therapy

Name: Eric Kraus Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Advisor: Dr. Stephanie Strand, Dr. Sara Martin (second reader) Extensive antibiotic use over recent decades has […]

Merlin Li

Deciphering Protein Evolution – Evidence of Negative Cooperativity in Cytosolic Taurocyamine Kinase from Arenicola brasiliensis and its evolutionary implication

Name: Mingyuan “Merlin” Li Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Advisors: Dr. Mark Snider, Dr. Dean Fraga The study of biological evolution-how and why biological […]

Eric Kraus

APEX Fellowship | Eric Kraus

Major: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Class Year: 2021 Faculty Mentor: Tim Freeze Volunteering with The American Red Cross in Pittsburgh, I distributed produce locally, […]

Wilson Freije

APEX Fellowship | Wilson Freije

Major: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Class Year: 2021 Faculty Mentor: Leslie Wingard At an IU School of Medicine radiation oncology lab, in Indianapolis, I […]

APEX Fellowship | Kayla Bertholf

Major: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Class Year: 2022 Faculty Mentor: Grit Herzmann Andrew Award of Excellence As a research assistant for the Arnosti molecular […]

Zach Rotter '14

Emergency medicine resident rises to pandemic’s challenges

Biochemistry and molecular biology research opportunities at Wooster prepared Zach Rotter ’14 for medical school

spring campus Andrews Library

Jodi Nunnari ’84 a Newly Elected Member of European Molecular Biology Organization

Cell biologist and professor at UC Davis honored for her remarkable achievement in the life sciences

Sarah Jones

Biochemistry major becomes professor of nutrition

Community-oriented foundation leads Sarah Jones ’04 to a job she loves

Zena Lapp

Zena Lapp ’14 combines scientific, social justice interests for career in bioinformatics

Biochemistry and molecular biology drew the attention of Zena Lapp ’14 because it was the perfect combination of her interests in chemical and molecular […]

Koral Kasnyik

Investigating Changes in Protein Ubiquitylation Following Sleep Deprivation in Drosophila melanogaster

Student: Koral Kasnyik Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Advisors: Dr. Seth Kelly, Dr. William Morgan Chronic sleep loss is a public health epidemic and […]

Kevin Miller

The Identification and Characterization of a Halophilic UvrD Homologue, and its Incorporation into Helicase Dependent Amplification

Student: Kevin Miller Major: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Minor: Mathematics, Environmental Studies Advisor: Dr. Ben Leslie This presentation is only available to College of […]

Eran Maina Selected for 2020 Goldwater Scholarship

Junior BCMB major one of 396 nationwide to land prestigious award

Field research provided inspiration, path to career in DNA research for BCMB major

A field research opportunity in Mexico the summer after his freshman year turned out to be the dawning of a rewarding journey into biochemistry […]

Araam Abboud

Re-creating ancient remedies

Araam Abboud combines classics and biochemistry and molecular biology in one I.S.

Wooster Science Cafe

Lisa Robbins, a research associate in the department of horticulture and crop science at The Ohio State University, will present “The Science of Wine.”

Science Superstars

Wooster Libraries’ “Hidden Science Superstars” Revealed

Four busts and two portraits of scientists from historically underrepresented groups now displayed in Timken Science Library

Russell Boston

Senior Russell Boston is Making an Impact as a Health Coach

Part of Wooster Community Hospital’s Community Care Network