{"id":1671,"date":"2021-01-07T02:36:51","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T02:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp1.chem.rpi.edu\/?page_id=1671"},"modified":"2025-07-16T20:48:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T20:48:30","slug":"milestones","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/index.php\/milestones\/","title":{"rendered":"Milestones"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<style>\nh1.entry-title,\n.wp-block-post-title,\n.page-title,\n.entry-header h1 {\n  display: none !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background-color has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-7bfc06a24616b227d0eb8cdd65d58ae6\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-23b1a4dc wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b585a4aa wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized wp-duotone-unset-1\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pri.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4239\" style=\"width:61px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pri.png 1200w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pri-300x281.png 300w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pri-1024x960.png 1024w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pri-768x720.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cropped-cropped-Screenshot_20221117_020758-e1674165158351-1024x390.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3495\" style=\"width:126px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cropped-cropped-Screenshot_20221117_020758-e1674165158351-1024x390.png 1024w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cropped-cropped-Screenshot_20221117_020758-e1674165158351-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cropped-cropped-Screenshot_20221117_020758-e1674165158351-768x292.png 768w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cropped-cropped-Screenshot_20221117_020758-e1674165158351.png 1043w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Milestones<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#f8f6f6\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2024:<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Congratulations <\/strong>to <strong>Reena Caplan<\/strong>, <strong>Alexander White,<\/strong>&nbsp;and <strong>Suren Zakian<\/strong>&nbsp;who have each been awarded&nbsp;a <strong>Chemistry Summer Undergraduate Research Program (C-SURP) Fellowship <\/strong>to pursue research projects in our lab in the summer 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:27% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"652\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PHOTO-2024-03-27-20-15-57-652x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4190 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PHOTO-2024-03-27-20-15-57-652x1024.jpg 652w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PHOTO-2024-03-27-20-15-57-191x300.jpg 191w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PHOTO-2024-03-27-20-15-57-768x1206.jpg 768w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PHOTO-2024-03-27-20-15-57.jpg 851w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Montelione Lab Research Associate, <strong>Anna De Falco<\/strong>, <strong>Ph.D.<\/strong> presented &#8220;<em>A platform of Viral Protease Inhibitor Characterization&#8221;<\/em> at Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California in early April 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This poster is an updated summary of ongoing work conducted by the Montelione and <a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.rpi.edu\/christopher-cioffi\">Cioffi <\/a>Labs at RPI over the last 2 years. This collaboration with Scripps Institute <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scripps.edu\/news-and-events\/press-room\/2022\/20220518-nih-pandemic-preparedness-center.html\">Center for Antiviral Medicines and Pandemic Preparedness (CAMPP)<\/a> is one of nine NIAID-sponsored Antiviral Drug Discovery (AViDD) Centers for Pathogens of Pandemic Concern. <strong>Excellent job representing the group at the annual meeting, Dr. De Falco!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Graduate student<strong> Rebecca Greene-Cramer<\/strong>&nbsp;has been awarded the <strong>2024 Slezak Memorial Fellowship<\/strong>. This fellowship is awarded to a 3rd or 4th year RPI chemistry graduate student who has an <strong>excellent academic record&nbsp;<\/strong>and has shown <strong>outstanding research performance. Congratulations Rebecca!!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:28% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GTM-Karanicolas-VT-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4161 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GTM-Karanicolas-VT-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GTM-Karanicolas-VT-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GTM-Karanicolas-VT-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GTM-Karanicolas-VT-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GTM-Karanicolas-VT-1568x2091.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GTM-Karanicolas-VT-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">March 2024 &#8211; The Montelione Lab and RPI Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology hosted <strong>Professor John Karanicolas<\/strong> of Fox Chase Cancer Center and Temple University School of Pharmacy on March 15 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">Karanicolas presented his work <strong>\u201cEmerging Opportunities in Computational Drug Discovery\u201d<\/strong> at the departmental seminar for RPI faculty, staff, and students. We look forward to future work and continued collaboration with Professor Karanicolas.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\">The Montelione Lab is happy to have 4 new undergraduate researchers for Spring 2024! Senior, <strong>John Ricciardi; <\/strong>Senior <strong>Emma Gormley<\/strong>; Sophomore <strong>Vivek Sinha<\/strong>; and Freshman, <strong>Alex White<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:32% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"603\" src=\"http:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/F7225502-1A79-417B-8800-5F904307D26C-edited-1024x603.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4023 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/F7225502-1A79-417B-8800-5F904307D26C-edited-1024x603.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/F7225502-1A79-417B-8800-5F904307D26C-edited-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/F7225502-1A79-417B-8800-5F904307D26C-edited-768x453.jpg 768w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/F7225502-1A79-417B-8800-5F904307D26C-edited.jpg 1154w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">January 2024 &#8211; Graduate students, friends, family and RPI research staff gathered on Saturday, January 27 to celebrate with PhD Candidate, <strong>Rebecca Greene-Cramer<\/strong> and her partner, Spencer.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-foreground-color\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2023:<\/span><\/strong><\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:32% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sofia-RGC-edited-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3976 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sofia-RGC-edited-1.png 576w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sofia-RGC-edited-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sofia-RGC-edited-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:18px\">December 2023 &#8211; Visiting Research Scholar and Master of Science Student at the University of Bologna, <strong>Sofia Ranieri<\/strong> returns to Italy after her semester with the Montelione Lab at RPI! We wish Sofia the best in finishing her thesis work with our collaborators in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unibo.it\/sitoweb\/stefano.ciurli\/en\">Ciurli Lab<\/a> at University of Bologna during Spring 2024!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Photo: Montelione Lab PhD Candidate, Rebecca Greene-Cramer (Left) and International Visiting Scholar and Graduate Student, Sofia Ranieri (Right) on Sofia&#8217;s last day at RPI<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px;letter-spacing:1px\">November 2023- Montelione welcomes second year postdoctoral fellow, <strong>Keith Fraga<\/strong> to Troy, NY!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:32% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/LS_TAR-Gottenburg-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3970 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/LS_TAR-Gottenburg-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/LS_TAR-Gottenburg-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/LS_TAR-Gottenburg-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/LS_TAR-Gottenburg-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/LS_TAR-Gottenburg-1568x1176.jpeg 1568w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/LS_TAR-Gottenburg.jpeg 1869w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:18px\">October 2023 &#8211; The Montelione Lab was represented by <strong>Theresa Ramelot<\/strong>, Sr. Staff Scientist and <strong>Laura Spaman<\/strong>, PhD Candidate at the 2023 Biomolecular NMR: Advanced tool, Machine Learning. This years workshop was hosted by the Swedish NMR Center at the University of Gothenburg. Theresa and Laura attended lectures, participated in discussions and practiced hand-on exercises taught by leading researchers in the field. The workshop focused on practical applications of machine learning to projects involving protein characterization using NMR. We are excited to utilize and implement these ideas in our future work!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element\" style=\"grid-template-columns:32% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG-2891-940x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3834 size-full\" style=\"object-position:51% 77%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG-2891-940x1024.jpg 940w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG-2891-275x300.jpg 275w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG-2891-768x836.jpg 768w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG-2891-1411x1536.jpg 1411w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG-2891-1881x2048.jpg 1881w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG-2891-1568x1707.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:18px\">September 2023 &#8211; Montelione Lab welcomes International Graduate Researcher, Sofia Ranieri.  Sofia is a Master&#8217;s student studying Biotechnology. Sofia is advised by our collaborator Professor Stefano Ciurli, PhD at Universita di Bologna in Bologna, Italy.  Welcome to the Montelione Lab, Sofia!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:34% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"736\" src=\"http:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Reena-MipA--1024x736.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3757 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Reena-MipA--1024x736.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Reena-MipA--300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Reena-MipA--768x552.jpg 768w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Reena-MipA--1536x1104.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Reena-MipA--2048x1472.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Reena-MipA--1568x1127.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">August 2023 &#8211; RPI&#8217;s 2023 Chemistry &#8211; Summer Undergrad Research Program (C-SURP) requires students work in a research lab throughout the summer. The experience culminates in an open forum poster session where students are given the opportunity to formally present their work to faculty, staff, and fellow students in the Chemistry and Chemical Biology department. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Reena represented the Montelione Lab at the 2023 C-SURP Poster Session on August 29th.  She plans to continue training and working on this project during the upcoming semester.  Great job, Reena!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:34% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"873\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_9888-873x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3328 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_9888-873x1024.jpg 873w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_9888-256x300.jpg 256w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_9888-768x901.jpg 768w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_9888-1310x1536.jpg 1310w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_9888-1746x2048.jpg 1746w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_9888-1568x1839.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 873px) 100vw, 873px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">July 2023 &#8211; The Montelione Lab said farewell to our resident lab technician, Laura Klang.  Klang worked in the Montelione lab over the past 2 years with effort on multiple projects including collaborations with University of Washington and Rutgers University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">Laura has taken a position with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.  Goodluck in your future endeavors, Laura!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:34% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"796\" src=\"http:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ethan__bard-and-baker-edited-scaled-e1689280779134-1024x796.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3702 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ethan__bard-and-baker-edited-scaled-e1689280779134-1024x796.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ethan__bard-and-baker-edited-scaled-e1689280779134-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ethan__bard-and-baker-edited-scaled-e1689280779134-768x597.jpg 768w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ethan__bard-and-baker-edited-scaled-e1689280779134-1536x1193.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ethan__bard-and-baker-edited-scaled-e1689280779134-2048x1591.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ethan__bard-and-baker-edited-scaled-e1689280779134-1568x1218.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">June 2023 &#8211; The Montelione Lab hosted visiting research scholar, Ethan Li. Li is an active collaborator and his work with the Montelione group&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1090780723001167?ref=pdf_download&amp;fr=RR-2&amp;rr=7e646b00df450cb4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cBlind assessment of monomeric AlphaFold2 protein structure models with experimental NMR data<\/a>\u201d was recently accepted for publication in Journal of Magnetic Resonance.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p style=\"font-size:20px;letter-spacing:1.25px\">May 2023 &#8211; Welcome to&nbsp;<strong>Amit Gaur, Ph.D. in Molecular &amp; Structural Biology <\/strong>starting as Research Scientist in our lab!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:26% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/RGCWHO-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3560 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/RGCWHO-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/RGCWHO-rotated.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">April 2023 &#8211; Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, PhD visits RPI Montelione lab member and the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute NIGMS Fellowship Trainee, <strong>Rebecca Greene-Cramer<\/strong> recently welcomed the World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19 Health Operations and Technical Lead, <strong>Maria D. Van Kerkhove<\/strong>, PhD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">Dr. Van Kerkhove was invited as a keynote speaker to RPI to discuss her experience and integral role in monitoring, surveillance, and prevention of emerging and zoonotic disease, as well as future strategies for pandemic prevention and preparedness being developed by the World Health Organization. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:20px;letter-spacing:1.25px\">February 2023 &#8211; Welcome to the new Undergraduate Research Scholars for Spring semester. We are happy to have <strong>Reena Caplan<\/strong> and <strong>Suren Zakian<\/strong> join the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2022:<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px;letter-spacing:1.25px\">August 2022 &#8211; Welcome to&nbsp;<strong>Kassie Hooker, MS. <\/strong>Kassie has a MS in Clinical and Translational Research from University of Cincinnati. She is starting as Research Project Coordinator in our lab!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px;letter-spacing:1.25px\">July 2022 &#8211; Welcome to&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Anna De Falco, Ph.D. in Chemistry,&nbsp;Pontifical Catholic University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Masters Degree in Public Health<\/strong>, starting as Research Associate in our lab!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px;letter-spacing:1.25px\">Welcome to&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Namita Dube, Ph.D. in&nbsp;Computational Chemistry, University of Cambridge<\/strong>, starting as Research Scientist in our lab!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"426\" height=\"758\" src=\"https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/rebecca.headshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2392 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/rebecca.headshot.jpg 426w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/rebecca.headshot-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size has-normal-font-size\">NIH Biotechnology Graduate Training Grant Program<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Congratulations to <strong>Ms<\/strong>. <strong>Rebecca Greene-Cramer<\/strong>, selected for <strong>NIH Biotechnology Graduate Training Grant Program<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1327\" height=\"1846\" src=\"https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/d48435f9-0546-4879-ac1d-48d348499f17.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative Image of Jingzhou Hao\" class=\"wp-image-312 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/d48435f9-0546-4879-ac1d-48d348499f17.jpg 1327w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/d48435f9-0546-4879-ac1d-48d348499f17-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/d48435f9-0546-4879-ac1d-48d348499f17-736x1024.jpg 736w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/d48435f9-0546-4879-ac1d-48d348499f17-768x1068.jpg 768w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/d48435f9-0546-4879-ac1d-48d348499f17-1104x1536.jpg 1104w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/d48435f9-0546-4879-ac1d-48d348499f17-1200x1669.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1327px) 100vw, 1327px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Graduate Program- Molecular Biophysics<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Congratulations to&nbsp;<strong>Ms. Jingzhou Hao<\/strong>, accepted to the&nbsp;Graduate Program in <strong>Molecular Biophysics at Johns Hopkins University<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Profile-Picture-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1780 size-thumbnail\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Profile-Picture-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Profile-Picture-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Profile-Picture-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Profile-Picture-1.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-large-font-size has-normal-font-size\" style=\"font-size:18px;text-transform:none\"><strong>Amazon &#8211; Area Manager<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Congratulations to <strong>Mr. Chris Damone<\/strong>, who accepted a position as Area Manager at Amazon.  Chris did extensive with in our group to develop this web site.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:84px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1327\" height=\"1846\" src=\"https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/d48435f9-0546-4879-ac1d-48d348499f17.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative Image of Jingzhou Hao\" class=\"wp-image-312 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/d48435f9-0546-4879-ac1d-48d348499f17.jpg 1327w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/d48435f9-0546-4879-ac1d-48d348499f17-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/d48435f9-0546-4879-ac1d-48d348499f17-736x1024.jpg 736w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/d48435f9-0546-4879-ac1d-48d348499f17-768x1068.jpg 768w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/d48435f9-0546-4879-ac1d-48d348499f17-1104x1536.jpg 1104w, https:\/\/montelionelab.chem.rpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/d48435f9-0546-4879-ac1d-48d348499f17-1200x1669.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1327px) 100vw, 1327px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-normal-font-size has-large-font-size\" style=\"font-size:18px;text-transform:none\"><strong>B.A. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, with Highest Honors, Rutgers University, May 2020<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Congratulations to <strong>Ms. Jingzhou Hao<\/strong>, awarded Highest Honors for her Rutgers University undergraduate research thesis &#8220;Conformational Dynamics of Murine Leukemia Virus Integrase in its Complex with Chromosomal Bromodomain-Containing Protein 3&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biorxiv.org\/content\/10.1101\/2020.09.21.306696v1\">bioRxiv 2020<\/a>; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.str.2021.01.010\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Structure (Cell Press)<\/strong> 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Milestones 2024: Congratulations to Reena Caplan, Alexander White,&nbsp;and Suren Zakian&nbsp;who have each been awarded&nbsp;a Chemistry Summer Undergraduate Research Program (C-SURP) Fellowship to pursue research projects in our lab in the summer 2024. 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