2014 Joint BMB and BCM & CMBP BBQ
On August 21st we had our Welcome BBQ in Tower Grove Park near the WUSM campus. Faculty, postdocs, students and staff attended the BBQ. Afterwards a bounce house and games. For photos…
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David F. Silbert Summer Fellowship Luncheon
Silbert Summer Fellows Lunch
(From left to right: Kara Ramsey, Dr. Shirley Silbert and Qi Xiao)
The 2013 Silbert Summer Fellows Kara Ramsey and Qi Xiao were recently honored at a luncheon that included Dr. Shirley Silbert and a number of WUSM faculty. The David F. Silbert Summer Fellowship was set up to support short-term research internships.
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2014 MilliporeSigma Aldrich Fellowship
(From left to right: Josh Rackers, Mariah Lawler, Ted Christensen, Melanie Sparks and John Robinson. Not present: Jay Rammohan.)
MilliporeSigma Fellows Ted Christensen (2014), Melanie Sparks (2013), Josh Rackers (2013), Mariah Lawler (2012), John Robinson (2011) and Jay Rammohan (2010) were recently honored at a luncheon that included Rakesh Sachdev, MilliporeSigma- Aldrich President and CEO, a number of other MilliporeSigma officials, Dean Larry Shapiro and a number of WUSM faculty. MilliporeSigma-Aldrich gives a generous donation annually to support graduate education in memory of Dr. Gerty Cori. More photos…
2013 Holiday Party
Our Holiday Party was held on December 2nd in the King Center. This year we decided to have a family party. We included a duplex/legos table, family movies and a special visit from Santa. For photos…
2013 BCM/CMBP Retreat
The 20th Annual BCM/CMBP Retreat was held on October 25th and 26th at Cedar Creek Conference Center, New Haven, MO. Keynote speakers were Dr. Gaya Amarasinghe – Washington University School of Medicine-”Self/non-self Recognition of RNA: Lesson from Structure” and Dr. Hani Zaher – Washington University in St. Louis-”Mechanism and Implications of Proofreading on the Ribosome”. For photos…
Best Student Talk: Yang Li (Dr. Jianmin Cui’s lab)
Best Student Poster: Mark Zaydman (Dr. Jianmin Cui’s lab)
Runner Up: Joseph Stool (Dr. Peter Burgers’ lab)
Best Postdoc Poster: Sunjoo Lee (Dr. Colin Nichols’ lab)
Runner Up: Chris Brosey (Dr. Tom Ellenberger’s lab)
2013 Dr. Elliot Elson’s Symposium
Dr. Elliot Elson’s Symposium
A scientific gathering was held to celebrate Dr. Elson’s scientific accomplishments and his birthday. A reception was held on September 22nd in the King Center. The symposium was held in Cori Auditorium on September 23rd. (Special thanks to Tony Pryse and Jeff Reidler for the photos.) For photos..
2013 BCM & CMBP Welcome BBQ
BCM & CMBP Welcome BBQ
On August 29th we had our Welcome BBQ in Tower Grove Park near the WUSM campus. Faculty, postdocs, students, staff and their families attended the BBQ. Afterwards a game of frisbee and a bounce house. For photos..
2013 Carl and Gerty Cori Lecture
Dr. James Spudich was selected as this year’s Carl and Gerty Cori Lecturer. He is the Douglass M. and Nola Leishman Professor of Cardiovascular Disease at Stanford University. Dr. Spudich’s lecture was entitled “The Underlying Molecular Basis of Human Hypertrophic and Dilated Cardiomyopathies”. The lecture with a reception that followed was held in the Eric P. Newman Education Center on May 8th. As a special guest, Dr. John Exton was also invited. He had just published “The Crucible of Science – The Story of the Cori Laboratory”. For photos…
2013 MilliporeSigma Aldrich Fellowship
(From left to right: Mariah Lawler, John Robinson, Kirk Hou and Jayan Rammohan)
MilliporeSigma Fellows Kirk Hou (2009), Jay Rammohan (2010), John Robinson (2011) and Mariah Lawler (2012) were recently honored at a luncheon that included Rakesh Sachdev, MilliporeSigma- Aldrich President and CEO, a number of other MilliporeSigma officials, Dean Larry Shapiro and a number of WUSM faculty. MilliporeSigma-Aldrich gives a generous donation annually to support graduate education in memory of Dr. Gery Cori.
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2012 Holiday Party
Our Holiday Party was held on December 10th in the King Center. Congratulations to Lei Zhao and Jayma Mikes for five years of service to the BMB department. Special thanks to Paul Buske for creating the trivia questions and MC’ing. The winners of the trivia contest were the “Snowflakes”. Photos…