Pennsylvania State University
Department of Chemistry
239 Benkovic Building
University Park, PA 16802
Email: eaj19@psu.edu
2025
December
Yichen He presents and passes his Second Year Seminar!
October
Taha Alubaidi presents his poster and wins 3rd place in the Life Sciences category of the ECoS Undergraduate Research Poster Session! Great job!
Yichen He (grad student) and Taha Alubaidi (undergrad student) present posters at the 2025 Rustbelt RNA meeting in Huron, OH!
Liz is interviewed by first year Chem undergrads for the PSU 016 course!
https://psu.mediaspace.kaltura.com/playlist/dedicated/393493923/1_ysop1oan/1_chsxc0p9
September
Liz presents her work at the 26th Annual RiboClub meeting in Orford, QC, Canada!
Yichen He, a grad student co-mentored by me and Phil, passes his qualifying exam!
May
Liz co-organizes the 2nd annual Center for RNA Molecular Biology Symposium.
Gracie Guerin completes her Honors thesis and graduates with B.S. in Integrative Science. Congrats Gracie!
April
Gracie Guerin and Taha Alubaidi present their work at the Penn State Undergraduate Exhibition. Great job!
Liz presents her research to the SC100 students.
March
Liz’s Eberly College of Science undergraduate faculty research award is funded!
January
Liz is approved for Membership in the Graduate Faculty!
Liz is chosen for the RNA Society Member Spotlight found here: https://rnasociety.memberclicks.net/dr–elizabeth-jolley
2024
November
Taha Alubaidi presents his poster at the Centennial Celebration of Central PA Chemistry!
October
Liz is invited to speak virtually at Talladega College!
August
Gracie Guerin and Taha Alubaidi complete summer research! Gracie was awarded an REU and Taha was awarded the Erickson Discovery Grant.
June
Lab retreat in the Poconos!
May
Liz co-organizes the 1st annual Center for RNA Molecular Biology Symposium.
Kelley Melanson completes her thesis and graduates with B.S in Chemistry. Atlas Winemiller completes their Honors thesis and graduates with B.S. in Chemistry. Great job!
March
Phil and Liz publish a News & Views in Nat Methods.
Liz at the ACS Spring 2024 meeting in New Orleans, LA.
2023
September
Liz meets her RNA Thermometer hero Franz Narberhaus at the Regulating with RNA in Bacteria and Archaea meeting in St. Peterburg, FL!
Phil and Liz publish Transcriptome-wide proving reveals RNA thermometers that regulate translation of glycerol permease genes in Bacillus subtilis in RNA.
June
Kelley Melanson and Atlas Winemiller start summer research! Kelley was awarded the Benkovic Scholar award and Atlas was awarded the Erickson Discovery Grant.
April
Liz attends the NCI RNA Biology Symposium in Bethesda.
March
Liz is an invited speaker for the Panel: Nonlinear Career Trajectories in Academia.
