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Jul 15, 2025

Second Summer at Labcorp Lays Foundation for Career Path

Biochemistry major Erikson Allen is getting valuable industry experience as a Labcorp validations and reagents intern, preparing for a future career in gene therapy, while refining his hands-on skills in the lab. 
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May 20, 2025

You’re Invited to 2025 Awards for Excellence Ceremony

NC State will announce 12 winners of the Awards for Excellence at a June 2 ceremony. 
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Apr 29, 2025

Committed to Service

Through interdisciplinary studies, service and undergraduate research, Park Scholar and biochemistry major Isaac Ali, who will graduate on May 3, has built a solid foundation for his academic and professional future. 
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Mar 11, 2025

Alumna’s NIH Expertise Rooted at NC State

Catherine Gordon credits her biochemistry degree from NC State University as the foundation for her career in pediatric endocrinology and adolescent bone health research with the National Institutes of Health. 
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Mar 10, 2025

Lab Ready: Preparing Tomorrow’s Scientists

The Biochemistry Undergraduate Research and Training Program gives students hands-on lab experience they can turn into career success. 
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Mar 6, 2025

Optimizing Corn Production for Greater Efficiency

CALS researchers are digging in to find a way to grow corn that uses less fertilizer, aiming to save farmers time and money while also reducing nitrogen waste in the environment. 
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Jan 6, 2025

From Laptop to Biotech Lab

As an alumnus of the Interdisciplinary Biochemistry Master’s Program, David Smith found a path to a meaningful career in the biotech industry. 

Oct 15, 2024

Integrative Sciences Initiative Directors and Woodson Hall Occupants Announced

Two new directors of NC State’s Integrative Sciences Initiative (ISI) and the first occupants of Woodson Hall, the heart of the ISI, have been announced. Milad Abolhasani and Melanie Simpson were named director of accelerated technologies and director of research, respectively, effective October 1. 
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Sep 26, 2024

Mining the Potential of pokeweed

Colleen Doherty, a professor in the Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry, is investigating whether the plant pokeweed could extract rare earth elements to help power batteries and bolster the green economy. 
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Sep 23, 2024

Two Biochemistry Alumni Honored as 2024 Outstanding CALS Alumni

Two Biochemistry Alumni, Jose Trinidad Ascencio-Ibáñez (“Trino”) and Annette Bodenheimer, received Outstanding Alumni Awards for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS). They, along with other outstanding alumni, were honored…