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How a Department of Natural Sciences Team Made a Groundbreaking Discovery About a Killer Chromosome
Professor of Biology Patrick Ferree and Emma Garman ’26 in The Nucleus. By Caitlin Antonios For most of his career, Department of Natural Sciences Professor of Biology Patrick Ferree has […]
Read MoreProfessor Diane Thomson Receives $345K National Science Foundation Grant
Associate Professor of Chemistry Ethan Van Arnam and his lab have been awarded a three-year, $400,000+ R15 grant from the National Institutes of Health.
Read MoreProfessor Patrick Ferree Speaks with Academic Minute About Chromosome Research
Keck Science Department Professor of Biology Patrick Ferree spoke with The Academic Minute about his focus on selfish genetic elements, or chromosomes that transmit to offspring at higher levels than […]
Read MoreEun Ji Chung ’06 Named Biomedical Engineering Society Fellow
Chung’s areas of expertise include molecular design, nanomedicine, and tissue engineering. Her current research focuses on designing targeted treatments for cardiovascular disease, cancer, and kidney disease.
Read MoreFerrin Ruiz ’08 Balances Medicine and Dance
Ruiz credits her commitment to dance at 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú for helping her stand out in a highly qualified pool of medical school applicants.
Read MoreStephanie Lim ’18 Studies Climate Change in the Alaskan Arctic
Her research focused on understanding the characteristics of algal blooms in order to clarify their role in the carbon cycle.
Read More51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Faculty and Alums Coauthor Paper in Nature
Associate Professor of Biology Patrick Ferree, Emily Yuguchi ’19, Haena Lee ’18, and Salina Teklay ’22 coauthored a paper, published in Nature, on B chromosome behavior in the jewel wasp.
Read MoreThrough Hands-On Research, 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Students and Faculty Hope to Save the Birds
By tracking these birds, taking their measurements, and studying their behaviors, they’ll better understand what factors might be key to their survival as a species.
Read MoreSarah Budischak Co-Authors Paper on Parasite Life Stage Diversity
This data provide context for both host infection risk and the persistence of adult parasitic assemblages, two contexts that are useful in predicting and preventing infectious diseases.
Read MoreDaisy Achiriloaie ’24 Earns Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
Achiriloaie has been awarded the most prestigious scholarship in the United States for undergraduates studying natural science, engineering, or math.
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