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Hehnly Lab Awarded $1.2M NIH Grant to Research Critical Tissue Formation
The team’s research seeks to identify molecular targets to treat developmental disorders.

$1.5M NIH Grant Funds ALS-Linked Research
Assistant Professor Carlos Castañeda is studying the regulation of liquid-like protein droplets in hopes of determining what causes diseases like ALS.

Cheaters Don’t Always Win: Extinction May Be Prevented By Diverse Communities of Mutually Beneficial Species
A&S biologists' study on the persistence of mutualisms is published in the prestigious journal "Science."

Fostering Students’ ‘Tree-Thinking Skills’
A&S biologists win the Thomas Henry Huxley Award for their creation of an evolutionary learning module.

Underwater Rock Concert
A&S alumna studies communication behavior of harbor seals in Alaska.

Biotechnology Program Offers New Master’s Degree
Combined B.S./M.S. and stand-alone M.S. programs launch in fall 2020.

First African American Appointed to SU Biology in 1948 Advocated for Diversity in Science Education
James Hope Birnie carried on his family’s legacy of leadership.

Student Research Sprouts Renewable Energy
Dakota Voitcu investigates how fungi impact plant growth.