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Biochemistry & Biophysics

Big-data tool improves understanding between disease and mutant genetic material

Biochemist David Hendrix and a team of OSU researchers developed a computer program that illuminates the connections between mutant genetic material and disease.

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Students

Biochemistry student awarded Goldwater Scholarship, studies molecular origins of alcohol addiction

Honors biochemistry/biophysics student Delaney Smith receives the 2018 Goldwater scholarship. She is the only Goldwater Scholar from an Oregon institution this year.

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Research

150 years of science for land and sun

Science programs have guided the evolution of research and education at OSU since its 1868 land grant designation.

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Alumni and Friends

Biochemistry and Biophysics alumna builds next-gen robots

Rebecca Pankow (’11) was featured in New Yorker for her research on building a new generation of robots that work cooperatively with humans.

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Biochemistry & Biophysics

Biophysicist solves molecular motor mystery

Biophysicists discover a motor protein that expands understanding of the evolution and design principle of motor proteins.

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Events

Distinguished biochemist speaks on diversity in science and academia

Distinguished Caltech biochemist Bil Clemons visits campus to present a research seminar and lead an open discussion on diversity in science and academia.

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Research

The significance of OSU's sea-, space-, sun- and land-grant designations

Oregon State University is one of only two universities in the country with Land-, Sea-, Space- and Sun-Grant designations.

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Faculty and Staff

Recognizing faculty and staff excellence

The College of Science celebrated research, teaching and administrative excellence at its 2017 Fall Faculty and Staff Awards.

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Biochemistry & Biophysics

Nanofiber sutures promote production of infection-thwarting peptide

Loading nanofiber sutures with vitamin D induces the production of an infection-fighting peptide, new research shows.

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Graduate students

From the lab to the world: OMSI Science Communication Fellowships

Applications are open for Oregon's top academic and professional fellowship program: The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry's OMSI Science Communication Fellowship.

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Students

SURE Science students spend summer researching oceans, new planets and human health

Thirty-one SURE Science students spent their summers immersed in the beauty and drama of science.

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Graduate students

Biochemistry student makes her mark in science and diversity

Ph.D. student Nicole Hams selected as Western Representative to the National Black Graduate Student Association, the nation’s largest interdisciplinary graduate organization for students of African descent.