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    CSUN Biology students take the prize at the 2025 CSUNposium

    The Biology Department was well represented at last week’s 2025 CSUNposium, with undergrad researchers and Master’s students presenting their research in dozens of talks and…

    Admin 17 April 2025
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    Matador Microbiologists Merge Mycology with Mahjong

    Do toxic, glowing fungi play Mahjong? Mycologists Rudy Diaz, Resident Mycologist of the Los Angeles Mycological Society, and CSUN Professor of Biology David Bermudes didn’t…

    Admin 17 April 2025
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    CSUN plant biologists document effects of drought stress on a spice-cabinet staple

    Turmeric, the fragrant and colorful spice used in a number of cuisines, has also had uses in traditional medicine, which are increasingly under investigation by…

    Admin 14 November 2024
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    Check out the winners of the 2024 Biosphere Summer Photo Contest

    The votes are in, and congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Biosphere Summer Photo Contest: First place goes to Angelina Piette’s view of two-toed…

    Admin 20 September 2024
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    CSUN biologists reconstruct more than a century of Joshua tree flowering events to reveal the impacts of recent climate change

    Climate change has already shifted global temperatures and precipitation patterns from historical conditions, but tracking how these changes have impacted vulnerable species and ecosystems is…

    Admin 12 September 2024
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CSUN Biology celebrates award-winning students

Admin 19 May 2023 student awards

The CSUN Biology Department is pleased to announce the winners of student awards and scholarships for the 2022-2023 school year, who will be recognized in…

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Colloquium: Lopez on the use of “multi-omics” to understand drugs’ effects within cells

Admin 12 May 2023 Carlos Lopezcellular biology

This week the Spring 2023 Biology Colloquium hosts Carlos Lopez of Altos Labs. Dr. Lopez studies cellular-level molecular processes and their regulation, integrating very large…

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Colloquium: Barnett on the challenge of celiac disease, and drug discovery solutions

Admin 5 May 2023 celiac diseasedrug discoveryLisa Barnett

For the final seminar of the Spring 2023 Biology Colloquium series, the Biology Department hosts a virtual talk by Lisa Barnett, Associate Director of Immunology…

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Colloquium: Dawson on polyploid cancer cells and tactics to target them for treatment

Admin 28 April 2023 cancer biologyMichelle Dawson

This week the Spring 2023 Biology Colloquium hosts Michelle Dawson, Assistant Professor of Medical Science in the Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry…

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Awards Campus Events

CSUN Biology students take the prize at CSUNposium

Admin 26 April 2023 CSUNposium

The Biology Department was well represented at last week’s 2023 CSUNposium, with undergrad researchers and Master’s students presenting their research in dozens of talks and…

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Colloquium Departmental Events

Colloquium: Myers on drug discovery for gastrointestinal disease

Admin 21 April 2023 drug discoveryRichard Myers

This week the Spring 2023 Biology Colloquium hosts Richard Myers, Associate Director of Takeda Pharmaceuticals. His seminar, given by invitation of the NCOMPASS program, will…

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Here’s how to watch Biology students’ online presentations in the 2023 CSUNposium

Admin 20 April 2023 CSUNposium

The annual CSUNposium showcase of student research and creative work returns this Friday with in-person poster presentations, and student research talks presented over Zoom platform.…

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Colloquium: Niazi on the future of pharmaceuticals

Admin 14 April 2023 Kayvan Niazipharmaceutical development

This week the Spring 2023 Biology Colloquium hosts Kayvan Niazi, the CEO of Saggitarius Bio. His seminar will be titled, “Current trends in biopharmaceuticals: will…

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Colloquium: Dehesh on the molecular mechanisms of plants’ responses to their environments

Admin 7 April 2023 Arabidopsis thalianaKatayoon Deheshstress response

This week the Spring 2023 Biology Colloquium resumes with a seminar by Katayoon Dehesh, Director of the Institute for Integrative Genome Biology at UC Riverside.…

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Amoroso and Wilson compared populations of Dudleya cymosa cymosa growing in Yosemite National Park and Sequoia National Park, as one of ten paired-population comparisons in their study. (Barry Breckling, via CalPhotos)
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California Native Plants Society offers student funding

Admin 6 April 2023 California Native Plants Society

The Los Angeles/Santa Monica Mountains chapter of the California Native Plants Society is offering two scholarships of $1500 for students currently studying conservation or plant…

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