Molecular Biology Ph.D. Program // CU Anschutz
@molbcu.bsky.social
A collegial, interdisciplinary Ph.D. training program on the Anschutz Medical Campus of the University of Colorado
https://www.cuanschutz.edu/graduate-programs/molecular-biology/home
https://www.cuanschutz.edu/graduate-programs/molecular-biology/home
We are supported by a T32 Award from NIGMS. Preparing the annual RPPR inspired us to look back at the ~50 publications in 2025 from our students (current or recently graduated). We’re linking to them all below. There is still time to apply to join us! graduateschool.cuanschutz.edu/admissions/a...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
We are supported by a T32 Award from NIGMS. Preparing the annual RPPR inspired us to look back at the ~50 publications in 2025 from our students (current or recently graduated). We’re linking to them all below. There is still time to apply to join us! graduateschool.cuanschutz.edu/admissions/a...
Congratulations to Molecular Biology PhD student Giovana Maria Breda Veronezi of Srinivas Ramachandran's lab @4everbiochemist.bsky.social for successfully completing her PhD defense!
November 7, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Congratulations to Molecular Biology PhD student Giovana Maria Breda Veronezi of Srinivas Ramachandran's lab @4everbiochemist.bsky.social for successfully completing her PhD defense!
Josh Black was a member of the Molecular Biology PhD Program for >10 yrs and served in many ways, including teaching and chairing the Prelim Exam committee. He was always generous with sharing advice, knowledge, and expertise. We are grateful for the time we shared with him and we already miss him.
We remember and honor Joshua Black, PhD, who passed away on Oct. 25, 2025. Josh was a brilliant scientist, a beloved colleague, and a cherished friend. To honor his legacy and support a research lectureship in his honor, we invite you to contribute in his memory at giving.cu.edu/JBlack.
A gift in memory of Joshua Black, PhD
Join me and make a gift in memory of Joshua Black
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November 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Josh Black was a member of the Molecular Biology PhD Program for >10 yrs and served in many ways, including teaching and chairing the Prelim Exam committee. He was always generous with sharing advice, knowledge, and expertise. We are grateful for the time we shared with him and we already miss him.
The Molecular Biology Program is at #NDiSTEM ! Sacnistas interested in the program, please stop by the CU Graduate School booth #1243 in the Expo Hall. Associate Director Michael McMurray @mcmurraylab.bsky.social is at the conference, as well
October 30, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The Molecular Biology Program is at #NDiSTEM ! Sacnistas interested in the program, please stop by the CU Graduate School booth #1243 in the Expo Hall. Associate Director Michael McMurray @mcmurraylab.bsky.social is at the conference, as well
Congratulations to Molecular Biology student Evan Morrison of Olivia Rissland's lab for successfully completing his PhD defense!
October 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Congratulations to Molecular Biology student Evan Morrison of Olivia Rissland's lab for successfully completing his PhD defense!
The 2025 Molecular Biology PhD Annual Program Retreat took place this past Thursday afternoon thru Saturday morning (10/16-18) in beautiful Granby, Colorado.
Special thanks to keynote speaker David Fay, PhD @wyomingwormboy.bsky.social for your engagement throughout the retreat and for a great talk!
Special thanks to keynote speaker David Fay, PhD @wyomingwormboy.bsky.social for your engagement throughout the retreat and for a great talk!
October 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The 2025 Molecular Biology PhD Annual Program Retreat took place this past Thursday afternoon thru Saturday morning (10/16-18) in beautiful Granby, Colorado.
Special thanks to keynote speaker David Fay, PhD @wyomingwormboy.bsky.social for your engagement throughout the retreat and for a great talk!
Special thanks to keynote speaker David Fay, PhD @wyomingwormboy.bsky.social for your engagement throughout the retreat and for a great talk!
Congratulations to Molecular Biology student Natasia Paukovich of Beat Vögeli's lab for successfully defending her PhD!
June 9, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Congratulations to Molecular Biology student Natasia Paukovich of Beat Vögeli's lab for successfully defending her PhD!
Congratulations to Molecular Biology student Roy Khair of Liz Kovacs's lab for successfully defending his PhD!
May 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Congratulations to Molecular Biology student Roy Khair of Liz Kovacs's lab for successfully defending his PhD!
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Congratulations to postdoctoral fellow @ecbrooks96.bsky.social who won a poster award and @molbcu.bsky.social graduate student Cassie Minne who received honorable mention at the 4th annual Rocky Mountain RNA Symposium held today at @cuanschutz.bsky.social!
May 22, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Congratulations to postdoctoral fellow @ecbrooks96.bsky.social who won a poster award and @molbcu.bsky.social graduate student Cassie Minne who received honorable mention at the 4th annual Rocky Mountain RNA Symposium held today at @cuanschutz.bsky.social!
Congratulations to Molecular Biology student Arely Diaz of Tânia Reis's lab for successfully defending her PhD!
May 20, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Congratulations to Molecular Biology student Arely Diaz of Tânia Reis's lab for successfully defending her PhD!
Congratulations to Molecular Biology student Alyssa Margolis of Andres Vazquez-Torres's lab for successfully defending her PhD!
May 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Congratulations to Molecular Biology student Alyssa Margolis of Andres Vazquez-Torres's lab for successfully defending her PhD!
Congratulations to Molecular Biology student Chris Alderman from Rui Zhao's lab for successfully defending his PhD!
May 5, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Congratulations to Molecular Biology student Chris Alderman from Rui Zhao's lab for successfully defending his PhD!
Congratulations to Molecular Biology student Brandon Buck of Srinivas Ramachandran's lab for successfully defending his PhD!
March 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Congratulations to Molecular Biology student Brandon Buck of Srinivas Ramachandran's lab for successfully defending his PhD!
Congratulations to Molecular Biology student Art Wolin of Heide Ford's lab @heidefordlab.bsky.social for successfully defending his PhD!
March 21, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Congratulations to Molecular Biology student Art Wolin of Heide Ford's lab @heidefordlab.bsky.social for successfully defending his PhD!
Congratulations to Molecular Biology student Luuli Tran @luulitran.bsky.social of Santos Franco's lab @thefrancolab.bsky.social for successfully defending her PhD!
March 15, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Congratulations to Molecular Biology student Luuli Tran @luulitran.bsky.social of Santos Franco's lab @thefrancolab.bsky.social for successfully defending her PhD!
Congratulations to Molecular Biology PhD Student Kathryn Walters of Neel Mukherjee's lab for successfully defending her PhD! cid:e627e5ef-c536-49b8-aaa8-90ffb75debc4
March 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Congratulations to Molecular Biology PhD Student Kathryn Walters of Neel Mukherjee's lab for successfully defending her PhD! cid:e627e5ef-c536-49b8-aaa8-90ffb75debc4
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Amidst all the chaos, the lab had a great day presenting their research earlier this month at @cuanschutz.bsky.social School of Dental Medicine Research Day. Congratulations to @molbcu.bsky.social student Cassie Minne who won 2nd place poster prize in the graduate student category!
February 19, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Amidst all the chaos, the lab had a great day presenting their research earlier this month at @cuanschutz.bsky.social School of Dental Medicine Research Day. Congratulations to @molbcu.bsky.social student Cassie Minne who won 2nd place poster prize in the graduate student category!
Congratulations to Chloe Briney of the Rissland lab for successfully defending her PhD on Friday, Feb. 7!
February 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Congratulations to Chloe Briney of the Rissland lab for successfully defending her PhD on Friday, Feb. 7!
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This is the final act from Luuli's PhD thesis work in the @molbcu.bsky.social program. Funded by her F31 NRSA, her T32 fellowship, and her Bolie Award. Thesis defense coming up in March!!!
If anyone is hiring for bioinformatician positions, please reach out to @luulitran.bsky.social right away!
If anyone is hiring for bioinformatician positions, please reach out to @luulitran.bsky.social right away!
January 22, 2025 at 4:16 AM
This is the final act from Luuli's PhD thesis work in the @molbcu.bsky.social program. Funded by her F31 NRSA, her T32 fellowship, and her Bolie Award. Thesis defense coming up in March!!!
If anyone is hiring for bioinformatician positions, please reach out to @luulitran.bsky.social right away!
If anyone is hiring for bioinformatician positions, please reach out to @luulitran.bsky.social right away!
Congratulations to Molecular Biology student Ben Cooperman (of @mcmurraylab.bsky.social ) for a successful PhD defense!
January 10, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Congratulations to Molecular Biology student Ben Cooperman (of @mcmurraylab.bsky.social ) for a successful PhD defense!
Congratulations to Molecular Biology PhD student Arely Diaz for being awarded a DeLill Nasser Award for Professional Development in Genetics. Arely, of the Reis lab in @cuendocrinology.bsky.social is the 1st ever Anschutz Med Campus @cuanschutz.bsky.social awardee.
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DeLill Nasser Award for Professional Development in Genetics - Genetics Society of America
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December 19, 2024 at 3:21 AM
Congratulations to Molecular Biology PhD student Arely Diaz for being awarded a DeLill Nasser Award for Professional Development in Genetics. Arely, of the Reis lab in @cuendocrinology.bsky.social is the 1st ever Anschutz Med Campus @cuanschutz.bsky.social awardee.
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Delighted to share our updated work, led by former @molbcu.bsky.social student Thomas Forman, out now in @elife.bsky.social: elifesciences.org/articles/98531, PDGFRa signaling regulates Srsf3 transcript binding to affect PI3K signaling and endosomal trafficking
PDGFRα signaling regulates Srsf3 transcript binding to affect PI3K signaling and endosomal trafficking
Upon PDGFRα signaling in mouse embryonic palatal mesenchyme cells, Srsf3 exhibits differential transcript binding, resulting in retention of the receptor in early endosomes and increased downstream PI...
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December 4, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Delighted to share our updated work, led by former @molbcu.bsky.social student Thomas Forman, out now in @elife.bsky.social: elifesciences.org/articles/98531, PDGFRa signaling regulates Srsf3 transcript binding to affect PI3K signaling and endosomal trafficking
Congratulations to Molecular Biology PhD students Andrew Neumann and Destiny DeNicola for winning second and third place, respectively, in the Anschutz Campus 3-Minute Thesis competition yesterday!
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3 Minute Thesis
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December 4, 2024 at 1:25 AM
Congratulations to Molecular Biology PhD students Andrew Neumann and Destiny DeNicola for winning second and third place, respectively, in the Anschutz Campus 3-Minute Thesis competition yesterday!
graduateschool.cuanschutz.edu/events-and-r...
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