Accomplishments: College of Sciences
Assistant professor Jingchun Chen and undergraduate students Melika Cummings, Tyrell Pratt, Alice Lee, Eunjae Lee, Jennifer Zheng, Faria Tavacoli (all Nevada Institute of Personalized Medicine) presented at the 2025 National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), a premier academic event that celebrates undergraduate achievements across…
Congratulations to the 51ԹϺ racquetball team who competed in Corporate Challenge on Thursday, April 10. They won 1st overall and 10 points for 51ԹϺ. Competitors were Adam Koebke (Mathematics) who won gold in men's singles, Venki Muthukumar (Electrical Engineering) and Sai Parsa (Computer Science) who won gold in men's doubles, and Erica Marti…
Łukasz Sznajder (Chemistry and Biochemistry) and Krzysztof Sobczak from the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poland have been awarded a grant through the “Initiative of Excellence - Research University” program, funded by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education. This grant will support…
Manisha Gun (Chemistry and Biochemistry) has been awarded the RNA Society Research Presentation Fellowship to support her presentation on RNA misprocessing in myotonic dystrophy at the 2025 RNA Society Meeting.
Kingsley Ukandu Rachidi Salako (Mathematical Sciences) presented part of his joint work with advisor Rachidi Salako. The paper, titled “New Spatial Patterns of Endemic Equilibria Set in SIS Epidemic Model: Effects of Susceptible Population Moment,” was presented at the AMS Sectional Meeting hosted by the University of Kansas in Lawrence.…
Radiochemistry professor Frederic Poineau (Chemistry) was recently published in the journal Frontiers in Nuclear Engineering. The article titled, Uranium fluoride micromaterials: a new frontier in nuclear engineering, explores recent advancements in the synthesis and application of uranium fluoride micromaterials, emphasizing their…
Łukasz Sznajder (Chemistry and Biochemistry) has received an Early Career Research in Myotonic Dystrophy Award ($140K) from the Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation. His project, titled “Probing Expanded RNA Species and Their Role in DM2,” focuses on understanding how specific RNA molecules containing expanded CCUG repeats may contribute to myotonic…
Arumugam Jayaraman’s (Chemistry and Biochemistry) research engagement with researchers in Germany led to a publication in Wiley’s Angewandte Chemie International Edition journal. The work presents our endeavors to replicate the organometallic chemistry of transition metals using a boron-centered main-group compound called borylene. This work…
Satish C. Bhatnagar (Mathematical Sciences) presented a paper, "Primes and Pyramids: A Pedagogical Perspective," at the annual meeting of the South Eastern Section of the Mathematical Association of America on March 1, 2025.
Jason Victor (Radiochemistry) published a paper in the Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry titled, "Preparation and arc melting decomposition of cerium trichloride." The article explores high-temperature chemistry of cerium trichloride, a strategic material relevant to molten salt reactor technology in the nuclear field.…
Hui Zhan (Nevada Institute of Personalized Medicine) has published a research article titled “Biomarker Identification for Alzheimer’s Disease Through Integration of Comprehensive Mendelian Randomization and Proteomics Data” in the Journal of Translational Medicine on March 6.
The study is co-authored by Dr. Jeffrey L. Cummings (Brain Health…
A team of seven students from Jingchun Chen’s (Nevada Institute of Personalized Medicine) lab at the Nevada Institute of Personalized Medicine (NIPM), 51ԹϺ, made a strong impact at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) Neuroscience Next Conference, an international event that aims to support the next generation of Alzheimer’s…