Nichia Marjono Awarded IT Oliver Vacation Scholarship

Congratulations to Nichia Marjono, a second-year Bachelor of Science student majoring in biochemistry, who has been awarded the 2025 Ivan T. Oliver Vacation Scholarship in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.  

Established to honour the legacy of Professor Ivan T. Oliver, each year this scholarship supports a high-achieving student to undertake an approved summer vacation research project through the School of Molecular Sciences.  

Nichia’s scholarship supported her to work on an exciting project in protein biochemistry within the lab of Professor Charlie Bond at the School of Molecular Sciences. Specifically, her research helped determine if there are conformational changes in a synthetic RNA-binding protein upon RNA binding by using fluorescent proteins tethered to the two ends of the RNA-binding protein.  

During her two years at St Catherine’s College, Nichia has excelled in her studies and we are delighted to see her progress. 

Congratulations, Nichia, on this well-deserved honour.