July 2023 – Rachel DuMez is appointed to an NIH F31 Training Grant
November 2, 2023
May 2023 – Rachel DuMez and Kylie VanDerMolen participate in NC DNA Day
November 2, 2023
Rachel DuMez and Kylie VanDerMolen go to Lenoir County Early College High School to teach about the use of DNA in Forensic Science for NC DNA Day
April 2023 – Melisa Cecilio Sosa and Kendra Honey present posters at the UNC Biology 395 Undergraduate Research Poster Symposium
November 2, 2023
April 2023 – Lab participates in the UNC Science Expo
November 2, 2023
The lab participates in the annual UNC Science Expo for the second year in a row, sharing with the local community about model organisms and use of fluorescence in science
April 2023 – Sarah Torzone is awarded Highest Honors and the Brantley Award for excellence in research in molecular, cell, and developmental biology for her senior honors thesis
November 2, 2023
February 2023 – Rachel DuMez publishes a science communication piece in Frontiers for Young Minds
November 2, 2023
Find Rachel’s piece here
October 2022 – Rachel DuMez is a top-ten graduate student finalist and wins People’s Choice Award in the 3-Minute Thesis competition hosted by the UNC Graduate School
November 2, 2023
September 2022 – Rachel DuMez wins Most Outstanding Talk at the UNC Genetics Departmental Retreat
November 2, 2023