CofC Chem & Biochem

Congratulations to our 2023 graduates! We are so proud of you and can't wait to see what you do in the future. Go Cougars!

Congratulations to the Class of 2023!!! Pictures to come soon!

Congratulations to Brison Shira for winning the Presidential Award for Scholarship, Leadership, and Service! Brison is a double major in Biochemistry and Classics and also a Goldwater Scholar. In the fall, he will pursue a Ph.D. in analytical chemistry at Purdue University.

Congratulations to Shawn Spann for being selected for a Fulbright Award!!! Shawn is in Aalen, Germany though our exchange program with Aalen University and will pursue a graduate degree in Germany next year, likely in environmental/energy policy and management.

@CofCSSM Congrats, Ansley!

Biology major and Honors student Ansley Elkins was awarded the prestigious 2023 Goldwater Scholarship for her work on transfer RNAs. Ansley’s postgraduate plans include obtaining a Ph.D. in Molecular biology and teaching molecular biology at an R1 institute. Congrats, Ansley!

Congrats to senior Zaria Killingsworth for winning the Undergraduate Research Award in Molecular and Systems Biology at the 2023 Society of Toxicology meeting in Nashville, TN! Zaria is a Chem major / Honors College student and does research with Dr. Jessica Hartman at MUSC.

Proud of you, Grier!!!

(L to R) Dr. Tim Barker, Ellie Kraichely, Hannah Todd, Dr. Kate Mullaugh, Casey O'Brien, and Walker Hoisington at #ACSSpring2023 in Indianapolis!

Another @CofCChem reunion at another ACS. Can't believe it's been 5 years since @JonesGrier and I were together IRL #ACS2023

Happy #StPatricksDay! Ever wondered why the bubbles in Guinness appear to fall rather than rise, and what causes its dark color? This graphic by @compoundchem has the answers! fal.cn/3wF3y #PeriodicGraphics

Congratulations to Dr. Michael Giuliano @DrMikeG83 for being awarded tenure and promotion to Associate Professor!

That didn’t take long. Cougs are headed to Orlando to face San Diego St. #OurCity 🌴🏀

In Biomed News for March 1: Upcoming SC INBRE opportunities – don’t miss out!, @NIGMS IDeA Co-Funding, Meet SC INBRE FY22 DRP Meredith Frazier + a whole lot more! Read it at bit.ly/news-030123 @NIH @epscoridea @NAIPInetwork @SCICU_ShayWest @SCCommHigherEd @ABRCMS @CofC

@CameronTwitty @MPWatsonLab @Bria_Garcia_ @DipaKalyani1 @danithechemist @Merck Congrats, Cam!!!

Thrilled to see this work online! Super grateful to be a part of such a fantastic team and very proud of what we were able to accomplish on this project! @MPWatsonLab @Bria_Garcia_ @DipaKalyani1 @danithechemist @Merck

Congratulations DOCTOR Hendy!!!

Congrats!!! Grier is a PhD candidate at the University of Tennessee and graduated with a B.S. CHEM in 2018.

As Darwin Week continues, we have more great presentations like Dr. Levi Morran's on Evolution's Problem with Sex, from Darwin to Today. Join us at 4:00 pm this evening in the Rita Hollings auditorium, room 101.

McKinley Antley, a senior Biochemistry major, presented his research at the Southern Society for Clinic Investigators in New Orleans last week. His study was titled "Dimensions of Muddy Granular Casts and Anthropometrics on Patients with Acute Tubular Injury". Congrats, McKinley!

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