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Undergrad Advocates Getting Involved in Research

Vicken Khazar ’22 — the URECA Researcher of the Month for June 2021 — is a biology major doing research under the mentorship of Dr. Patrick Hearing, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, on “Understanding the...

June 2, 2021

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Exchange Program Combines Love of Major with Love of Language

Biology major Laura Roesch ’21, from Glen Cove, New York, has been selected to represent Stony Brook University in the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for young professionals (CBYX), a professional development...

April 29, 2021

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Two SBU Students Receive SUNY Honors for Academic Excellence

Physics major Neomi Lewis and biology major Erika Nemeth are recipients of the 2021 Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence, and they were honored at a virtual ceremony on April 14.

April 15, 2021

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A first look at the structure of the lipin enzyme. The structure shows how two essential regions (colored blue and pink), located on opposite ends of the protein in humans, come together to form a function enzyme to help make triglycerides.

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Scientists Visualize Structure of Key Enzyme That Makes Triglycerides

The first structure of a lipin enzyme — which carries out an important step in the production of triglycerides, the main reservoir for long-term energy storage — will help scientists to better understand how lipins...

March 18, 2020

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