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Penn State chemist Eric Nacsa receives 2024 NSF CAREER Award
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Penn State biochemist Carsten Krebs named distinguished professor
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Chemistry professor receives Simons Foundation Pivot Fellowship
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Squire Booker honored with 2023 Percy L. Julian Award
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Could RNA folding play a role in the origin of life?
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Penn State chemist Ed O’Brien named Kavli Fellow
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Why synonymous mutations are not always silent
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Christine Keating named Shapiro Professor of Chemistry
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Susan Sinnott recognized with 2022 AVS Medard W. Welch Award
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Determining the structure of small RNAs
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Climate-associated genetic switches found in plants
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Booker receives Hans Neurath Award from Protein Society
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Penn State biochemist Manuel Llinás named distinguished professor
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Benkovics support pioneering research in chemistry and the life sciences
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The key to a powerful antibiotic’s formation now clear
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Benkovics support pioneering research in chemistry and the life sciences
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