Congratulations to the 2025-26 Spangler Award Recipients!

Sisi Zhang, Crews Lab - “Reverse IMiD Screen Identifies ZBTB7A Degrader with Fetal Hemoglobin Induction Effects and Anti-Tumor Effects in Colorectal Carcinoma”

Jeremy Moore, Emonet Lab - “Chemosensory Variation Within and Across Bacterial Species”

Wenxin Yuan, Jacob Lab - “Exploration of the Mechanisms Regulating Genomic Stability in Plants”

The ‘John Spangler Nicholas Prize Fund’, is to be awarded annually as a prize to outstanding Doctoral candidate(s) in the department of MCDB – the recipients are selected by the faculty.