Congratulations are in order for Trista as her poster presentation at last weeks Duquesne URSS as selected as one the top 10 in the School of Science Engineering! That is two years in a row (Ryan in ’25) that a Heisler lab member has been selected!
Trista Successfully Defended her Senior Honors Thesis!
Today, after much work, a lot of successes and many failed experiments, Trista successfully defended her Senior Honors Thesis in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry! In her time in lab, she has been awarded numerous scholarships, awards, and is a co-author on one manuscript that was recently published. The thesis defense is a testament to the hard work and dedication that Trista has shown over the last 2.5 years and the lab could not be happier for her and all her successes!
Successful Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Symposium for Trista and Mia!
Today, Trista and Mia had the opportunity to present their research at Duquesne’s Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Symposium (URSS) that is open all undergraduates conducting any form of research! Both of them spent most of the time talking with faculty, students, and guests to explain their work on DNA methylation genes and antibiotic development. Very proud of both of them!
SHMT1 Paper Published!
Today, our paper was accepted at ACS Omega that highlights the collaborative work between our lab (Morgan and Zoe) and the Mihailescu Lab (Rosa, Manju, and Sophia) that highlights the importance of a structure in the 5′-untranslated region of the SHMT1 gene in controlling the proteins expression level. Link: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsomega.5c13146
Our cover submission was also selected as a Supplementary Journal Cover!
Elias and Morgan present tomorrow at Duquesne’s GRS!
Earlier this month, the abstracts submitted by Elias and Morgan were selected for ORAL and poster presentations at Duquesne’s Graduate Research Symposium (GRS).
Elias will highlight his recent results highlighting compounds we found, in collaboration with Paul Lummis (Duquesne) that selectively kill Gram-positive bacteria, including the causative agent of MRSA infections.
Morgan will provide an overview of her work linking a Listeria protein to its role in subverting a cell’s immune response to infection.