2019 News
11/7/2019
The ASBMB Student Chapter offered a successful STEAM workshop on the Balance of Nutrition and Exercise to 10 elementary school teachers. Erin McNell, a biochemistry major, created the workshop materials and led the workshop. Co-sponsors: WNY STEM Southern Tier Satellite Center, C-A Teacher Center and Quick Center for the Arts. Check out a video made by Josh McGraw HERE.
10/25/2019
Audrey Bui and Anna Hu presented their research at Rustbelt RNA Meeting. Audrey won an Excellent Undergraduate Poster Award! Read the news release HERE.
9/29/2019
The "Fall in Love with Science" event brought science to the Southern Tier community at Olean Farmers Market. It was a big success. Check out a video made by Josh McGraw HERE.
8/26/2019
Welcome new lab members: Jonathan Antle (junior), Claire Schaef (sophomore), Abhisri Ramesh (sophomore) & our first-time-ever Grad Assistant - Josh McGraw, MBA candidate, BS in Biochemistry!
8/14/2019
Sam Chen, Tim Rooney, Anna Hu, Leann Mangalath, Jordan Powers & Xiao-Ning Zhang co-authored a paper titled "Quantitative proteomics reveals a role for SERINE/ARGININE-RICH 45 in regulating RNA metabolism and modulating transcriptional suppression via the ASAP complex in Arabidopsis thaliana" in Frontiers in Plant Science. This work was done in collaboration with Dr. Bret Cooper's group at USDA, ARS!
7/26/2019
Congratulations to the 11 high school students who have successfully completed their research projects in the 5th Annual Summer Research Program for High School Students (SBU-SRP4HS) . A total of 7 science faculty, 3 undergraduates worked with them in De La Roche Hall and Walsh Science Center on SBU campus for two weeks. Thanks to our sponsors: Keenan Endowment, Cutco, Wood family, Olean Medical Group & Olean CSD!
7/11/2019
Congratulations to teachers who have successfully completed the 5th Annual Teacher Workshop on Data Analytics. Awesome lesson plans! Thanks to our sponsors: Catt County Health Department, CA-BOCES and Olean CSD!
7/8/2019
The Zhang lab has received the Award Letter from The National Science Foundation for a new project entitled "RUI: Alternative splicing in the regulation of plant innate immunity". The project begins on August 1, 2019! See a News Release HERE.
6/24/2019
Congratulations to Makenzie Evans and Josh McGraw for achieving ASBMB certification and certification with distinction. A job well done! :)
5/13/2019
Xiao-Ning Zhang received a Martine Grant for project titled "A one-day retreat for SBU Dual Enrollment Course instructions on Course Development" for FY2020.
Xiao-Ning Zhang received a Keenan Grant for project titled "Support SBU faculty from different science departments to increase awareness and build capacity for working with diverse student populations" for FY2020.
5/3/2019
Sam Chen presented his Worden Award project to donors at Scholar Luncheon.
Xiao-Ning Zhang & Laura Kopec presented 2018-2019 Martine project on SBU Dual Enrollment Program to donors at Scholar Luncheon.
Lizzy Austin & Blayne Marion presented 2018-2019 Keenan project on Summer Research Program for High School Students to donors at Scholar Luncheon.
5/2/2019
Congratulations to Makenzie Evans and Josh McGraw for their successful biochemistry seminar presentations!
Abhisri Ramesh, Conor Meyers & Sam Chen presented their research project titled "A computational analysis on DG3-induced and SR45-dependent transcriptional and alternative splicing changes" at SBU A&S Expo.
BIO406 class presented their research as three posters on how overexpression of SAP18 affects plants development and responses to environmental factors at SBU A&S Expo.
4/23/2019
Celebrate Earth Day with ASBMB Student Chapter at SBU!
4/3/2019
Michael Makutonin & Xiao-Ning Zhang presented their findings on 2014 SPARCS data analytics at Cattaraugus County Department of Health Board Meeting.