Accomplishments: College of Sciences
艁ukasz Sznajder (Chemistry and Biochemistry) has received an Early Career Research in Myotonic Dystrophy Award ($140K) from the Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation. His project, titled 鈥淧robing Expanded RNA Species and Their Role in DM2,鈥 focuses on understanding how specific RNA molecules containing expanded CCUG repeats may contribute to myotonic鈥
Arumugam Jayaraman鈥檚 (Chemistry and Biochemistry) research engagement with researchers in Germany led to a publication in Wiley鈥檚 Angewandte Chemie International Edition journal. The work presents our endeavors to replicate the organometallic chemistry of transition metals using a boron-centered main-group compound called borylene. This work鈥
Satish C. Bhatnagar (Mathematical Sciences) presented a paper, "Primes and Pyramids: A Pedagogical Perspective," at the annual meeting of the South Eastern Section of the Mathematical Association of America on March 1, 2025.
Jason Victor (Radiochemistry) published a paper in the Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry titled, "Preparation and arc melting decomposition of cerium trichloride." The article explores high-temperature chemistry of cerium trichloride, a strategic material relevant to molten salt reactor technology in the nuclear field.鈥
Hui Zhan (Nevada Institute of Personalized Medicine) has published a research article titled 鈥淏iomarker Identification for Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease Through Integration of Comprehensive Mendelian Randomization and Proteomics Data鈥 in the Journal of Translational Medicine on March 6.
The study is co-authored by Dr. Jeffrey L. Cummings (Brain Health鈥
A team of seven students from Jingchun Chen鈥檚 (Nevada Institute of Personalized Medicine) lab at the Nevada Institute of Personalized Medicine (NIPM), 性视界传媒, made a strong impact at the Alzheimer鈥檚 Association International Conference (AAIC) Neuroscience Next Conference, an international event that aims to support the next generation of Alzheimer鈥檚鈥
Farhad Shokoohi (Mathematical Sciences) published a paper titled, "Data-Driven Identification of Early Cancer-Associated Genes via Penalized Trans-Dimensional Hidden Markov Models," in Biomolecules Journal. The paper proposes a new protocol and a case study for analyzing cancer epigenetic data. The proposed methodology is based on two of his鈥
Pradip K. Bhowmik (Chemistry) was recently (17 December, 2024) honored to be a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom for his outstanding contributions to chemistry and outstanding services to global scientific community.
Guangyu Zhao (Mathematical Sciences) published a research paper, "Sturm comparison for nonlocal equations," in Sao Paulo Journal of Mathematical Sciences.
Quinn Summerfield (Radiochemistry) has been selected as a 2025 Graduate Scholarship recipient by the Roy G. Post Foundation. In a recent press release, the Foundation announced they will be awarding 56 scholarships totaling $310,000 in support of advancing the education of future leaders in radioactive waste management and nuclear fields. Quinn鈥
Dr. Jingchun Chen (Nevada Institute of Personalized Medicine) and her team used deep learning AI techniques to develop genetic models based on polygenic risk scores (PRS). A PRS functions like a genetic risk calculator, combining the effects of thousands of small genetic variations to estimate the likelihood of developing specific diseases.鈥
Faculty from the radiochemistry Ph.D. program recently published an article in the journal Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange examining systems that could benefit the ability to use nuclear energy as a reliable energy source with net-zero carbon oxide emission. The article titled, "Speciation of Uranium in Solvent Extraction Systems鈥