Two genetics, development and cell biology graduate students received Fall 2021 Teaching Excellence awards from the Graduate College. Priyanka Bhandary received her TEX award for work in Biology 211L, Principles of Biology Laboratory I, while Jie Tang received a TEX for his work as a TA in the Biology 313L, Genetics Laboratory.  

Priyanka Bhandary

Biology 211L Teaching Lab Coordinator Chris Myers nominated Bhandary for her “outstanding work” as a TA in Biology 211L over the course of three semesters.

AMES, Iowa – The ability to generate a patient’s blood cells in order to treat blood diseases has eluded scientists for years, but a recently awarded federal grant could help Iowa State University scientists take critical steps toward turning that possibility into reality.
 
Raquel Espin Palazon, an assistant professor of genetics, development and cell biology, leads an interdisciplinary research team examining a genetic pathway triggered when cells undergo inflammation due to injury or infection. Espin Palazon said the genetic pathway also plays an important role in the development of blood stem cells, or undifferentiated cells with the potential to develop into all human blood cell types.
 

The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) recently announced 12 ISU graduate students will receive $120,000 in Brown Graduate Fellowship Program funding to support strategic university research over the next year. Two of the 12 students are genetics, development and cell biology (GDCB) graduate students: Jacinta Correia in the Bai lab and Brian Zebosi in the Vollbrecht lab.

The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) recently announced 12 ISU graduate students will receive $120,000 in Brown Graduate Fellowship Program funding to support strategic university research over the next year. Two of the 12 students are genetics, development and cell biology (GDCB) graduate students: Jacinta Correia in the Bai lab and Brian Zebosi in the Vollbrecht lab.