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 NewsWelcome 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
08-22-2022
We relocated to our new lab space in Merkert!

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!

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
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!

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 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











