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Molecular and Cellular Biology at Ohio University

Ohio University offers interdisciplinary graduate study in molecular and cell biology through the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Biology.  The Departments of Biological Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Environmental and Plant Biology contribute dynamic faculty and access to world-class research facilities to provide students with the broadest scientific educational opportunities. 

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MCB class photo spring 2008

The program offers the Ph.D. in a broad range of areas in molecular and cellular biology catered to student and faculty interests. M.S degrees with a concentration in molecular and cellular biology are available in the Departments of Biological Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Environmental and Plant Biology.

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MCB News...

MCB Fall Retreat was held Friday, October 6 through Saturday, October 7, 2006.

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MCB SEMINARS:

May 20 Dr. Erin Murphy will present "Regulation of Bacterial Gene Expression by sRNA molecules", at 4:10 pm, Porter Hall 104, all are welcome, refreshments served.

Biological/Biomedical Sciences research seminar:

May 19, 2008,  Irvine 159, 4:10-5:00 PM,  David M Senseman, Department of Biology, University of Texas at San Antonio "Turtles Making Waves: Cortical Processing of Visual Information." Refreshments Will Be Served!

Chemistry & Biochemistry:

Nihal Ahmad, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Dermatoloty, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Chemoprevention of Photodamage and Photocarcinogenesis: Targets and Agents, Room 135, Walter Hall 4 p.m. Monday, April 21, 2008.


Environmental and Plant Biology:

The PBIO colloquium for Friday, May 23 at 11:00 a.m. in Porter Hall 104 is presented by Denise House, graduate student in Dr. Morgan Vis's lab.  Title: Genetic variation in Batrachospermum gelatinosum (Batrachospermales, Rhodophyta) from eastern North America.

Molecular/Neurolunch:

No seminars this quarter.

QBI SEMINAR:

May 16, 2008, Irvine Hall 159, 2:10-3:00 PM, Jeffrey A Groff, Department of Applied Science, College of William and Mary "Markov chain models of calcium puffs and sparks."

May 28, 2008, Irvine 159 4:10-5:00PM, Sonya Bahar, Center for Neurodynamics, Department of Physics & Astronomy University of Missouri at St. Louis "Synchronization in the brain: from epilepsy to traumatic brain injury."

OTHER SEMINARS:

Applied and Computational Mathematics Seminar: May 21, 2008, Morton 320, 4:10-5:00 PM Anastasios Matzavinos, Department of Mathematics, The Ohio State University "Theoretical approaches to actin filament dynamics."

Special Colloquium: Venki Ramakrishnan, College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Alumnus 2006, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, University of Cambridge. "The Ribosome: The cell’s protein factory and how antibiotics sabotage it."  This Special Colloquium will be held at Walter Hall, Room 245, on Thursday, May 22 at 4:10 pm.

Research News...


 
Inaugural conference to connect Ohio's bioinformatics leaders
Ohio University will connect Ohio's bioinformatics and bioscience research leaders at the inaugural Ohio Collaborative Bioinformatics Conference (OCCBIO), June 28-30. Held at the Athens campus, the conference aims to provide an interdisciplinary forum for the discussion of approaches, research findings and experiences in the domain of computational approaches to biology-related problems.
 
Carnegie Foundation classification: Ohio University has high research activity
Research is a top priority for Ohio University, and it shows. When the Carnegie Foundation released its 2005 Basic Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, it listed Ohio University among research universities that have high research activity. The "Research University (high activity)" classification places the university among its peers who have significant research agendas.
 
[Research News] Hypertension drug may restore cardiovascular function in African Americans
Nebivolol, a drug for treatment of high blood pressure already available in Europe, may restore damaged cardiovascular functions in African Americans, according to a recent laboratory study at Ohio University.
 
Osteopathic Heritage Foundation gift to fund integrated research facility
The Osteopathic Heritage Foundation (OHF) of Columbus, Ohio, announced grants totaling $11,461,289 to Ohio University for osteopathic medical education programs and a research facility. The foundation has awarded more than $15 million to the university since 1999.

University Inventors Honored for Patents, New Discoveries.  Ohio University honored 66 scientists and engineers recently during the annual Inventor’s Appreciation Dinner, which recognizes university researchers who are “moving their innovations from the laboratory to the marketplace,” a vital process in the development of new technologies, said President Roderick McDavis.

Researchers Link Carbon Nanoparticles to Blood Clotting. Carbon nanoparticles -- both those unleashed in the air by engine exhaust and the engineered structures thought to have great potential in medical applications -- promote blood clotting, scientists report.

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Molecular and Cellular Biology
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