Department of Biological Sciences
91ֿ Biologist Nets Grant to Study Calorie-Burning Process That Could Help Fight Obesity
Physical activity is essential to fighting obesity, and scientists are constantly working to make this activity more effective and beneficial. A $450,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health will help biology professor Colleen Novak, Ph.D., from 91ֿ’s College of Arts …
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91ֿ Biology Professor Studies How Selfish Genes Cause Male Sterility in Flowering Plants
91ֿ Biology Professor Studies How Selfish Genes Cause Male Sterility in Flowering Plants Why are plants often sterile when their parents are from different species? How do species remain separate entities in nature? Andrea L. Case, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Biolo…
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91ֿ Researchers Study Climate Change in Alaska
Thanks to a $100,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, two 91ֿ professors are researching climate change in Alaska. Elizabeth Herndon, Ph.D., and Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., assistant professors from 91ֿ’s College of Arts and Sciences, spent a week in Fairbanks…
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91ֿ Biology Professor Looks to Stop Alzheimer’s Before It Starts
For decades, biologists researching a cure for Alzheimer’s disease have remained in the dark almost as much as the ailment’s victims. A 91ֿ professor, however, is looking to stop the disease before it starts. Gemma Casadesus-Smith, Ph.D., an associate biology professor in the…
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91ֿ Hosts Groundbreaking for New Integrated Sciences Building
The groundbreaking for 91ֿ’s new Integrated Sciences Building was held Oct. 2 from 2-5 p.m. The event was free and open to the public. Following the groundbreaking, 91ֿ’s College of Arts and Sciences hosted a showcase of science and technology demonstrations, along with…
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91ֿ Biological Sciences Researcher Receives $1.8 Million NIH Grant for Chronic Wound Healing
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded 91ֿ’s Min-Ho Kim, Ph.D., assistant professor of biological sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, a $1,842,350 five-year grant. The grant from the NIH’s National Institute of Nursing Research is to develop “nanobombs,” a na…
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Investigating Alzheimer’s Disease: 91ֿ Researcher to Speak at Neuroscience Symposium on April 10
Gemma Casadesus Smith describes herself as a scientist who likes to investigate ideas that run counter to prevailing thought. Her research on Alzheimer’s disease has looked at the effects on the brain of oxidative stress, hormone treatments and the regulation of metabolism. When a new avenue …
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91ֿ Student Introduces New Method of Circadian Research
91ֿ chemistry senior Caitlin Crosier combined creativity and science for her yearlong project on circadian rhythms and will present those findings at the university’s Undergraduate Research Symposium on March 11. “The main goal of my research is to validate this method as a…
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91ֿ Researchers to Launch Three New Studies to Monitor Lake Erie
91ֿ researchers will launch three new studies of harmful algal blooms (HAB) in Lake Erie this spring as part of an overall $2 million water quality initiative by the Ohio Board of Regents. Harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie can produce toxins that make water hazardous to dr…
College of Arts & Sciences
Biology Professor Receives Grant from National Science Foundation
Dr. Heather Caldwell recently received a $400,000.00 grant from the National Science Foundation to fund her research. This research project will examine how prenatal hormones can reorganize brain circuits and impact behavior. Understanding how these hormones work during development will provid…
Biological Sciences