Our superstar second year student, Sujata, expertly defended her PhD candidacy exam and passed with distinction (flying colors)! We welcomed her with a celebration to congratulate her on all of her good work. Way to go Sujata! (<img src="/images/Sujata_Qual_Celebration.png" alt="Sujata celebrating after her qualifying exam">)

Congratulations to Sujata on an incredibly successful qualifying exam where she passed with distinction!

Congrats to Sujata on passing her Qualifying Exam with Distinction!

Congratulations to Christine Choi and Jenny Leung for being awarded the <a href="https://cas.nyu.edu/undergraduate-research/deans-undergraduate-research-fund.html">Dean’s Undergraduate Research Funds</a>! We're excited to see all that they accomplish this Summer!

Congratulations to Christine and Jenny for being awarded the Dean’s Undergraduate Research Funds for this Summer!

Congrats to Christine and Jenny

Congratulations to Moeka Sasazawa for receiving the <a href="https://as.nyu.edu/departments/chemistry/graduate/Graduate-Student-Fellowships-and-Awards.html">the Margaret and Herman Sokol Fellowship</a>. She's an inspiration and we're so excited!

Congratulations to Moeka Sasazawa for receiving the the Margaret and Herman Sokol Fellowship!

Congratulations to Moeka!

Congratulations to Julian von Hofe and co-authors Mechi Chen, Moeka Sasazawa, Ida Javér Kristiansen, and Soren Westrey on their recent <a href="https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.5c02947">JACS publication</a>! 🎉 Their work makes exciting advances in understanding biomolecular condensates and opens new directions for exploration in the field.
For more on this research, see the <a href="https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2025/july/holographic-precision-super-resolution-vision-biomolecular-condensates.html">NYU press release</a> and coverage by <a href="https://www.ddw-online.com/biomolecular-condensates-finding-could-shape-drug-development-35786-202507/">Drug Discovery World</a>.

Congratulations to Julian von Hofe and co-authors Mechi Chen, Moeka Sasazawa, Ida Javér Kristiansen, and Soren Westrey on their latest JACS publication!

JACS by Julian von Hofe

Congratulations Rui Zeng on the <a href="https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.27.656390v1.full.pdf">preprint</a> of his most recent research! His work shows very interesting properties concerning how bacteria move in response to barriers in their enviornment. Check back for more developments in the future!

Congratulations to Rui Zeng on his newest preprint

Preprint by Rui Zeng

Congratulations to Ryan Cho and Iman for being awarded the <a href="https://cas.nyu.edu/undergraduate-research/deans-undergraduate-research-fund.html">Dean’s Undergraduate Research Funds</a> and summer research funds respectively! This is a great stepping stone for their future research!

Congratulations to Ryan and Iman for being awarded the Dean’s Undergraduate Research Funds and Summer research funds respectively!

Congrats to Ryan and Iman

Congratulations to Julian von Hofe for receiving the <a href="https://as.nyu.edu/departments/chemistry/graduate/Graduate-Student-Fellowships-and-Awards.html">Margaret Strauss Kramer Fellowship</a>. This kind of recognition lifts the whole team!

Congratulations to Julian von Hofe for receiving the Margaret Strauss Kramer Fellowship!

Kudos to Julian!

Congratulations to Julian von Hofe and co-authors Mechi Chen, Moeka Sasazawa, Ida Javér Kristiansen, and Soren Westrey on the <a href="https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.01.636084v1.full">preprint</a> of their latest research! Their work presents exciting new insights, contributing to a deeper understanding of bimolecular condensates. Stay tuned for more developments as their findings continue to shape future research!

Congratulations to Julian von Hofe and co-authors Mechi Chen, Moeka Sasazawa, Ida Javér Kristiansen, and Soren Westrey on the preprint of their latest research!

Preprint by Julian von Hofe

Congratulations to Moeka Sasazawa, Julian von Hofe, and Rui Zeng for proposing groundbreaking ideas and successfully defending their Original Research Proposals (ORP). Their innovative approaches reflect a deep commitment to advancing knowledge and pushing the boundaries of their respective fields. Well done!

Congratulations to Moeka Sasazawa, Julian von Hofe, and Rui Zeng for successfully defending their innovative Original Research Proposals (ORP)!

Kudos to Moe, Julian, and Rui

Congratulations to Ida Javér Kristiansen and Helen Liu for being awarded the <a href="https://cas.nyu.edu/undergraduate-research/deans-undergraduate-research-fund.html">Dean’s Undergraduate Research Funds</a>! Both of your dedication and attention to detail are truly inspiring!

Congratulations to Ida and Helen for being awarded the Dean’s Undergraduate Research Funds!

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Congrats to Sujata on passing her Qualifying Exam with Distinction!

Congrats to Christine and Jenny

Congratulations to Moeka!