/biochemistry/ en /biochemistry/2024/03/02/amy-palmer-cu-boulder-professor-biochemistry-wins-cogswell-award-inspirational-teaching <span>Amy Palmer, CU ��«����Ƶ Professor of Biochemistry, wins Cogswell Award for Inspirational Teaching</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-03-02T14:42:00-07:00" title="Saturday, March 2, 2024 - 14:42">Sat, 03/02/2024 - 14:42</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/biochemistry/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/palmer_crop.jpg?h=b0f0c29f&amp;itok=3o1n-zk6" width="1200" height="800" alt="Amy Palmer Portrait"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/biochemistry/taxonomy/term/454"> 2024 Faculty Awards </a> <a href="/biochemistry/taxonomy/term/375"> Faculty Highlights </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/biochemistry/taxonomy/term/406" hreflang="en">Amy Palmer</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p><em>Amy Palmer, CU ��«����Ƶ professor of biochemistry, wins the Cogswell Award for Inspirational Teaching to recognize her for revamping classroom experiences, championing diversity and striving to connect with students ‘beyond the course curriculum’.&nbsp;</em></p><p>Palmer, who is faculty director of the Honors Program, joined the CU ��«����Ƶ faculty in 2005. She holds a bachelor’s in chemistry from Dartmouth College, a master’s in education from Stanford University, and a PhD in biophysical chemistry from Stanford.</p><p>In letters of nomination, her students and colleagues praised her for adopting state-of-the-art science-teaching methods, launching a new biochemistry seminar course for first-year students, transforming how traditional courses are taught, and advancing the diversity of student populations.</p><p>Moreover, they said she genuinely cares about students, striving to get to know them personally and “connect with them beyond the course curriculum.”</p><p>“Professor Palmer is a phenomenal teacher and universally praised by students from all levels at CU for her outstanding teaching pedagogy, her commitment to students and her inspirational character,” four of her colleagues wrote.</p><p><a href="/asmagazine/2024/02/23/biochemist-wins-cogswell-award-inspirational-teaching" rel="nofollow">Click here</a> for more detail on this exciting award!</p></div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/biochemistry/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/article-image/palmer_crop.jpg?itok=pBtd3Fdk" width="1500" height="2022" alt="Amy Palmer Portrait"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Sat, 02 Mar 2024 21:42:00 +0000 Anonymous 1494 at /biochemistry /biochemistry/2023/07/24/right-zinc-levels-are-key-human-health-researchers-find <span>The right zinc levels are key to human health, researchers find</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-07-24T07:39:07-06:00" title="Monday, July 24, 2023 - 07:39">Mon, 07/24/2023 - 07:39</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/biochemistry/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/amy_palmer.jpg?h=87c0e778&amp;itok=1Xe6JzNR" width="1200" height="800" alt="Amy Palmer"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/biochemistry/taxonomy/term/375"> Faculty Highlights </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/biochemistry/taxonomy/term/406" hreflang="en">Amy Palmer</a> <a href="/biochemistry/taxonomy/term/390" hreflang="en">Publications</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p><em>Using innovative fluorescent sensors and computational modeling, CU ��«����Ƶ biochemistry researcher Amy Palmer tracked naturally cycling cells to better understand an essential micronutrient. <a href="/asmagazine/2023/07/24/right-zinc-levels-are-key-human-health-researchers-find?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=23.0727+FS+CUBT&amp;utm_id=737692" rel="nofollow">Read more</a>...</em></p></div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/biochemistry/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/article-image/amy_palmer.jpg?itok=1d1W3dcs" width="1500" height="1358" alt="Amy Palmer"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 24 Jul 2023 13:39:07 +0000 Anonymous 1427 at /biochemistry /biochemistry/2021/03/04/cu-boulder-scientists-win-12m-cutting-edge-microscopy-center <span>CU ��«����Ƶ scientists win $1.2M for cutting-edge microscopy center</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2021-03-04T00:00:00-07:00" title="Thursday, March 4, 2021 - 00:00">Thu, 03/04/2021 - 00:00</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/biochemistry/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/palmer_0.jpg?h=cbf6d246&amp;itok=yfKCWdKu" width="1200" height="800" alt="palmer"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/biochemistry/taxonomy/term/375"> Faculty Highlights </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/biochemistry/taxonomy/term/406" hreflang="en">Amy Palmer</a> <a href="/biochemistry/taxonomy/term/271" hreflang="en">Awards</a> </div> <span>New center will be ‘truly paradigm shifting for life scientists and engineers across campus’</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>Researchers at the ��«����Ƶ have won a $1.2 million award to establish a Center for Light Sheet Microscopy and Data Science, the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation&nbsp;has announced.</p></div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/biochemistry/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/article-image/palmer_0.jpg?itok=dGnzCAHo" width="1500" height="992" alt="palmer"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <script> window.location.href = `/asmagazine/2021/03/04/cu-boulder-scientists-win-12m-cutting-edge-microscopy-center`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 04 Mar 2021 07:00:00 +0000 Anonymous 1261 at /biochemistry