Natural selection is very good at finding solutions to the challenges organisms face in varying environments. Often, selection acting on different species that face the…
View More CSUN botanists find 10 different ways that Dudleyas do all right in dry conditionsCategory: Alumni
Colloquium: Cross on the benefits of cannabis derivatives
This week’s presentation in the Biology Colloquium series will be given by Dr. Brandie Cross, who studies the pharmacological benefits of cannabinoids, the active ingredients…
View More Colloquium: Cross on the benefits of cannabis derivativesKelber Lab dissects a protein’s role in regeneration
CSUN biologists have traced interactions between Cripto, a signaling protein associated with development and stem cell regulation, and other molecules that direct tissue regeneration. The…
View More Kelber Lab dissects a protein’s role in regenerationRogers, Manohar, and Kelber to present in ASCB annual meeting in San Diego
CSUN Biology faculty and students are in San Diego, California, for the 2018 American Society of Cell Biology Meeting. Assistant Professor of Biology Crystal…
View More Rogers, Manohar, and Kelber to present in ASCB annual meeting in San DiegoProfessor Emeritus Oppenheimer honored for service to the university
CSUN Biology Professor Emeritus Steve Oppenheimer was among those honored at the CSUN Volunteer Service Awards last Friday, receiving the Dean Ed Peckham Award for…
View More Professor Emeritus Oppenheimer honored for service to the universityBermudes considers tumor-fighting bacteria in Nature Reviews Cancer
A promising new tool for cancer therapy may be bacteria engineered to attack tumor cells, according to a review article recently published in the journal…
View More Bermudes considers tumor-fighting bacteria in Nature Reviews CancerCSUN marine biologists examine how corals reassemble reefs in new paper
Coral populations’ recovery from disturbances is facilitated by increased success of juvenile corals after the loss of competing adults, according to a new study from…
View More CSUN marine biologists examine how corals reassemble reefs in new paperterHorst Lab alumnus publishes model of predator-prey dynamics
Biology alumnus Sam Fleischer, now a Ph.D. student at UC Davis, has published results from his undergraduate research with Associate Professor Casey terHorst in the…
View More terHorst Lab alumnus publishes model of predator-prey dynamicsCSUN alumna joins faculty of Colorado Mesa University
Denita M. Weeks, who earned a Master’s degree with CSUN professor Robert Espinoza, defended her PhD dissertation at the University of Memphis in May, and…
View More CSUN alumna joins faculty of Colorado Mesa UniversityER doctor honors Biology professor Oppenheimer with scholarship fund
Over the summer, CSUN alumna Celina Barba-Simic made a gift to the CSUN College of Science and Mathematics to create the Dr. Celina Barba-Simic Biology Scholarship…
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