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Looking for a program that combines training & mentorship? Advance your future with a PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Iowa. Apply now for Fall 2027 admissions: https://t.co/7ElI7sRARo
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A milestone worth celebrating!!

Cheers to Dr. Miles Pufall on his well-deserved promotion to Professor! 🎉

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Congratulations to Nathan Mohar!

We are thrilled to announce that Nathan Mohar from the Wallrath Laboratory received the Rex Montgomery Dissertation Prize from the Univ of Iowa Graduate College! 🎉

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Join our team!

Exciting opportunity alert! @IowaBiochem is hiring an Administrative Services Coordinator to enhance our administrative team. Take the next step in your career today—apply now at https://t.co/DbGSNmjo2E.!

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Join the Lu Lab team!

Exciting opportunities await! We're hiring a Research Intern & Postdoc Research Scholar. Advance your career in science and innovation. Apply now at https://t.co/fZfjBFp8qX. 💡

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Celebrating excellence!
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WE ARE HIRING!! The Lu Lab is seeking qualified individuals to fill open positions: a Post-Bacc Research Intern position (Job #981) and a Postdoc Scholar position (Job #4625). To view requirements & apply online, go to https://t.co/DbGSNmjo2E & search for the job number.

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Congratulations to Sydney Walker on successfully passing her PhD Thesis Defense!!

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Congratulations to David Price on a new publication in Molecular Cell!
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Congratulations to Dr. Sheila Baker and Karina Kruth for their recent publication in the Journal of Neurochemistry! https://t.co/FLYgcJR1TJ

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Congrats to 4th-year PhD Candidate Sarah Jordan for being selected for the 2025-2026 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award by the @uiowa Council on Teaching!! Well done!

[Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology @IowaBiochem]

Congratulations to 1st-Year PhD Candidate Nathan Clack for receiving a US National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship!!

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Congratulations to our undergraduates selected for honors awards this year!!

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On Tuesday, April 28th, we celebrated the research accomplishments of our undergraduate students at the Gene F. Lata Undergraduate Research Symposium. Also pictured are Paul and Lori Lata. Thank you to everyone who attended to support our students!

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Congratulations to our faculty who were recognized by the 2026 graduating class of undergrads for making a difference in their lives at Iowa!!

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A very exciting day for the Krupina Lab — our Nikon W1 SoRa spinning disk super-resolution microscope is being installed right now! Can’t wait to start using it for experiments and to see what we discover with it.

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Our next seminar speaker is Dr. Michael Lagunoff of the Univ of Washington on April 9. He will present "Alteration of Cellular Metabolism and Lipids by the Oncogenic Virus, KSHV" at 10:30am in 2117 MERF. Welcome Dr. Lagunoff! Co-hosts are Drs. Miles Pufall and Jessica Tucker.

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Today we are celebrating Nick Hammons's successful thesis defense! Congratulations Nick!

[Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology @IowaBiochem]

Today we celebrate a successful thesis defense by Logan Dawson! Congratulations!!