Joseph Reese Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and member of the Center for Eukaryotic Gene Regulation was appointed as Editor-in-Chief of the journal Current Opinion in Genetics and Development. The journal publishes timely reviews and opinions on articles published within the past two years on the topics of cancer genomics, genome architecture and expression, molecular…
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CEGR faculty member Scott Showalter has been awarded two new grants to support gene regulation research at Penn State. Dr. Showalter has received a new grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop 13 C direct-detect nuclear magnetic resonance experiments that will define the impact of protein phosphorylation and methylation on structure and interactions…
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The 2019 CEGR Fall Retreat will occur on October 12th, 2019! Annual CEGR Fall Retreats CEGR retreats are held annually each fall to kick off the new academic year. Our retreats help Center members interact through planned activities, scientific and social discussions. The retreats and our regular weekly Megameetings encourage collaborative initiatives as well as…
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The Center for Eukaryotic Gene Regulation will host the 38th Penn State Summer Symposium in Molecular Biology on the topic of “Chromatin and the Epigenetic Regulation of Transcription” from July 30 to August 2, 2019.
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Congratulations to Rob McGinty, alumnus of Song Tan’s lab, on his Pew Scholar and Searle Scholar new investigator awards!
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Congratulations to Ryan Santilli, Yoshitaka Shibata and John Williamson III in Song Tan’s lab for winning the “University Fellowships and Phi Kappa Phi Peter T. Luckie Award for Outstanding Research by a Junior” at the 2019 Penn State Undergraduate Exhibition held April 17, 2019.
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The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology would like to announce the Russell Marker Lectures in Genetic Engineering. Fred M. Winston, John Emory Andrus Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School, will present the Russell Marker Lectures in Genetic Engineering on March 12 and 13, 2018, at the Penn State University Park campus. Winston’s lab studies…
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The CEGR is composed of ten laboratories with over 70 students and staff. We aim to provide a conducive learning environment for making cutting edge discoveries on fundamental mechanisms of eukaryotic gene regulation. Most labs share common space to promote a community of interactions. Academic Environment The research interests of all CEGR members are focused on…
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July 25, 2017 – J. Brooks Crickard, Ph.D. was named to the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation’s Top Young Scientist List in a report from the Foundation on July 14, 2017. The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on supporting innovative early career researchers, named Crickard as one of the 18 new Damon Runyon Fellows at its spring Fellowship Award Committee…
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