Rain Tela (left) and Chris Carr (right) were each recognized with departmental awards for the 2025-2026 academic year. Rain was awarded the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Junior Research Award, which is given to a BMB major with outstanding research performance and dedication. Rain was honored for her tenacity and progress in research. Chris was awarded the Clarence Denoon Award, which is given to a rising senior for excellence in the natural sciences. Chris was awarded d

Camilla Carr, Chris Carr, Caleb Fausnaught, Lyndsey Lee, Rain Tela, and Molly Wise presented at the 2026 University of Richmond Arts & Sciences Research Symposium.

I am excited to share a recent perspective piece I wrote, entitled " Getting students excited about introductory biology " for ASBMB Today. In this piece, I discuss how I’ve used an opioids case study to teach introductory cell and molecular biology. I am a big fan of case studies, and I’m happy to chat with anyone interested in learning more! link: https://www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/opinions/040826/getting-students-excited-introductory-biology

I am excited to share a new paper published in PLOS ONE from the education side of the lab. There is a lot of anxiety that genAI tools will jeopardize learning gains from homework assignments. Using Bloom's Taxonomy, we analyzed where genAI succeeds and where it struggles. We compared the performance of ChatGPT-4o and Harvard PhD students in designing molecular biology experiments. Initially, we predicted that as you move higher in Bloom's Taxonomy, ChatGPT would perfor

Ismar Alickovic, a postbac in the lab, presented his work at the 2026 American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) Annual Meeting. Ismar presented both a lightning talk in a session entitled "Leveraging AI for understanding and designing protein folding and function" as well as a poster.

Kalynn Cheeks (left) and Chris Carr (right) were each recognized with departmental awards for the 2024-2025 academic year. Kalynn was...

The Peters Lab received a $502,981 award from the National Science Foundation to explore the basic mechanisms of memory formation. The...

An environmental justice fictional case study for engaging non-majors in human biology Peters JJ. 2024. An environmental justice...