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PCT is here for you this semester, and we are excited to announce an additional walk-up testing site this week! For more information on the PCT schedule visit Bit.ly/HHPCT.

Welcome back from winter break Longhorn students! In the spirit of new beginnings, here are a few updates regarding #COVID vaccines, commencements, my State of the University address, and insights on UT’s leadership, strategy and values president.utexas.edu/messages-speec…

We're seeking engineering and other STEM students to join our summer Research Experience for Undergrads! Applications close Feb. 8. Please spread the word about this opportunity! See this link and the flyer below for more info: mrsec.utexas.edu/research-exper…

Meet Alex Kashkin, founder of GeneTiger, a company that produces inexpensive, point-of-care genetic testing devices! Alex recently helped set up coronavirus self-testing at @UTAustin! Read more about his journey below! 👉ellingtonlab.org/meet-alex-kash…

Are you wondering how the new mRNA vaccines work? This infographic might help. It's a surprisingly simple process. If you have more questions, check out this article from our Vaccine Smarts experts: galvnews.com/health/free/ar…

We are happy to announce that the Ellington Lab, along with the @DaviesLab, the @barricklab, and the @Contreras_Lab, will be part of the BioMADE team for sustainable manufacturing. Read more at the link in our bio! 👉 ellingtonlab.org/news

The @DeptofDefense recently announced an $87.5 million, 7-yr. award to @TheBioMADE, a nonprofit created by @EngBioRC, for a new U.S. Manufacturing Innovation Institute! Operating at @UMNews, BioMADE will accelerate the commercialization of biotechnology originating from U.S. R&D.

Congratulations!! Prof. Jason McLellan @McLellan_Lab & his graduate student, Dr. Daniel Wrapp @LabWrapp win the 2020 Golden Goose Award! 🏆🏅(unsung heroes-llama 🦙). See Virtual Ceremony Trailer🦙 youtu.be/1NhOK5A51XU

Through a global pandemic and an on-campus research lockdown, Dr. Andy Ellington has led an online group of undergraduate researchers and campus molecular biology experts in a defense against COVID-19. Read more about their efforts below! @TexasScience news.utexas.edu/2020/11/03/on-…

Proud that @UTAustin will be part of @TheBioMADE team for sustainable biomanufacturing. UT members include the Ellington Lab, @DaviesLab & @BarrickLab from @UT_MBS & the @Contreras_Lab from @CockrellSchool! #BioMADEFuture #SynBio @DeptofDefense defense.gov/Newsroom/Relea…

A coronavirus mutation might have made it more contagious, says a study of 5,000 Houston #COVID19 patients in the journal mBio. Silver lining: it doesn’t seem to make the disease more severe. cns.utexas.edu/news/coronavir…

A research team led by Dr. Andy Ellington and Jared Ellefson (@AnsaBio) has evolved a revolutionary synthetic reverse transcriptase (RTX) from the B-family DNA polymerase KOD. Read their findings & explore RTX's structure below! 👉ellingtonlab.org/news @UTAustin @TexasScience

He also emphasized the need for environmental tests of buildings and other public spaces that would allow individuals and businesses to properly gauge their own public health situations. #CovidTesting #SARSCoV2 ellingtonlab.org/news

Dr. Andy Ellington recently spoke to the @engbiorc and the @UTAustin COVID-19 Modeling Consortium on the lab's efforts to develop quick & health-friendly SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic tests. 👉ellingtonlab.org/news @TexasScience @ut_mbs #SARSCoV2 #CovidTesting #Covid_19 #AustinTx

Danny Diaz, instructed by Drs. Andy Ellington & Eric Anslyn, has passed Ph.D. prelim exams and will begin working on his doctoral dissertation, using AI & machine learning to create a tool that can detect life!🧪🔬 Read more about his research goals: 👉ellingtonlab.org/news