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Outstanding Undergrad 13 December 2023

Outstanding Undergrad

Plant molecular biology research earns SACNAS recognition

Two years ago, Alena Albertson never thought she’d have the once-in-a lifetime experience of presenting cutting-edge research at a conference, let alone winning an award. But that’s exactly what happened recently.

My Chemical Fellow 31 August 2023

My Chemical Fellow

MBBE prof is inducted at ACS ceremony

When Qing X. Li joined the Dept. of Molecular Biosciences & BioEngineering in 1995, he wanted to tackle agricultural chemistry issues relevant to HawaiĘ»i. In his case, this meant a research focus on chemical proteomics, phytopharmaceuticals, food chemistry and safety, pesticide chemistry, and environmental monitoring and remediation. 

A Top Researcher 6 July 2023

A Top Researcher

MBBE prof recognized by Research.com

What does it take to become a world-renowned scientific investigator? Only the top researchers in the world can answer that question – and Samir Kumar Khanal of the Dept. of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering is officially recognized as one of them by Research.com, the leading research portal for science rankings. 

CRISPR Comes to UH 21 April 2023

CRISPR Comes to UH

MBBE prof develops the first official lab course plus workshops

Over the past decade, CRISPR genetic engineering tools have become an essential technology in numerous industries, including food and agriculture, drug development, and therapy, as well as for ongoing scientific research. Yet, says Rock, Zhi-Yan Du of the Dept. of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering, these Clustered Regularly Intersced Short Palindromic Repeats systems are “not well understood in the general community, leading to fears and misunderstandings about genetic engineering and an overall anti-science outlook.”

Locally Sourced 9 December 2022

Locally Sourced

MBBE grad students are also beer entrepreneurs

What started out as a hobby for four graduate students has started to become much more than that. Bitter Root Brewery (BRB for short) is a student-run business. Our ginger beer, or the O.G. (the Original Ginger) was created in a Fermentation Biochemistry class offered in the Dept. of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering.

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