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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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  • Awards Departmental Events Featured

    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 biologists test whether coral symbionts can beat the heat

Admin 19 February 2019 Casey TerHorstcoral reefsShannon BaylisssymbiosisZoe Scott

Climate change has warmed ocean temperatures, increasing the risk and frequency of coral bleaching, a stress response in which corals expel the colorful algal symbionts…

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Colloquium Departmental Events

No Colloquium seminar on Friday, February 15

Admin 15 February 2019

There will be no seminar in the Biology Colloquium seminar series today, Friday February 15, because the invited speaker has had to cancel. The spring…

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Departmental Events Opportunities

MBGSA and BEER club host seminar on post-graduation career paths

Admin 14 February 2019 BEER ClubMBGSA

The Behavior, Ecology, and Evolution Research (BEER) Club and the Marine Biology Graduate Student Association invite CSUN Biology students at all levels to a panel…

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Departmental Events

Microbiology Students Association hosts microbial brewery tour

Admin 13 February 2019 Michael SummersMicrobiology Student association

The CSUN Microbiology Students Association will host “Beer Making 101” with Professor and departmental brewmaster Michael Summers, who will explain the role of microorganisms in…

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Alumni Publications Research

Bermudes Lab discovery could aid in engineering cancer-fighting bacteria

Admin 12 February 2019 David BermudesJamie CarrafaLena VincentSalmonella

Bacteria engineered to produce and deliver drug compounds could be a new powerful new tool for cancer therapy and many other medical applications. A new…

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Colloquium Departmental Events

No Colloquium seminar on Friday, February 8

Admin 8 February 2019

There will be no seminar in the Biology Colloquium seminar series today, Friday February 8, due to a cancellation by the invited speaker. The spring…

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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)
Alumni Publications Research

CSUN botanists find 10 different ways that Dudleyas do all right in dry conditions

Admin 7 February 2019 Danielle AmorosoDudleyaPaul Wilson

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…

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Education Opportunities

CSUN ASBMB offers seminar to prepare for grad school

Admin 1 February 2019 CSUN ASBMB

The CSUN chapter of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology invites undergraduates with interests in biochemistry and molecular biology careers to their spring…

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Alumni Colloquium Departmental Events

Colloquium: Cross on the benefits of cannabis derivatives

Admin 1 February 2019 Brandie CrossMARC

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…

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Awards In the news Research

CSUN Biology undergraduate researcher wins travel grant for conference presentation

Admin 31 January 2019 Chhandak BasuChris Cerda

CSUN Biology undergraduate researcher Chris Cerda has been awarded a travel grant to present at the annual meeting of the American Society of Plant Biologists…

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