Heather presented an awesome defense talk, titled “A Nonstop Challenge to Life on Earth: Ribosome Rescue is Essential in Bacteria and Human Mitochondria” on June 3rd. We are so proud of you, Dr. Feaga!

Sydney Miller joined us earlier this year and is working this summer under the BMB SURF program. She is trying to find molecular targets for trans- translation inhibitors that were found in the high-throughput screen conducted in our lab (Ramadoss, PNAS 2013). Sydney is a rising junior and is excited about learning methods of research. Welcome!