ALS Highlights the Mechanism of DNA Synthesis Publication

The Advanced Light Source at the Berkeley Lab highlights the Chaput lab’s recent publication on the mechanism of DNA synthesis in a Science Brief. The specific Nature Communication publication discusses newly discovered intermediates that provide greater context to replication by a DNA polymerase; the exact order and transition between intermediates was solved by time-resolved X-ray…

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Postdoctoral Recruitment

Postdoctoral Positions Available in Molecular and Cellular Biology The Chaput lab at the University of California, Irvine is seeking highly qualified applicants for postdoctoral positions in molecular and cellular biology to advance the development of oligonucleotide therapeutics. Candidates will work on a range of translational research projects from directed enzyme evolution and microfluidics to cellular…

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Roman Meza – Dr. William Holcomb Scholarship Awardee

Congratulations to Roman Meza for his recent award of the Dr. William Holcolmb Scholarship in the Academic Excellence in Life and Health Sciences category for the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Ali Nikoomanzar – Excellence in Research Award

Congratulations to Ali for his recent recognition with an Excellence in Research Award, which is awarded to one UCI Pharmaceutical Sciences graduate student per academic year for his demonstrated highly productivity in the lab and show of extreme promise in the field of pharmaceutical science research.

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Saikat Bala – PhD Graduate!

The Chaput lab would like to congratulate Saikat Bala for his conferred PhD degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences. After a successful defense in November 2019, Dr. Bala is now headed to Wave Life Science in Lexington, MA for a position as a research scientist working on oligomer synthesis.

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Roman Meza – SACNAS 2019 Poster

Congratulations to Roman Meza for his poster award at the 2018 SACNAS (Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science) national conference held in Hawaii on November 2nd, 2019!

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Ruben Echeverria – 2019 Bridges Research Symposium

Congratulations to Ruben Echeverria, an incoming UCI transfer student, on his oral presentation at the 2019 Bridges Research Symposium on Thursday, August 15th.

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Eva Huang – 2019 SURF Research Symposium

Congratulations to Eva Huang, a UCR undergraduate, on presenting her poster at the 2019 Summer Undergraduate Research Program on Thursday, August 15th.

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