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Years ago during the Obama administration, on a plane en route to the Gulf Coast, then-Vice President Joe Biden asked Jane Lubchenco about the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. He was in awe of her responses.
Scientists led by OSU biochemistry professor Colin Johnson say they have found a new piece of the puzzle in the quest to use gene therapy to enable people born deaf to hear, centering around an inner-ear protein called otoferlin.
The world's largest collection of garter snakes is assembled deep in the recesses of OSU's Weniger Hall. Biologist Robert Mason, a colleague of the herpetologist who curated this collection, also examines the effect of climate change on garter snakes.
A new study by professor Elisar Barbar studies the nucleocapsid protein, or N protein. of the COVID-19 virus to push toward new drugs and vaccines. Ph.D. student Heather Masson-Forsythe, who has received national attention for winning Science's "Dance your Ph.D. Award," is part of the team researching the virus.
Biochemistry professor Elisar Barbar has published a study that takes a new approach to combat the COVID-19 virus by targeting the nucleocapsid protein.
A study by distinguished professor Jane Lubchenco examining the link between marine protected areas and carbon emissions was among the articles highlighted for significant contributions to climate research.
Jane Lubchenco, a well-known Oregon State University distinguished professor and a former Obama administration official, has been named the deputy director for climate and the environment for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
OSU Distinguished Professor Jane Lubchenco, formerly the State Department's first U.S. science envoy for the ocean, has joined the Biden administration to lead climate and environment efforts at the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
The White House has appointed Jane Lubchenco, a well-known marine scientist at OSU and former head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to a high-level position coordinating climate and environmental issues within its Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP).
Heather Masson-Forsythe, a graduate student in biochemistry and biophysics professor Elisar Barbar's Lab, has received the award for “Biochemical & biophysical studies of the COVID-19 nucleocapsid protein with RNA.”
Ph.D. student Jesse Laney is quoted regarding a new OSU study that questions the validity of the 'picnic table effect,' or the theory that the sighting of one rare bird often leads to another.
OSU bioinformatics professor David Hendrix and US Department of Agriculture researchers say they have significantly expanded the understanding of the hop genome, a development with important implications for the brewing industry and scientists who study the potential medical benefits of hops.
Ph.D. student Jesse Laney set out to determine if bird discovery bonanzas are one-off events or a common occurrence. With his colleagues, he analyzed data from 2008 to 2017 from the online birding database eBird, searching for clues.
Oregon State field workers through the TRACE-COVID-19 program have estimated that just over 3% of Redmond residents test positive for COVID-19, one of the highest prevalence rates found since the program began last spring.
More than a decade after OSU chemist Mas Subramanian's unexpected discovery, artists, architects, and designers can now officially get their hands on humanity’s newest shade of blue.
Assistant professor Jamie Cornelius has contributed to a study documenting the impacts on songbirds exposed to pollution, studying blood lead levels in songbirds living in parks in and around Flint, Michigan.
In 2009, materials chemist Mas Subramanian developed the first new blue in more than 200 years. Now YInMn blue is available for artists and commercial users around the world.
Developed by OSU chemist Mas Subramanian, YInMn Blue’s has generated a massive following that stems in part from its high opacity, which means you don’t need to apply much of it to get a good coating. It also has unusual hyper-spectral properties, reflecting most infrared radiation, which keeps the pigment cool.
Children with autism may have a subtly different set of bacteria in their gut than their non-autistic siblings, according to unpublished data presented virtually by microbiology assistant professor Maude David at the 2021 Society for Neuroscience Global Connectome.
A new genus and species of cylindrical bark beetle dating back to the Cretaceous period has been identified in a study led by George Poinar Jr., a paleobiologist and entomologist at OSU.
