News and Notes

Research presentation

09-29-2023

Ally and Keely presented their research at the annual undergraduate research poster session of the Department!

Funding from NIH NIGMS MIRA

08-26-2023

We got funded by the NIH NIGMS MIRA (R35) for studying the fundamentals of sequence specificities in the biosynthesis and recognition of RNA chemical modifications!

BC Chemistry News

Welcome Karn!

07-01-2023

We welcome Karn joining our research group as a visiting student from the Chulalongkorn University, Pathumwan, Bangkok.

Oral exams passed

06-01-2023

Congratulations to Michael and Mitchel on passing their oral exams!

2023 Royal Society of Chemistry Certificate of Undergraduate Excellence

05-08-2023

Congratulations to Sean for receiving the 2023 Royal Society of Chemistry Certificate of Undergraduate Excellence!

Teaching Excellence Award

05-08-2023

Congratulations to Michael for receiving the Donald J. White Teaching Excellence Award!

Admission to MIT

05-08-2023

Congratulations to Catherine Hazard for admission to the Chemistry Graduate Program at MIT!

MSEF Fair

05-05-2023

Jenny, Mitchel, and Michael joined the “Mini-Expo” and “Stem-Spark” Talk at the Massachusetts Science & Engineering Fair (MSEF) for 9-12th grade students.

New undergraduate research assistants

01-17-2023

We welcome Chloe, Carmela, and Allison to join the group as undergraduate research assistants!

New graduate student

12-01-2022

We welcome Chuanhui to join the group as graduate student!

New graduate student joins group

09-01-2022

We welcome Kevin to join the group as graduate student!

New lab space

New lab space

08-22-2022

We relocated to our new lab space in Merkert!

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Farewell to Yitan

06-22-2022

Farewell to Yitan and good luck at WashU!

Oral exam passed

06-10-2022

Congratulations to Jenny on passing the oral exam!

Welcome Haoran!

05-30-2022

Haoran joined the group. Welcome!

Welcome Chuanhui!

05-01-2022

We welcome Chuanhui to join the group as a visiting student!

Presentation at open house

03-26-2022

Jenny, Catherine, Yitan, and Zhiyong presented research at the open house for recruitment of prospective graduate students.

New graduate students

01-14-2022

We welcome Michael and Mitchell to join the group as graduate students!

Our first postdoctoral scholar

11-01-2021

Dr. Zhiyong He joined the group as our first postdoctoral scholar. Welcome!

Symposium presentation

Presentation at symposium

10-23-2021

Jenny and Catherine presented their project on short-tandem-repeat RNA at the 2021 graduate student research symposium at Boston College.

Virtual seminar

09-17-2021

Jane virtually visited and gave a seminar in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at San Diego State University.

Departmental seminar

09-14-2021

Jane gave a departmental seminar in the Biology Department at Boston College.

Group photo

Group photo

08-12-2021

Our first “in-person” group picture.

Incoming graduate students

07-30-2021

We welcome incoming graduate students Fan Yang and Kun Yong Jeoung join the group for summer research.

Welcome Sowon Kang

06-15-2021

We welcome Sowon Kang from the i-STEM Scholars Program to join our group for summer research working on the reverse transcriptase engineering project.

Congratulations undergraduates

05-30-2021

Congratulations to Sean, Carolyn, Isabelle, and Yitan on receiving the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship to support their summary research!

Seminar delivered at UNM

04-30-2021

Jane gave a seminar at Departmental Colloquium, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology in the University of New Mexico.

Kozarich Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship

03-19-2021

Congratulations to Catherine on receiving the Kozarich Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship!

New group members

12-09-2020

Weiqi (Jenny) and Sean joined the group. Welcome!

Zoom meeting

First Zoom meeting

10-16-2020

Our first group meeting via Zoom!

Three more join group

10-15-2020

Thomas, Carolyn, and Catherine joined the group. Welcome!

Lab space

Lab space in Higgins

09-25-2020

Check out our lab space in the Higgins Hall 560! We are keenly looking for highly motived graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and undergraduate research assistants to join and build the lab together!

Lab launched

09-01-2020

The Zhou lab started at Boston College!

Scenes from the Zhou Lab