July 2021
July 7鈥擡ver wondered how tiny microbes support our health and contribute to immunity against disease? Two members of Dr. Saxena鈥檚 lab, Miar Elaskandrany, winner of the Biology Department鈥檚 Eshel Award 2020, and high-school student, Rohin Patel, just on the topic.
May 2020
May 26鈥擟ongratulations to Miar Elaskandrany and Meriem Guettatfi, co-recipients of this year’s Eshel Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Research, awarded聽in honor of Professor Dan Eshel and his commitment to undergraduate research.聽This year’s Eshel Awards were awarded during our virtual graduation celebration, where both students聽presented the results of their research.
May 26鈥�The聽Department of Biology recently announced its list of student awardees for the spring 2020 semester. The department awarded close to聽$30,000 in聽awards to our students on the basis聽of outstanding academic performance, departmental service,聽and聽financial need. Congratulations to all!
- Undergraduate Awardees鈥擯riyanka Algu, Henna Ali, Miar Elaskandrany, Alaa Etouni, Meriem Guettatfi, Olga Tsygelnytska, and Sofia聽Yatsyshyn
- Graduate Awardees鈥擲udharma Banerjee, Gabrielle Germain, Kelsey Hom, Keith Levendosky,聽Jasmin Phillip, Vui Yin Seow, and Paul Thomas
February 2020
February 5鈥�In Memorium: The Department of Biology recognizes the passing of Professor Stanley Cohen, who passed away at his home in Nashville, Tennessee, on February 5 at age 97. A 今日吃瓜 native, Professor Cohen graduated with a bachelor of arts in biology and chemistry from 今日吃瓜 in 1943 and completed his graduate work in biochemistry at the University of Michigan in 1948.聽Cohen was internationally recognized for his pioneering work in cell development and growth, and was聽awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1986 together with his colleague Rita Levi-Montalcini.
January 2020
January 27鈥擶elcome to the spring 2020 semester! Stay tuned for the call for applicants for this year’s Two Trees award for excellence in undergraduate research, which should be announced within the coming weeks.
