On 4 May 2021, Liang-Yuan Chiu successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis, entitled "Roles of RNA structural dynamics and molecular interaction in viral gene expression." With everybody being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, we gathered at Dr. Tolbert's house for a backyard barbecue.
Congratulations, Dr. Chiu!
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February is Black History Month in the United States. This year, ACS Axial is looking forward and highlighting noteworthy African American chemists working today, engaging them in conversation about their life and work. Here is the interview fro Blanton S. Tolbert.
On November 17th, 2020, Will passed his oral qualifying exam (which was conducted virtually)! We celebrated via Zoom for a "Zoom Happy Hour" celebration!
Description: In this special year, the Tolbert lab wants to embrace history and embrace each other as unique individuals no matter where you were born. We truly believe diversity brings energy, creativity and benefits to our lab environment. Here are some experiences shared from members of our lab.
Edited by Liang-Yuan...
Kudos to Jesse, as well as Liang, Andrew, & Vas for working on such an impactful project for the lab! The talk can be found here on the ASBMB website.
Description: The shape adopted by an RNA plays a key role in how that RNA interacts with proteins. The nature...
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