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In June of 2024, the Riley Lab published a pioneering paper detailing nisin as an effective antibiotic against Gram-negative bacteria, challenging the previous hypothesis that the bacteriocin was effective solely against Gram-positive bacteria due to the thick peptidoglycan wall thought to inhibit nisin’s activity in Gram-negative bacteria. This paper was many years in the making,…

The application to join the Riley Lab in Spring 2025 is now open! The Riley Lab is looking for a handful of new researchers to join the fight against antimicrobial resistance. The application will remain open until November 18th, 2024; Interviews will occur starting Thursday, November 21st. Those wanting to learn more about the research…

See Dr. Riley’s feature on the Zoomass Instagram supporting Amherst as the best college town in America! View this post on Instagram A post shared by ZooMass (@zoomass)

The Riley Lab Manager, Adam Charest, was one of the recipients of the Spring Rising Researcher Award. The program recognizes undergraduate students who excel in research, challenge their intellect, and exercise exceptional creativity. We are incredibly proud of Adam’s incredible achievements, and look forward to what he achieves in the next semesters as he completes his master’s!…

This Friday, April 19th, members of the Riley Lab will be presenting on their research at the Massachusetts Undergraduate Research Conference. Listed below is the times and presenters: 10:30 am – 11:15 am: Merin Thomas, Team SciComm 1:30 pm – 2:15 pm: Laura Snow, Catherine Chu, Keira Cook, Tyler Dudley, Team SutUReSelf 2:30 pm –…

The application to join the Riley Lab in Fall 2024 is now open! The Riley Lab is looking for a handful of new researchers to join the fight against antimicrobial resistance. The application will remain open until April 19th, 2024. Those wanting to learn more about the research done in the lab should attend the…