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Welcome to the News Page, where you will find informative articles detailing the latest research and educational efforts that are underway at Eukaryotic Pathogens Innovation Center (EPIC).
News
Welcome to the News Page, where you will find informative articles detailing the latest research and educational efforts that are underway at Eukaryotic Pathogens Innovation Center (EPIC).
Undergrad Wins First Place at SC American Society for Microbiology Meeting
Congratulations to Jennifer Covel, who won first place for undergraduate oral presentation at the SC American Society for Microbiology meeting in November at the University of South Carolina.
Historic Chemistry Exhibit at Clemson Highlights Roots of Modern Mass Spectrometry
A new exhibit highlighting the development of mass spectrometry commissioned by the American Society for Mass Spectrometry will be on display at Clemson University until next summer. Learn more about EPIC faculty member Dr. Chris Chouinard’s mass spectrometry research...
EPIC is excited to announce the 2026 Seifert Scholars Undergraduate Research program
The 2026 program will be for ten weeks (May 20 – July 31).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 announcement...
Dr. Jessica Larsen Receives R01 Grant
Congratulations to Dr. Jessica Larsen on her NIH R01 grant,Noninvasive nanoparticle-directed therapy to the peripheral nervous system, and graduation from the COBRE!
Caroline Palmentiero Wins at FLAM!
Congratulations to Caroline Palmentiero for winning the prize for best talk at the 20th International Free Living Amoeba Meeting in Puerto Morelos, Mexico!
Brain-eating amoeba case confirmed in South Carolina
After a recent case of brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina, Caitlin Ashbaugh from WYFF4 came to talk to Dr. Jillian McKeon about the amoeba, naegleria fowleri. Read more at WYFF4. Dr. McKeon also had a chance to speak with Fox Carolina. Read more here.
Dr. James Morris receives Dean’s Distinguished Professor Award
Dr. James Morris has been recognized with the College of Science Dean’s Distinguished Professor Award, one of only two awarded annually. This prestigious honor celebrates faculty who have demonstrated outstanding career achievement in research, mentorship, and impact...
Three members of Dr. Stephen Dolan’s lab were recognized for outstanding presentations at the Spring 2025 South Carolina Branch Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology
Jessica Aycock, a second-year Ph.D. student, won Best Graduate Student Poster for her presentation on how Pseudomonas aeruginosa activates a novel defense cascade in response to fungal toxins. First-year Ph.D. student Muhammad Shafiul Alam Mondal earned Best Graduate...
Griffin Thomas Named Outstanding Senior in Biochemistry
Griffin Thomas, a former Seifert Scholar from Dr. James Morris’s group, has been recognized as the Outstanding Senior in Biochemistry for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Mallory Murphy Receives Blue Key Academic and Leadership Award
Congratulations to Mallory Murphy, microbiology major and psychology minor, on receiving the prestigious Blue Key Academic and Leadership Award. This honor is awarded to one student from each of Clemson’s seven colleges who has demonstrated exceptional academic...
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