Christine Hart, a 2018 Clemson biochemistry graduate and former researcher in EPIC’s Meredith Morris Lab, has been awarded a prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. One of only 1,000 recipients nationwide, Hart will receive three years of support to pursue...

Dr. Lesly Temesvari, a faculty member and researcher in the Department of Biological Sciences and the Eukaryotic Pathogens Innovation Center (EPIC), has been awarded a NIH R21 grant to investigate potential treatments for Acanthamoeba castellanii, a pathogenic amoeba...

The 2025 program will be for ten weeks (May 21 – July 30). Each Scholar will receive a stipend of $4200 (paid in three installments), and the Center can provide the Scholars lab with up to $500 for the purchase of supplies and materials. Please see the pdf...

Congratulations to Sarah McKay and Jessica Aycock, the 2024 winners of the Bauer Family Travel Award! Through a generous donation by Marty and Dr. Sarah Bauer, EPIC created the Bauer Family Travel Award. The award designates funds for PhD students in EPIC labs to...

We are excited to welcome Dr. Jessica Larsen to EPIC. Dr. Larsen holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Virginia and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Auburn University. Her outstanding contributions to research and mentorship have earned her...

Jennifer Covel, sophomore genetics major in the Smith lab, presented her research (Exploring the Roles of Phosphofructokinase-1 (PFK-1 and 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-bisphosphatase (PFK2-FBP2) in Cryptococcus neoformans) at the UK Microbiology Society...

We are excited to welcome Dr. Christopher Chouinard to EPIC as our newest faculty member. Dr. Chouinard earned his Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Florida, where he pioneered ion mobility-mass spectrometry methods for analyzing small biomolecules...