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Penn State biochemist Denise Okafor receives 2023 Marion Milligan Mason Award
C. Denise Okafor, assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology and of chemistry at Penn State, has been selected as a recipient of the 2023 Marion Milligan Mason Award for Women in the Chemical Sciences by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
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COVID-19 survivors may have higher risk of developing diabetes
COVID-19 survivors have a 66% higher risk of developing type 1 or type 2 diabetes following their diagnosis compared to those not diagnosed with COVID-19, according to a study by Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
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DNA stuck in the gears of the RNA production machine
Precise control of gene expression — ensuring that cells make the correct components in the right amount and at the right time — is vital for all organisms to function properly. Cells must regulate how genes encoded in the sequence of DNA are made into RNA molecules that can carry out cellular functions on their own or be further processed into proteins.
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Mar 29, 2023
The Microbiome Center announces a free bioinformatics resource for Penn State
The Penn State Microbiome Center, in coordination with the lab of Associate Professor David Koslicki, is offering access to the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) to all Penn State faculty, staff and students for free.
Mar 27, 2023
Penn State scientist plays key role in $46M artificial blood research program
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is administering a $46.4 million, four-year research project to develop and test a whole blood product that is storable at room temperature and can be transfused to wounded soldiers in the field within 30 minutes of injury.
Mar 27, 2023
Geography Coffee Hour talk to explore microorganisms and their impact on life
Microbes may be tiny, but they play a big role in shaping the world. Seth Bordenstein, Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Endowed Chair in Microbiome Sciences and professor of biology and entomology at Penn State, will offer insights into his research on microbiomes and their impact on the world in his talk, “Why We Look Down (To the Microbes) For Wonder, Impact and Discovery,” on March 31.
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Mar 29, 2023
The Microbiome Center announces a free bioinformatics resource for Penn State
The Penn State Microbiome Center, in coordination with the lab of Associate Professor David Koslicki, is offering access to the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) to all Penn State faculty, staff and students for free.
Mar 27, 2023
Penn State scientist plays key role in $46M artificial blood research program
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is administering a $46.4 million, four-year research project to develop and test a whole blood product that is storable at room temperature and can be transfused to wounded soldiers in the field within 30 minutes of injury.
Mar 27, 2023
Geography Coffee Hour talk to explore microorganisms and their impact on life
Microbes may be tiny, but they play a big role in shaping the world. Seth Bordenstein, Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Endowed Chair in Microbiome Sciences and professor of biology and entomology at Penn State, will offer insights into his research on microbiomes and their impact on the world in his talk, “Why We Look Down (To the Microbes) For Wonder, Impact and Discovery,” on March 31.
Mar 23, 2023
Study: Mapping people’s knowledge of bees may aid in pollinator conservation
U.S. college students’ knowledge of bees focuses primarily on honey bees and pollination services, according to Penn State researchers, who said findings from their recent study could help in designing campaigns to generate support for protecting threatened pollinators.
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Friday Mar
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Soil Microbiome Histories Influence Plant Drought Tolerance & Microbiome Center Projects
Microbiome Center
Friday Mar
31
CBBC Seminar | Elizabeth Losin, Ph.D.
Center for Brain Behavior and Cognition
Monday Apr
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Learning the Languages of Chloroplasts Through Time and Space
Plant Biology , Plant Institute
Events
Friday Mar
31
Soil Microbiome Histories Influence Plant Drought Tolerance & Microbiome Center Projects
Microbiome Center
Friday Mar
31
CBBC Seminar | Elizabeth Losin, Ph.D.
Center for Brain Behavior and Cognition
Monday Apr
03
Learning the Languages of Chloroplasts Through Time and Space
Plant Biology , Plant Institute
Wednesday Apr
05
“Oxidative stress-mediated activation of glial innate immune response exacerbates seizures in a fly epilepsy model.”
Neuroscience