March 2021 News

March 30, 2021
Two new articles from Dr. Joan Steitz’s group published in Science and PNAS describe new RNA tertiary structure motifs, including a novel poly(A) binding pocket, and push the...
Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin
March 22, 2021
Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, Ph.D. (1910-1994) was a chemist known for her significant contributions to the development of X-ray crystallography as a method for determining...
Katelyn Noronha
March 19, 2021
Congratulations to Katelyn Noronha, a third-year MB&B PhD student, for being awarded a Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)...
Maxine Frank Singer
March 18, 2021
Molecular biologist and Yale University alumnus Maxine Frank Singer contributed crucial insights into deciphering the genetic code through her research on enzymes that...
Enrique M. De La Cruz and Mark Hochstrasser
March 11, 2021
Mark Hochstrasser, MB&B Eugene Higgins Professor, and Enrique M. De La Cruz, MB&B Professor and Department Chair, were recently elected to The Connecticut Academy of...
March 4th issue of Molecular Cell cover art by Kirsten Reimer
March 8, 2021
MB&B would like to congratulate graduate student Kirsten Reimer of the Neugebauer lab for creating the cover for the March 4th edition of the Molecular Cell Journal. Her...
Wendy Gilbert, circa 2020
March 5, 2021
Congratulations to Associate Professor Wendy Gilbert who is the recipient of the 2020 Poorvu Family Fund for Academic Innovation Award. This honor reflects Dr. Gilbert’s...