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Proteins Enable Essential Enzyme to Maintain its Grip on DNA
Scientists have identified a family of proteins that close a critical gap in an enzyme that is essential to all life, allowing the enzyme to maintain its grip on DNA and start the activation of genes…
ASC Researchers Receive Elite Training Grant
Ohio Eminent Scholar Karin Musier-Forsyth, professor of chemistry and biochemistry; and Michael Ibba, professor of microbiology, successfully competed for a National Institutes of Health grant that…
Microbiology Professor, Dr. Joseph Krzycki, Sheds Light on the 22nd Amino Acid
The detailed pathway for the biosynthesis of pyrrolysine - the 22nd and latest amino acid to be discovered - has been outlined by Ohio State researchers. Story continued Read complete story. Office…
Four New Ph. Ds in Spring 2011
Four new Ph. Ds: Hannah CummingsShoko MorimotoRichard NistJessica Spears Congratulations Hannah, Shoko, Rick and Jessica!
Two New Ph.D's in Winter 2011
Two Ph. D Graduates Sarah CarverKevin Foy Congratulations Sarah and Kevin!
3 New HHMI Fellows Named
HHMI IDEAS Program announcement: The Department of Microbiology is pleased to announce the HHMI IDEAS program, a new research fellowship for students early in their undergraduate career. …
Two New Ph. Ds and one Masters in Autumn 2010
Three graduate students received Ph.D degree and Masters degree in Microbiology in Autumn of 2010 Ph. D Rick Laguna, Tabita LabTheresa Rogers, Ibba Lab Masters Shilpa Soni, Gunn Lab
Robert Tabita receives a $4 million grant to spur energy innovation
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded The Ohio State University with two Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) awards [pdf], positioning Ohio State as a leader in energy research and…
Sugar on bacteria surface weaves a web of resistance
Daniel Wozniak and colleagues have determined that the bacterial cell-surface sugar, a polysaccharide called Psl, is anchored on the surface of the bacterium as a helix, providing a structure that…