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Poster session at 2025 LS IGP Symposium
Thu, May 21, 2026
Event Start Time: 8:00 am
Event Location: Ohio Union

Recent News

Ayushi Das, Maria Mihaylova, Michael SMoley, Dawn Chandler, Emily Payne, Zianne Olverson, Tony Brown, Jessica Wedig, Mandy Hargett and Yi Wang at the 2026 Graduate School Award Ceremony

MCDB Student and Faculty Awardees Recognized at Graduate School Award Ceremony

By Michael Smoley

On Wednesday, Ayushi Das, Maria Mihaylova, Zianne Olverson, Emily Payne, Kristin Stanford, Yi Wang…

Caden Martin

Caden Martin Successfully Defends Dissertation

By Michael Smoley

Congratulations to Caden Martin for successfully defending his dissertation!

Hiltonia Middle School

Ohio State University graduate students lead Hiltonia Middle School students in science activities

By Michael Smoley

On Apr. 17, 2026, MCDB graduate students Zianne Olverson, Electra Coffman, Jessica Anderson, Madeline Burghaze, Remy…

Mariam Salem

Mariam Salem Publishes First-Author Paper

By Michael Smoley

Congratulations to Mariam Salem for publishing a first-author paper in the European Journal of Immunology!

The title of the paper is, “Gene Regulatory Programs of NK…

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