News

-03/19/2025 - Undergraduate Researcher Abi Singstock Selected for International Research Opportunity in Norway 

We are excited to share that undergraduate researcher Abi Singstock has been selected to participate in the STILSA Global Experiential Learning Research Program, through which she will travel to Norway to join Dr. Nathalie Jurisch-Yaksi’s lab at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). 

While at NTNU, Abi will work with zebrafish models to investigate neural circuits and behavior, contributing to efforts aimed at deepening our understanding of nervous system function. This international research experience will provide valuable training in neuroscience and offer opportunities for scientific and professional growth. 

Congratulations to Abi on this well-deserved opportunity!

-02/28/2025 - The team enjoys a night out with games and food! 

Left to right: Aleena, Kirti, Henry, Andrew, Rachel, Ravleen, Katie, and Tyler. 



-02/18/2025 - Molecular Genetics graduate student, Tyler Gandee, joins the lab as the first PhD student to officially be added to the team!



-01/22/2025 - Former graduate rotation student in the Molecular Genetics program, Anuttama Pal, will have a chapter featured in, "Biochemistry of Non-Shivering Thermogenesis in Vertebrates Evolutionary Perspectives". Online ordering will be available in March. To place an order, copy/paste the following link: 

Anu's book chapter 



-01/14/2025 - Rebecca presents her work on applying label-free imaging to study cell adaptation at the Department of Physics at UVU, Orem, UT.


-01/06/2025- Molecular Genetics graduate student Noah DiFilippo and Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental (MCDB) graduate student Andrew Vontell, begin their respective rotations with the Belote lab.


-12/16/2024- The Molecular Genetics Department gather for a Winter Holiday Celebration to close out the year.


-12/05/2024- Rebecca Zitnay presents her work on quantifying cell adaptability with Quantitative Phase Imaging (QPI) at a webinar hosted by Altium. 

To check out the recording click or copy/paste the follow link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/kjcOkzmuiEclRA6Q3OJ-wYYLy61ZGqvsO_i_HvOmT0qbfxmGVhSvlBTYeFL2jSMn.7T922vONVzYGOlgr

-11/22/2024- The crew enjoys game night fun before exams and break as we wrap up our first semester as a lab!


-10/14/2024- Tyler Gandee and Anuttama Pal, both Molecular Genetics graduate students, begin their rotations with the Belote lab. 


-10/04/2024- 

Cathy Song (front center right), a graduate student in the Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Program and Dipankor Dhurbo (front center left), a Molecular Genetics graduate student complete their first rotation in their respective programs, with the Belote lab! 

-09/09/2024- 

Rachel receives the 2024 PASPCR Medrano Young Investigator Award at the PanAmerican Society of Pigment Cell Research for her work on melanocyte cellular heterogeneity. 

-09/12/2024- 

Rebecca presents her work on QUIL: Label free imaging of melanocyte melanosome genesis and melanogenesis. She won the Kiehl's best poster and Kiehl's raffle, we are so proud!

-08/20/2024- 

Katie Molloy and Mackenna Bogartz, both Molecular Genetics students, join the lab as undergraduate researchers. 

-07/26/2024 -Science, food, and the end to a great summer. The Belote lab celebrates with family and friends at our grand opening!
-07/24/2024 -Henry presents his summer reasearch at the OSU CCC CREATES program Research Symposium! 
-07/20/2024 -The team enjoying snacks, drinks, and games after a summer of hard work. 
-06/18/2024 -The Belote lab celebrates the new addition of our summer lab members with an ice cream social! 
-06/14/2024 -Yiling Hu, a second year student from Kenyon College, joins the lab as a summer undergraduate researcher. 
-06/03/2024 -Abi Singstock, a third year bioinformatics student, joins the lab as an undergraduate researcher. 
-05/20/2024 -Henry Kochensparger, a third year biochemistry student, joins the lab as a summer undergraduate researcher as part of the OSU CCC CREATES program. 
-05/10/2024 -The Belote lab celebrates one month of being in a newly renovated lab space. 

-03/25/2024 -Kirti Chopra, a second year molecular genetics student, joins the lab as an undergraduate researcher. 
-02/24/2024 -Ayushi Das, an MCDB first year graduate student completes her rotation. 
-02/12/2024 -Ravleen Ingle joins the lab as a research technician and lab manager.  

-02/20/2024- Lab renovations have begun!


-02/09/2024 - First wet lab experiments are underway!  Aleena (left) and Ayushi (right) are hard at work processing mouse tail skin.
-01/12/2024- Aleena Arif, a second year student in Biology, joins the lab as an undergraduate researcher. 
-12/01/2023- Rebecca Zitney joins the lab as a postdoctoral scholar. She will be working on label free imaging of melanocyte and melanoma cell phenotypes.
-11/01/2023 -The Belote Lab of Cellular Heterogeneity Across Biological Scales joins the Department of Molecular Genetics at The Ohio State Univeristy!