Congratulations to Frank Pugh’s Undergraduate student researchers on receiving Eberly College of Science’s Office of Science Engagement award!

http://scienceengagement.psu.edu/undergraduate-research/

Julia is a Sophomore at Penn State majoring in Biochemistry. Julia is new to Pughlab and still exploring the world of epigenetics to determine her future research.
Olivia is a Junior at Penn State majoring in Biotechnology and minoring in German. Olivia participates in the Yeast Epigenome Project through time point studies under a variety of environmental stress conditions, including the usage of high sugar conditions and oxidative stress. She will employ ChIP-exo technologies to observe DNA/Protein interaction at varying times of stress exposure.