CONWAY, Ark. (February 24, 2015) – Hendrix biology
professor Dr. Andrea A. Duina and nine of his lab students recently had their National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded research accepted for publication in the journal G3: Genes, Genomes,
Genetics.
The paper is titled "A systematic mutational analysis of a
histone H3 residue in budding yeast provides insights into chromatin
dynamics." The print version of their
paper will be released this spring, while an online version is available here.
"This paper provides new insights into how certain
features of chromosomes contribute to proper expression of the genetic material
in living cells,” Duina said. “This was truly a large team effort, involving
nine current and former Hendrix students. I am particularly proud of the hard
work that these students put into this work, and I am thrilled to see that
their efforts have been rewarded in the form of a high quality
publication."
The student
authors include:
- Mary
K. Allison ’12
- Paige
Johnson ’15
- Martha
Kellems ’15
- Harrison
Lindley ’13
- Sarah
Marshall ’10
- Kelsi McClure
’15
- Virginia
Mitchell ’16
- Hoai-Trang
T. Nguyen ’12
- Jessalyn
E. Tackett ’15
Founded in 1876, Hendrix College is a national leader in
engaged liberal arts and sciences education. This year, Hendrix was named the
country’s #1 “Up and Coming” liberal arts college and #8 in the nation for
“Best Undergraduate Teaching” by U.S.
News and World Report. Hendrix is
featured in the 2015 Fiske Guide to Colleges, Forbes
magazine's list of America's Top Colleges, the 2014 Princeton Review’s The Best 378 Colleges, and the latest
edition of Colleges That Change
Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think about Colleges.
Hendrix has been affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1884. For
more information, visit www.hendrix.edu.