June 2018 e-Catalyst Newsletter

Vol. 4, Issue 5

June 2018

UA Science Night at Birch Aquarium in La Jolla

You are invited to meet UA President Robert Robbins, College of Science Dean Joaquin Ruiz, and CBC Department Head Roger Miesfeld at the UA Science Night at Birch Aquarium in La

Jolla, California on Friday, August 3, 2018.

Zhiping Zheng to Retire from UA

Zhiping Zheng has been a UA faculty member for 20 years and will retire this month as Professor Emeritus.

Neil Jacobsen Retiring

Also retiring from the UA is Neil Jacobsen, who manages our NMR Facility.

Shannon Collins Earns Diversity Leadership Scholarship

Shannon Collins of the Pascale Group was selected for the Dr. Maria Teresa Velez Diversity Leadership Scholarship for 2018-19.

Marcos Gomez Ambriz Selected as May 2018 Student of the Month

Marcos Gomez Ambriz was selected as the CBC Outstanding Student of the Month for May because he an amazingly dedicated student.

Alumni News

Jordan Barrows (BS in Biochemistry, 2017) I recently started in the Goley lab at Johns Hopkins, where I will be working in Caulobacter crescentus to further our understanding of the mechanisms underlying bacterial cell growth and division. I am also enrolling in the Johns Hopkins Teaching Academy to continue my pedagogical training and gain hands-on experience with teaching and mentoring in and out of the classroom.

Bobby Betteron (BS in Chemistry; BS in Molecular & Cellular Biology, 2018) I ended up getting hired in Dr. Patrick Ronaldson's lab. I also was accepted to the graduate certificate program in Microbiology and Medical Immunology here at the UA for the fall semester. I am going to do that for a year and try to get some work experience in industry while applying to a PhD program in either Drug Development/Discovery or Medical Pharmacology.

Allison Shepherd (BS in Chemistry, 1999) I received the 2018 Laboratory Analyst of the Year Award from the AZ Water Association, the Arizona section of the American Water Works Association.

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