November 2011:
Kejia is a new dad! Hi son Jason was born on November 5. Congratulations and all the best!
March 2011:
Our work on the crystal structure and programmed self-assembly of an RNA nanosquare has been accepted for publication in PNAS.
Thomas has been granted promotion to Associate Professor with tenure, effective July 2011.
April 2011:
UCSD publishes a news release on our PNAS paper on the RNA nanosquare.
Welcome to Vahagn Antonyan, an undergraduate researcher who will work with Thomas on the nanosquare project.
June 2011:
Maia Carnevali, the second PhD student to graduate from the lab, has defended her thesis on June 20. Congratulations, Maia!
August 2011:
Emily is moving to Upstate NY to start her new position as a Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow at the Chemistry Department of Ithaca College. Congratulations, Emily!
September 2011:
Rayya Samawi and Brian Charette, two new undergraduate researchers, join Kevin's gang of RNA ligand synthesizers. Welcome!
October 2011:
Emily Satkiewicz, the third PhD student to graduate from the lab, has defended her thesis on October 20. Congratulations, Emily!
December 2011:
Mark Boerneke is joining our lab as a new graduate student. Mark did his undergraduate studies at Point Loma Nazarene and will start working on a new target in the HCV IRES RNA. Welcome!
