New grant funding will support CSUN Professor of Biology Chhandak Basu in a project to identify “fingerprints” of microbial life — chemical and physical markers that…
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New equipment expands the Flores Lab’s capacities to study how the gut microbes affect their hosts
The Flores Lab spent the summer getting to know the capabilities of a new high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) system and bioreactor, made possible by…
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New N-COMPASS program sets CSUN Biology students on course for careers in regenerative medicine
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine has awarded almost $3 million to CSUN Biology faculty Dr. Cindy Malone, with Drs. Gilberto Flores and Gabriela Chavira,…
View More New N-COMPASS program sets CSUN Biology students on course for careers in regenerative medicineCSUN undergrad researcher spent summer studying how bees beat the heat
Natalie Castillo, a CSUN Biology major working in Professor Robert Espinoza’s Laboratory of Integrative and Comparative Herpetology, spent her summer on a unique research internship…
View More CSUN undergrad researcher spent summer studying how bees beat the heatTropical Biology students present research projects from a semester abroad
Students in the CSUN Tropical Biology Semester develop and conduct research projects as part of a six-week trip through the diverse ecosystems of Ecuador, and…
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CSUN RSCA supports octocoral surveys by marine biology grad students
CSUN graduate students Kiran Reed and Elizabeth Burns are conducting octocoral population surveys in along the Coast of Southern California as part of a CSUN…
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CSUN biologist discusses plans to protect Joshua trees in report for “Planet Possible” series
CSUN Assistant Professor of Biology Jeremy Yoder was among the experts interviewed for a recent report on plans to protect Joshua trees against climate change…
View More CSUN biologist discusses plans to protect Joshua trees in report for “Planet Possible” seriesBUILD PODER marks seven years of boosting student success through research experiences
BUILD PODER, the NIH-funded program that supports CSUN students in undergraduate research experiences marks its seventh year of funding in 2022. The program’s leadership has…
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Nickols takes the helm as part of ocean observatory network
CSUN marine biologist Kerry Nickols will take responsibility for an automated observatory on the Santa Monica Pier, part of a network of sensor stations along…
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Amorim Lab opens at CSUN with $1.7 million in NIH funding to study ancient epidemics
Assistant Professor Eduardo Amorim, the newest member of the Biology Department faculty, is launching his CSUN lab with a big boost from the National Institutes…
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