Natalie Ahn

Distinguished biochemist elected president of national society

July 18, 2017

Ahn, a professor of distinction in the department of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Colorado Boulder, was elected president of The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology last year and began her term as president-elect in July.

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Biochemist, philosopher join American Academy of Arts and Sciences

July 18, 2017

兔子先生传媒文化作品 philosopher Alison Jaggar and biochemist Karolin Luger are among 228 new members of the academy, which includes some of the world鈥檚 most accomplished scholars, scientists, writers, artists, business people and philanthropic leaders, the academy said in a statement.

Sabrina Spencer

Some mother cells kick DNA damage 'down the road' to offspring

June 7, 2017

A new University of Colorado Boulder study has shown that some dividing human cells are 鈥渒icking the can down the road,鈥 passing on low-level DNA damage to offspring, causing daughter cells to pause in a quiescent, or dormant, state previously thought to be random in origin.

Thomas Cech

Nobel laureate Tom Cech wins 2017 Hazel Barnes Prize

March 27, 2017

University of Colorado Boulder Distinguished Professor Tom Cech, Colorado鈥檚 first Nobel Prize winner, has been named the 2017 Hazel Barnes Prize winner 鈥 the most distinguished award a faculty member can receive from the university.

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