Dr. Kristy Welshhans receives a grant from the NIGMS
Funding will support research on Down syndrome
Dr. Carol Boggs and collaborators warn about the effects of climate change
Dr. Pabitra Sahoo receives funding from the Merkin Peripheral Neuropathy and Nerve Regeneration Center
Funding will support research on chronic nerve injury
Dr. Jeff Twiss awarded a grant from the Adelson Medical Research Foundation
Funding will support research on nerve regeneration
Dr. Alissa Armstrong awarded funding from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Funding will support research on the communication between organs and the adipose tissue.
Sierra Jaeger and Laurent Duverglas won presentation awards at the SC Entomological Society meeting
The Boggs lab published a new study in Evolution
Learn how butterflies adapt to a novel host plant in their environment
Alumni Spotlight: Jay Grant, Owner of Nature Adventures Outfitters
Jay's experiences led him to becoming a tour guide for Nature Adventures Outfitters, which he now owns.
Dr. Richard Youle receives the Distinguished Alumni Award for research on Parkinson's disease
Research from his laboratory at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, part of the National Institutes of Health, has identified novel mechanisms for the causes of familial Parkinson's disease.
Faculty Spotlight: Carolyn Wessinger
How do organisms generate complex structures? This is a question that excites Carolyn Wessinger, Ph.D., and assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences.
The Dallas lab published a new study in PNAS Nexus
Learn more about the 1918 H1N1 influenza and 2020 SARS-CoV-2 diseases and their transmission
Dr. Tammi Richardson published a review article in the Journal of Plankton Research
Discover Cryptophytes, the colorful phytoplankton that populate ponds and oceans.
Keely Duff published a Research Highlights article in eNeuro
Discover ORANGE-CAKE, a new technique for labeling endogenous proteins
Dr. Kristy Welshhans receives a grant from the Whitehall Foundation
Funding will support research on the role of local translation in circuit development
The Fu lab published a new Spotlight commentary in Trends in Plant Science
Learn more about nonhost resistance, a process by which plants are naturally resistant to most pathogens.
The Fu lab published a new Spotlight article in Molecular Plant
Discover the mechanisms by which plants fight against pathogens
Dr. Brian Hollis receives funding from the NSF
Funding will support research on the mechanisms leading to speciation
Dr. Beth Krizek awarded a grant from the NSF
Funding will support research on the molecular mechanisms that regulate organ growth in plants
Dr. Hexin Chen receives funding from the National Cancer Institute
Funding will support research aimed at preventing adaptive drug resistance
Dan Chappell receives the Cindy and Dan Carson Best Graduate Student paper award
Dr. Jim Morris awarded funding by the Maryland Environmental Service
The MEP is a not-for-profit public corporation providing innovative solutions to environmental problems.
The Speiser lab published a new study in Current Biology
Learn more about the helmets of Snapping shrimps and what they do!
Dr. Beth Krizek published a new study in the Journal of Experimental Botany
Discover the mechanisms that control the size of flowers
Dr. Jay Pinckney published a new study in Continental Shelf Research
Discover the benthic microalgae living in shallow nearshore shelf waters off Charleston.
Mary Mitchell and Dr. Melissa Ellermann published a new study in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Discover how long chain fatty acids impact bacterial virulence in the gut