One doesn't have to travel far to be part of an important group. The Missouri Academy of Science held their annual meeting April 28. Two biology students and one professor decided to attend, sharing and networking. About the conference Dr. Kyoungtae Kim, Vy Nguyen and Cullen Horstmann presented their research. Kim: Yeast dynamin for membrane fusion Nguyen: Yeast … [Read more...] about Stay close, go far
There's a rising interest in yeast. So much so, each year, yeast scientists come across the country to meet at the World Yeast Conference in Montreal, Canada. Dr. Kyoungtae Kim, associate dean of the College of Natural and Applied Sciences, presented not one, but two keynote talks about his research. About the conference Kim presented two of this research topics: … [Read more...] about Kitchen staple creates conference
The Annual Joint Meeting of the Missouri and Missouri Valley Branches of the American Society of Microbiology saw many familiar faces March 9-10. Eight MSU students trekked to Kansas City, Kansas, to share research and network. Three students were recognized for their presentations. About the participants Drs. Kyoungtae Kim, professor of biology and associate dean of … [Read more...] about Sharing research and gaining experience
Anywhere we go, there's going to be a need of some kind. Food, water, love, connection, education — the list goes on and on. Growing up in Andhra Pradesh, India, Dr. Srikant Nannapaneni saw a great need in his community: oncology doctors. To remedy that, he came to the United States to study medicine. Journey to medicine In India, it isn't as simple as choosing a career … [Read more...] about Alum uses degree to help the Ozarks, India
Being able to see several disciplines in one conference is a wonderful thing. At Arkansas IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (InBre), representatives from PAMS and BIO were there to present their work. For the biology department Several biology students presented their work. Cullen Horstman, one of Dr. Kyoungtae Kim's undergraduate students, won honorable … [Read more...] about PAMS and BIO join for common interest