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About Oakland University
About Oakland University
OU is a mid-sized, primarily undergraduate university in Rochester, Michigan (~30 miles from Detroit and ~50 miles from Ann Arbor). Our mission is to prepare future scientists for graduate and/or medical school through innovative teaching and research. To learn more about research opportunities at OU, please refer to the departmental webpages below:
Department of Biological Sciences
School of Engineering and Computer Science
Research in the Wu Lab focuses on the impact of oxidative DNA damage on cardiovascular health
Research in the Wu Lab focuses on the impact of oxidative DNA damage on cardiovascular health
In particular, we are interested in the fundamental mechanisms of DNA repair. Our work is at the interface of protein-DNA biochemistry, molecular biophysics, and cell biology.
Students who would like to join the lab should contact Prof. Wu (colinwu@oakland.edu).
Recent news:
Apr 2025: Vanessa Huynh and Julia Shoen have been accepted into the AHA@OU SURP. Ayah Neiroukh will be part of the BIO/CHM SURP.
Apr 2025: Alyssa Paul has received the Provost's Graduate Research Award!
Apr 2025: Ayah Neiroukh has received the Provost's Undergraduate Research Award!
Feb 2025: Ayah Neiroukh has research a thesis grant from the Honors College!
Jan 2025: Delaney Buckner has joined the Wu Lab, welcome!
Dec 2024: Alyssa Paul won the Poster Award for the Cell Biology & Biochemistry category at the Sigma Xi IFoRE conference in Washington D.C. Congratulations!
Oct 2024: The Wu Lab receives support from an NIH R21 in collaboration with Dr. Mohamed Al-Shabrawey of the Eye Research Institute and Dr. Kodi Beyeh in the Dept of Chemistry!
Oct 2024: Emma Cismas has received the College of Arts and Sciences Meritorious Achievement Award. She will be giving a short talk in the Dec commencement ceremony. Congratulations Emma!
Sep 2024: Alyssa Paul has joined the Wu Lab as a graduate student!
Jul 2024: Kaitlin Lowran has successfully defended her thesis and has earned her Ph.D. Congratulations!
May 2024: Alyssa Paul have been selected as an AHA@OU SURP fellow. Congratulations!
May 2024: Vanessa Huynh, Mia Telke, and Jennifer Jaster have been accepted into the 2024 Summer Undergraduate Research Program.
Apr 2024: Esme Lowry and Kaitlin Lowran each received $1500 through the Provost Student Research Award. Congratulations!
Apr 2024: Esme Lowry receives the American Chemical Society Award for Undergraduate Achievement in Biochemistry!
Jan 2024: Mia Telke has received a thesis award from the Honors College!
Jan 2024: The AHA@OU Summer Undergraduate Research Program has been renewed for three years. Stay tuned for more news!
Nov 2023: Vereena Salib presented her BRCA1 work at the Sigma Xi IFoRE meeting in Long Beach, CA and brought home two awards!
May 2023: This month we are traveling to Adams High School, Rochester High School, and Stoney Creek High School to demonstrate genetic testing on-site in science classrooms. Check it out here.
Prof. Wu will talk about "Integrating Authentic Research Experiences with Classroom Education and Community Outreach" at the inaugural Teaching and Learning Symposium. Learn more about it here.
Apr 2023: Jennifer Jaster, Alyssa Paul, Esme Lowry, and Mia Telke have been accepted into the 2023 Summer Undergraduate Research Program.
Apr 2023: Esme Lowry receives the Dershwitz Award from the Department of Chemistry to fund her summer research. Congratulations Esme!
Apr 2023: Emma Cismas receives the Provost's Undergraduate Research Award for her work on BRCA1. Congratulations Emma!
Jan 2023: Vereena Salib and Emma Cismas received the Honor's College Research Award. Vereena also received the Provost's Research Award. Congratulations!
Dec 2022: Prof. Wu receives the URC Faculty Research Fellowship.
Nov 2022: Prof. Wu receives the Outstanding Junior Investigator Award at this year's Research, Innovation and Engagement Town Hall!
Oct 2022: Recent Patch article highlighting research at OU. Our work is also featured in the Oakland Post.
Aug 2022: Prof. Wu has been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry!
May 2022: Mia Telke and Jenna Meri have joined the lab!
Jan 2022: Welcome Esme Lowry, Vereena Salib, Jonathan Karn, and Rachel Demerly to the lab!
Dec 2021: Kaitlin Lowran and Erving Laryea each received the Provost's Graduate Student Research Award. Congratulations!
Nov 2021: Prof. Wu receives a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation!
Oct 2021: Kaitlin, Laura, and Ingrid are presenting their work in the upcoming Sigma Xi Student Research Conference.
Jun 2021: Ingrid Petersen and Chloe Connelly both received the Honors College Research Award. Congratulations!
May 2021: Haley Negri has joined the lab. Welcome Haley!
Apr 2021: Congratulations to Erving Laryea on receiving the Provost's Graduate Student Research Award.
Apr 2021: Congratulations to Ingrid Petersen and Chloe Connelly on receiving the Provost's Undergraduate Student Research Award.
Apr 2021: Laura Campbell has received the Mark Dershwitz research award in Chemistry. Congratulations!
Apr 2021: Emma Cismas has joined the lab. Welcome, Emma!
Feb 2021: Chloe Connelly has joined the lab. Welcome!
Feb 2021: Mohanad Ahmad's paper has been accepted for publication in Molecular Cellular Biochemistry. Congratulations!
Jan 2021: Congratulations to Laura Campbell on receiving the Honors College Research Award and being nominated for the Barry Goldwater Scholarship!
Dec 2020: Prof. We receives the OU URC Faculty Research Fellowship.
Dec 2020: Congratulations to Laura Campbell on receiving the Provost's Undergraduate Student Research Award.
Jul 2020: Research labs have reopened at 20% capacity. Please check back soon for further updates.
Jun 2020: Mohanad Ahmad successfully defended his M.S. thesis. Congratulations!
May 2020: Congratulations to Laura Campbell, Ann Fuelle, and Mikayla McCarthy for receiving the Provost's Undergraduate Research Award
Mar 2020: Congratulations to Erving Laryea and Fayza Alashkar for receiving the Provost's Graduate Student Research Award
Mar 2020: Prof. Wu receives a Research Seed Grant from the Michigan Space Grant Consortium
Mar 2020: Kaitlin Lowran receives a Graduate Student Fellowship from the Michigan Space Grant Consortium
Dec 2019: Kaitlin Lowran, Laura Campbell, and Phillip Popp publish their work in Genes
Dec 2019: Erving Laryea and Fayza Alashkar publish their work in Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
Nov 2019: Mohanad Ahmad, Laura Campbell, and Erving Laryea present their work at the Sigma Xi Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference in Madison, WI
Nov 2019: The Wu Lab acquires a BioTek Cytation multi-mode reader through AHA funding
Oct 2019: Mohanad Ahmad and Erving Laryea present their work at the Microscopy and Microanalysis Society Annual Meeting in East Lansing, MI
Oct 2019: Mikayla McCarthy receives the Honors College Research Award; Erving Laryea receives the Provost's Graduate Research Award
Oct 2019: Ann Fuelle presents her work at the Michigan Space Grant Consortium Fall Conference in Ann Arbor, MI
Jul 2019: Prof. Wu receives an AIREA grant from the American Heart Association
Jul 2019: Kaitlin Lowran presents her work at the AHA Basic Cardiovascular Sciences Scientific Sessions in Boston, MA
May 2019: Welcome Evan Cramer from the Summer Undergraduate Research Program; Laura Campbell and Mikayla McCarthy will participate in the AHA-sponsored Summer Undergraduate Research Program at OU
May 2019: Kaitlin Lowran receives King-Chavez-Park Graduate Student Fellowship
Apr 2019: Evan Cramer receives the Provost's Undergraduate Research Award; Mohanad Ahmad and Kaitlin Lowran receive the Provost's Graduate Research Award
Apr 2019: Evan Cramer receives the Michael P. and Elizabeth A. Kenny Merit Scholarship
Apr 2019: Mohanad Ahmad, Ann Fuelle, and Kaitlin Lowran present their work at the Sigma Xi Regional Conference at OU
Mar 2019: Evan Cramer receives the Honors College Research Award
Mar 2019: Kaitlin Lowran receives a Graduate Student Fellowship from the Michigan Space Grant Consortium
Mar 2019: Erving Layrea wins a poster presentation award at the OU Graduate Student Research Conference
Mar 2019: Mohanad Ahmad, Fayza Alashkar, and Erving Laryea present their work at the OU Graduate Student Research Conference
Feb 2019: The Wu Lab acquires a JASCO J-810 circular dichroism spectropolarimeter through AHA funding
Jan 2019: Prof. Wu receives the Innovative Project Award from the American Heart Association
Oct 2018: Zhuoling He receives the Provost's Undergraduate Research Award; Ann Fuelle receives an Honors College Research Award
Oct 2018: Ann Fuelle and Mena Jirjees presents their work at the Sigma Xi Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference in Burlingame, CA
Aug 2018: Ann Fuelle, Zhuoling He, Mena Jirjees, and Kaitlin Lowran present their work at the 3rd International Conference on Molecular Biology and Nucleic Acids in Toronto, BC
May 2018: Welcome Ann Fuelle and Zhuoling He from the Summer Undergraduate Research Program
Mar 2018: Mena Jirjees and Kaitlin Lowran receive the Provost's Undergraduate Research Award; Erving Laryea receives the Provost's Graduate Research Award
Mar 2018: Prof. Wu receives a Research Seed Grant from the Michigan Space Grant Consortium
Mar 2018: Kaitlin Lowran receives an Undergraduate Fellowship from the Michigan Space Grant Consortium
Oct 2017: Francesca Iacovo and Mena Jirjees present their work at the Sigma Xi Symposium in Raleigh, NC
Aug 2017: Erving Laryea joins the Martic and Wu labs as a Ph.D. student
Aug 2017: The Wu Lab acquires a biolayer interferometer through AHA funding
Jul 2017: Prof. Wu receives an AIREA grant from the American Heart Association
Jun 2017: Francesca Iacovo and Mena Jirjees present their work at teh 48th Central Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Dearborn, MI
May 2017: Welcome Mena Jirjees, Francesca Iacovo, and Ann Fuelle from the Summer Undergraduate Research Program
Aug 2016: Prof. Wu joins the Department of Chemistry at OU
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