Lab News

April 2018  Congratulations to Kristina Palermino-Rowland, who successfully defended her Master's Thesis work!  

"...and now her watch is ended."

Spring, 2018  Hayley Milner and Kristina Palermino-Rowland present their work at the 58th Annual Drosophila Research Conference, in Philadelphia, PA

March 2018  The Nowak Lab is awarded an AIREA award from the American Heart Association.  This award will support the Lab for the next two years.

Summer, 2017  Hayley Milner awarded a Birla Carbon Scholarship for summer, 2017

Spring 2017  Courtney Willett and Madison Hupp awarded Victoria K. Finnerty Undergraduate Research Awards by the Genetics Society of America.  Courtney and Madie will use the money to travel to the 57th Annual Drosophila Research Conference in San Diego to present their research.

Spring, 2017  Courtney Willett, Kristina Palermino-Rowland, and Madison Hupp present their work at the 57th Annual Drosophila Research Conference in San Diego, CA

Summer, 2016  Courtney Willett awarded a Birla Carbon Scholarship  for summer 2016.

1/16/16    Collaboration between Nowak, McMurry, Chrestensen, and Salerno Laboratories, working with novel Cell Penetrating Peptide technology, published in Journal of Cell Science! (link)

7/20/15    Congratulations to Austin Howard, who successfully defended his Master’s Thesis work!

“...and now his watch is ended.”

5/11/15    Austin Howard presents his research at the 2015 Southeast Regional Society for Developmental Biology Meeting

3/8/15      Emily Champion and Austin Howard both present their research at the 56th Annual Drosophila Research Conference

5/16/14    The Nowak Lab cleans up at the 2014 Southeast Regional Meeting of the Society for Developmental Biology!  Drew Hundertmark wins Best Undergraduate Poster Award, and Kate Majeski takes Runner-Up for Best Poster Award.

4/29/14       Drew Hundertmark wins Best Oral Presentation at the KSU Biology Department Student Research Symposium!

12/2/13:      Kate Majeski named as one of 13 recipients of the Victoria Finnerty Undergraduate Travel Award from the Genetics Society of America! Click here for more information.

10/6/13:       Dr. Nowak and Dr. Marcus Davis interviewed on Atlanta TechEdge, a local television show highlighting technology infrastructure, research institutions, private companies, and new technological advancements in the Atlanta Metro area.