Biology in The News Archive

March 31st, 2022

The Department of Biology is incredibly excited to announce that Finn Thompson (COL ’22) will head to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the fall to begin a Ph.D. program in Biology! A…

March 6th, 2022

The recent Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused a catastrophic humanitarian crisis, forcing millions of Ukrainians to leave their country and threatening the safety and wellbeing of millions more.…

February 22nd, 2022

A lifelong fan of Jeopardy!, Nam Vu (COL ’22) proudly represented Georgetown University in the 2022 Jeopardy! National College Championship, filmed earlier in the year but aired over the past month.…

February 16th, 2022

This February, Jordan Kramer, a senior in the College studying Biology, was featured in the College’s Spirit of Georgetown series! The series serves as a spotlight for Georgetown students whose work…

February 10th, 2022

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, comparisons between current events and historical plagues have been widespread. Despite the tragic impacts of the current pandemic, its death rates are…

February 3rd, 2022

This January, Georgetown received a competitive training grant from the National Institutes of Health to fund a new interdisciplinary training program for students from diverse backgrounds. When the…

January 12th, 2022

This past fall, Jingwen Hu, a Ph.D. student in the Huang lab, received a grant to support her presentation at the Society of Neuroscience’s (SfN) 2021 annual meeting. Alongside Dr. Jeffrey…

December 17th, 2021

On December 17th, commentary from our very own Dr. Shweta Bansal was featured in a New York Times article about the Omicron variant. A disease ecologist, Dr. Bansal studies disease transmission…

December 6th, 2021

This November, postdoctoral researcher Dr. Maëva Millan and Dr. Sarah Stewart Johnson published a new paper in Nature Astronomy entitled “Organic molecules revealed in Mars’s…

December 6th, 2021

Designed to recognize the impact and excellence of incredible people under the age of 30, the Forbes 30 under 30 list is released yearly across several different fields, such as entertainment,…

October 20th, 2021

Major congratulations are in order for Kenzie Knight and Jess Quiñones, two Biology of Global Health majors that were recently named Figge Fellows! Led by Dr. Drew Christiansen and Dr. David J.…

September 27th, 2021

Major congratulations are in order for Ian Yannuzzi, an undergraduate researcher who graduated last spring after researching in the LaRoque lab. In the lab, Ian studied homology-directed repair, an…

August 1st, 2021

Recently, the Ries Lab was featured in Science Friday! A science talk show airing on public radio every Friday, the show incorporated the research of Dr. Leslie Ries and Naresh Neupane in…

July 14th, 2021

Here at Georgetown Biology, we strive to prepare our students for incredible work in a wide range of careers, including research and medical fields. Czarina Ramos, a former student in our…

July 13th, 2021

Dolphins are amazing, intelligent animals–but do they have stable personality traits? In the Mann lab, this question was the motivation for groundbreaking research about behavioral traits in…

June 10th, 2021

The Biology Department congratulates Paige Brooks, a graduate researcher in the Coate Lab, on receiving a Ruth L. Kirchstein National Research Service Award from the NIH! The grant will fund her…

June 10th, 2021

People (and birds!) around the country are chattering about Emily Williams, an ecologist in the Marra Lab, and her work on tracking the American Robin. Using advanced trackers that maximize accuracy…

May 27th, 2021

Laura Ratliff, a graduating senior and Biology major, has an internship that is out of this world! As a member of the Mars Exploration Program at NASA, Ratliff is putting her experience in the…

May 24th, 2021

Georgetown Biology is home to unique and exceptional biologists! Here are some of the amazing awards that members of the department received this spring. Congratulations to Jewel Tomasula, a…

May 24th, 2021

Now that summer is here, Brood X, a brood of cicadas that have lain dormant for 17 years, is finally emerging! Loud, numerous, and nutritious, these cicadas are actually edible! Our very own…

March 16th, 2021

Last week, Marcelle Ferreira, a first-year graduate student in the Brinsmade Lab hailing from Brazil, arrived at Georgetown and began settling into the lab! At the Federal University of Rio de…

March 16th, 2021

Peer review is one of the hallmarks of modern science, but sometimes errors in procedure or data analysis can remain in the final journal article. Technical comments allow other researchers to…

February 26th, 2021

Last week, as NASA’s Perseverence Rover landed on Mars, GU Biology Professor Sarah Stewart Johnson wrote a super interesting article in the New York Times about the potential for Mars’ frozen…

January 27th, 2021

This month, Tyler Rippel, a graduate researcher in the Wimp Lab, was awarded the Bayard Long Award by the Philadelphia Botanical Club. The annual award supports the research of plants in the…

January 27th, 2021

This January, Zhirong Wang of the Coate Lab was not only featured in a scientific journal: his work was on the cover itself! Shearings incredibly beautiful microscopy image…

January 20th, 2021

This January, Vaughn Shirey from the Ries Lab had two of their papers accepted for publishing! The first paper, entitled A complete inventory of North American butterfly occurrence data, was…

October 13th, 2020

Breaking news! Vaughn Shirey, a Ph.D. student in the Ries Lab, has won a major global research award, the 2020 Young Researchers Award from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility! They have…

October 5th, 2020

This Fall, Naresh, an Assistant Research Professor in the Ries Lab, became the recipient of a new grant from the National Science Foundation, entitled MSA: Modeling and forecasting continental-scale…

September 28th, 2020

September 28, 2020 This week, Emily Williams’ research into robin migration was featured in an article in the famed bird conservation magazine! In the article, she discusses the importance of…

September 10th, 2020

Sept. 10, 2020 This fall, Professor Elena Silva was awarded an Academic Research Enhancement Award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke at the NIH! The grant will…

August 21st, 2020

“Discovering these hidden movements by Kirtland’s warblers challenges us to reshape how we think about animal movement,” Nathan Cooper. Check out the study co-authored by Peter Marra, professor in the Department of Biology and director of Georgetown Environment Initiative (GEI) and Research Associate, Nathan Cooper!…

July 16th, 2020

July 16, 2020 This summer, Zhirong Wang and the Coate Lab published a paper in the journal eNeuro. The article focuses on P2rx3, a purigenic receptor found in neurons in the spiral ganglion of…

July 14th, 2020

June 6, 2020 Graduate student George Melchor has been selected as a Society for Neuroscience Neuroscience Scholars Program (NSP) Fellow. This is a highly competitive program that selects up to 18…

May 20th, 2020

Congratulations to Prof. Mun Chun Chan, recipient of the the Edward B. Bunn, S.J. Award for Faculty Excellence at the 2020 Georgetown College Tropaia Exercises. The Faculty Excellence Award has been chosen directly by a vote of the senior class. …

May 19th, 2020

Jim Waggener and a group of over a dozen senior citizens have been working effortlessly to document changes they find. Mr. Waggener and his team’s data, collected and analyzed by The Ries Lab, is now accessible worldwide on a national network. …

May 13th, 2020

Congratulations to Nicole Wagner for being selected for the DOD National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship.…

April 14th, 2020

Stefano Daniele, a former Georgetown student, was recently honored with a Soros Fellowship for New Americans as an MD-PhD student at Yale.…

April 9th, 2020

COVID-19: Theory and Action in a Time of Pandemic. A new multi-disciplinary course created by Professor Heidi Elmendorf. Read to discover about this timely course and why it was created:…

April 8th, 2020

Biology Professor Gina Wimp was awarded the Faculty Mentor Award, a student-nominated award that recognizes her consistently excellent mentorship to students in the department and within her lab. …

March 24th, 2020

Check out the list of answers to COVID-19 FAQs. It is created by Professor Shweta Bansal from the department of Biology, and the head of the disease ecology and research lab at Georgetown.…

January 30th, 2020

Janet Mann, Vice Provost for Research (2013-2017) and Professor of Biology and Psychology at Georgetown University, gave a sold-out speech on January 26, 2020. Professor Mann detailed the plight of Potomac River—Chesapeake Bay dolphins at Bier Baron. The enthusiastic crowd stayed for questions until closing time.…

January 13th, 2020

Manus Patten, Professor of Biology at Georgetown University, received the prestigious Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Award. Georgetown Biology Professor Mark Rose praised Professor Patten, noting that Professor Patten “champions original undergraduate research.” Professor Patten also runs the Research-Intensive Senior Experience (RISE) program, and mentors many of his own students, who have become co-authors on some of his recent papers. …

January 7th, 2020

Jane Seymour Fonda an actress, former fashion model, political activist, and an environmentalist that is keen climate activist. Jane Fonda a guest speaker at Georgetown University with Peter Marra, Director of Georgetown Environment Initiative and the Laudato Si’ Professor of Biology and the Environment. …

December 17th, 2019

This winter, Victoria A. Morrisette and Elizabeth A. Steidle of the Rolfes Lab published a paper of their research on the enzyme Siw14 in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Siw14 encodes a phosphatase in the inositol polyphosphate pathway, an enzymatic pathway that controls the levels of inositol pyrophosphates, important regulatory molecules found in many organisms. The relative levels of these molecules can impact filamentation, the stress response, and the cell cycle in yeast. Morrisette and Steidle’s paper analyzes how Siw14 controls Msn2, a transcription factor that modulates the environmental stress response. Their incredible research begins to scratch the surface of the important effects of inositol pyrophosphates! …

November 27th, 2019

Dr. Vivianne Morrison, one of Georgetown University’s postdoctoral students, recently published a paper titled Retinoic Acid Is Required for Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cell Production and Differentiation in the Postnatal Mouse Corpus Callosum with the Huang Lab. Morrison’s article discusses the role of retinoic acid in the formation of the myelin sheath during development, and connects this to the effect of poor nutrition on brain growth. Importantly, these findings inspire future research on the role for endogenous RALDH2-dependent RA synthesis in OPC production and differentiation in the CC (corpus callosum), as well as in the development of other cell types derived from neural stem cells in the embryonic ventricular zone (VZ) and SVZ, as well as the postnatal subcallosal SVZ.…

November 4th, 2019

The women in Georgetown’s scientific community create an ever-lasting impact on the progression of physical, computer, social, and life sciences, as well as mathematics and medicine. Quite frankly, Georgetown would not be the elite research university it is today without the contributions from different women over several decades. Everyday new and exciting research stands as a perfect representation of the impact that women have on the scientific community. However, it does not end there. From undergraduates to professors, researchers to teaching assistants, graduate students to doctors, Georgetown University is proud to empower and support the extraordinary women we have the privilege of calling Hoyas. …

November 4th, 2019

The Brinsmade lab was awarded an NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research grant to fund their work investigating the interface of metabolism and pathogenesis in Gram-positive bacteria using Staphylococcus aureus as a model pathogen. The grant will allow the lab to foster their research and help encourage further investigations into cellular metabolism, gene expression, and microbes. …

November 4th, 2019

Professor Huang runs a successful laboratory striving to make an impact on the current knowledge of central nervous system development. After receiving a new grant for Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, the Huang lab will be able to continue their work. …

November 4th, 2019

As technology continues to advance, scientists are always trying to find new and exciting ways to reap the benefits. Professor Bansal, in a special supplemental issue of the Journal of Infectious Disease, evaluated the opportunities and challenges associated with sources of big data. Along with the great potential, these data sources need to be further developed. All in all, the holistic approach provides an effective means of infectious disease surveillance and control. Elizabeth Lee, a Ph. D candidate in Global Infectious Diseases, took the lead on an article in the special issue with a focus on the issues that need to be addressed for big data to be used efficiently. …

November 4th, 2019

In September, 2016, the International Congress of Entomology hosted 6,600 participants to present their research on insects at the conference Entomology without Borders. Representing Georgetown University, three biology professors: Martha Weiss, Peter Armbruster, and Edward Barrows each had the opportunity to display their work on a wide-range of biological organisms and genetics’ topics. The Department of Biology is both honored and prideful to be represented by dedicated and intelligent professors! …

November 4th, 2019

Alisha Dua, a former undergraduate scholar of the Neuroethics Studies Program, has won and is currently participating in a Fulbright United Kingdom Partnership Award to complete a Masters of Research in Biosciences at University College London this Fall. …

November 4th, 2019

Dissimilar from most graduate student, Catilin is also a graduate of Georgetown’s Undergraduate program. She worked with Tim Beach’s lab on a project looking at human and natural environmental changes in Mayan agricultural lands as well as Mann’s lab working as a field research assistant in Australia studying dolphins. …

November 4th, 2019

Professor Johnson, along with her research team, aims to conduct the first-ever DNA sequencing done on the continent. In hopes of investigating potential life beyond Earth, she plans to analyze our planet’s inaccessible biospheres, which can provide information into the ability of cells to survive in the most extreme environments. Antarctica, the coldest, driest place on earth, is home of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, the site of the research. …

November 4th, 2019

Alyssa King and Kevin Mlynek are among a select group of students given the honor to give and oral presentation after they poster-presented their work. After presenting to the GU Medical Center Graduate Student Organization, Alyssa and Kevin went on to place 2nd and 3rd, respectively. Congratulations and keep up the good work! …

November 4th, 2019

After joining our faculty as an Assistant Teaching Professor this fall, Dr. Choi created the video “My Fate is in Your Hands: Inductive Signals for Cell Fate Determination.” Her work explores the process of induction and differentiation to explain a cell’s fate. Congratulations Dr. Choi! …

November 4th, 2019

The Distinguished Investigator Recognition honored Professor Bansal, along with 26 other professors, for excelling in sponsored research. Professor Bansal’s research group uses mathematical models to focus on infectious disease transmission. …

October 27th, 2019

Professor Mann’s new publications are changing our understanding of our underwater neighbors. Check out her contributions in her new book: Deep Thinkers: Inside the minds of whales, dolphins, and porpoises. …

October 24th, 2019

This year, Georgetown is working to earn designation as a Bee Campus, a status indicating that the University is committed to increasing the number of pollinators, native and non-native, on campus. Furthermore, Bee Campuses establish plans for habitats, awareness events, and student projects to support bees and other pollinators. Student group Hoya Hive and Professors Martha Weiss and Edward Barrows are leading the project, which is currently focusing on planting native plants to attract pollinators. …

September 8th, 2019

On Sunday, September 8th, three professors from the Biology Department biked as a part of Team Georgetown at the Bike MS ride, an event that raises money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Professors Peter Armbruster and Steven Singer joined Professor Mark Rose, Chair of the Department, and the rest of Team Georgetown as they biked over 400 combined miles and raised more than $7,000 for the MS Society. As Rookie Team of the Year, these professors made an impact on the event and on the research of treatments for the disease. …

September 6th, 2019

Joseph H. Neale, Professor of Biology at Georgetown demonstrates the importance of NAAG, a peptide neurotransmitter that is widely present in our nervous system. He concludes that drugs that inhibit NAAG inactivating enzymes lead to pro-cognitive effects through activation of NAAG. His paper has inspired future research to understand the effect of NAAG and glutamate carboxypeptidase inhibitors on higher cognitive processes such as learning, memory formation, and attention.…

September 6th, 2019

Dr. Peter Marra, professor and researcher of Environmental Biology at Georgetown, joined other climate change experts at the university in emphasizing the danger that climate change poses to life on earth. In arguing for action on climate change, Marra invoked Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’ encyclical about the moral and spiritual importance of environmental justice. As an expert on the conservation of birds and other animals, Professor Marra’s research makes it clear that habitat loss and climate change will cause irreversible damage to the world’s ecosystems. …

July 9th, 2019

Dr. Leslie Ries, along with researches from Oregon State University, Ohio lepidopterists, and Michigan State University, analyzed more than 24,000 butterfly surveys contributed by trained citizen scientists from 1996 through 2016. They discovered and published in PLoS ONE, the fall of the butterfly population in one Ohio area that provides a baseline for overall trends in the insect population. The data from Ohio estimated population trends for 81 butterfly species and found three times as many species were trending downward as upward. Dr. Ries helps run one of the longest existing systematic insect-monitoring programs in North America. …

June 26th, 2019

Davis Family Distinguished Professor Dr. Armbruster has been studying mosquitoes for over 30 years now. His newest project about the insect revolves around studying the genes that make mosquitoes bite in the first place. Armbruster is essentially trying to recreate the natural biting patterns of the yellow fever mosquito, then pinpointing the exact genes for the ‘biting behavior’. His research has the potential to eliminate the spread of deadly diseases that transmit through the bite of mosquitoes. …

June 13th, 2019

Congratulations to Biology alumnus, Murad Mamedov (COL ’10), who has recently been rewarded the 2019 Michelson Prizes from The Michelson Medical Research Foundation and the Human Vaccines Project! Mamedov is receiving $150,000 for his research using gene-editing technologies to understand an important set of immune cells, which may provide insight into the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of infectious and non-communicable diseases. …

June 6th, 2019

Dr. Jeffery Huang is featured as a special guest for an interview with RealTalk MS. Huang talks about starting his journey with Multiple Scoliosis as a Ph.D. student well as his current investigations into how oligodendrocytes regenerate after injury. His lab is focused on animal models of MS. …

May 17th, 2019

Two of this year’s valedictorians – Julie Bevilacqua (BGH) and Agnes Donnelly (Neuro) – are receiving majors from the Biology Department. In addition to academic honors from the College, both also received the Taylor-Weber Award from the Department. …

May 1st, 2019

Upon receiving a 3-year grant, the Huang lab is able to continue contributing to the fight against MS. …

April 25th, 2019

Of the 70+ research projects that were on display at the NHS Undergraduate Research Conference, four of our very students were recognized! Congratulations to the following: Best Poster Presentation: Emma Nedell (C’20) Excellence in Poster Presentation: Zachary Susswein (C’20) Excellence in Oral Presentation: Julie Bevilacqua (C’19) Rising Research Award: Ian Yannuzzi (C’21)…

April 8th, 2019

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) currently has no treatment. Dr. Jeffrey Huang is trying to change that. With his award from the National MS Society, Dr. Huang will seek to understand how amino acid metabolism regulates the regeneration of myelin, a process that may be the key to treating multiple sclerosis (MS). …

February 16th, 2019

A double major in neurobiology and biological physics, Mandal plans to earn his Ph.D. in psychiatry while at Cambridge, before likely returning to the United States to attend medical school. …

February 1st, 2019

Joseph H. Neale, Professor of Biology at Georgetown University, along with Dr. Rafal Olszewski at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), recently published a paper in the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. Neale and Olszewski uncover recent findings on the importance of NAAG, the third most prevalent peptide neurotransmitter in the mammalian nervous system. They conclude that GCPII (glutamate carboxypeptidases II) inhibitors, inhibitors which reduce the rate of inactivation of NAAG, increase synaptic NAAG and affect cognition in animal models of Alzheimer’s disease, inflammatory pain, and ethanol intoxication. With their recent findings, Neale and Olszewski inspire future research on defining the procognitive role of NAAG and GCPII inhibitors, and understanding the role of NAAG and GCPII on higher cognitive processes such as learning, memory formation, and attention.…

November 5th, 2018

Congrats to Abram Wagner, Georgetown alum (BS ’10, Biology of Global Health) for his publication! Abram Wagner published an article about understanding and controlling Ebola. …

November 2nd, 2018

Although many sci-fi movies and stories assume extraterrestrial life will bear some humanoid semblance, Dr. Sarah Johnson is pushing the envelope with a $7 million grant from NASA. The money will fund her program which will, “go beyond what we currently understand and devise ways to find forms of life we can scarcely imagine.”…

October 12th, 2018

Georgetown Biology Department Alumnus and Professor team up to fight vector-borne disease …

October 10th, 2018

Biology professor Heidi Elmendorf reviews an assignment in the lab during the Community Scholars Program’s five-week summer orientation. Elmendorf leads the Regents Science Scholars Program, which is designed for first-generation college students interested in the sciences. …

October 5th, 2018

The Georgetown College Department of Biology has enjoyed a successful summer: 10 professors in the department have received research grants totaling more than $10 million from the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, and private foundations.…

July 31st, 2018

Georgetown student Jewel Lipps, who is pursuing her Ph.D. in biology and three other Georgetown Ph.D. candidates in psychology, biology, and tumor biology have been selected by the National Science Foundation (NSF) for their potential to become lifelong leaders and contributors to scientific innovation and teaching.…

July 18th, 2018

In a new study of bottlenose dolphins, biology Ph.D. candidates, post-docs, and professor Janet Mann found that, even though survival of offspring decreases as mothers age, the older mothers invest significantly longer (through nursing) in their final offspring than for their earlier progeny. …

June 16th, 2018

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May 1st, 2018

Everyone has heard of the scientific method. Many scientists have performed the scientific method over and over, designing experiments and analyzing data. However, a major part of the method that many people over look is to report results. Scientists across the world live on reading research and understanding past studies done. Without reporting results, the entire experiment loses its value. Niteace Whittington has mastered the art of reporting scientific results and was recognized for the best poster on her work for her Ph. D. dissertation. …

May 1st, 2018

The NFS fellowship comes as recognition of a dedication to the field of biology and research on the impact of genetic variation within plant species in salt marsh ecosystems.…

May 1st, 2018

The National Science Foundation is helping Bansal to follow through with her research and uncover the truth in the spreading of infectious diseases.…

March 14th, 2018

Biology professor Leslie Ries uses one of her three National Science Foundation grants to do research on butterflies …

March 12th, 2018

Biology professor Leslie Ries has recently received 3 grants from the National Science Foundation to analyze the springtime emergence patterns of plants, insects and birds, to study the migration patterns of monarch butterflies, and to examine the impact of natural disasters on butterfly habitats. …

February 16th, 2018

A double major in neurobiology and biological physics, Mandal plans to earn his Ph.D. in psychiatry while at Cambridge, before likely returning to the United States to attend medical school. …

January 30th, 2018

Congratulations to professor Steven Singer and his lab for receiving a grant. The National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Disease has awarded Professor Steven Singer’s lab a grant to study immune responses to Giardia.…

January 26th, 2018

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January 24th, 2018

Biology professor Steven Singer and postdoctoral fellow Camila Henriques Coelho, in collaboration with a team from Brazil, recently published an analysis of the spread of Giardia lamblia. Giardia lamblia is an intestinal parasite linked to untreated water and poor sanitation. …

November 2nd, 2017

Why one might ask, would you want to stop getting vaccines? Assistant Professor Shweta Bansal and her research collaborators are trying to identify just that. With datasets based on location and information on the emergence or childhood diseases, Bansal’s research is an attempt to validate or discredit the movement against vaccines one and for all. …

October 23rd, 2017

Professor Martha Weiss, in her TEDx talk, “Insect Metamorphosis: Success Through Reinvention” shows it is never too late for change! …

September 15th, 2017

The Armbruster lab is conducting novel research on malaria-transmitting mosquitoes in conjunction with the National Institutes of Health. A paper co-authored by Dr. Armbruster, investigating the photoperiodic responses of two species of malaria-transmitting Sahelian mosquitoes, was published in Parasites and Vectors, a peer-reviewed open-access medical journal.…

September 14th, 2017

Fighting back against climate change is more important than ever before. Georgetown professors are at the forefront of groundbreaking research to help understand how we can best protect our planet. Investigator Leslie Ries has secured over $400,000 in grant money for Georgetown to conduct research on pressing environmental issues such as the future of monarch butterflies and climate-driven phonological mismatch.…

April 13th, 2017

Georgetown Ph.D candidate Paratha Sah publishes a paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences rejecting the hypothesis that community formation universally protects animal populations from infectious diseas e outbreaks. Her research provides critical information that can be used to model disease spread in other species, including humans. As technology continues to advance, scientists are always trying to find new and exciting ways to reap the benefits. Professor Bansal, in a special supplemental issue of the Journal of Infectious Disease, evaluated the opportunities and challenges associated with sources of big data. Along with the great potential, these data sources need to be further developed. All in all, the holistic approach provides an effective means of infectious disease surveillance and control. Elizabeth Lee, a Ph. D candidate in Global Infectious Diseases took the lead on an article in the special issue with a focus on the issues that need to be addressed for big data to be used efficiently. …

April 5th, 2017

Professor Johnson continues to impress NASA on her journey to understanding planetary environments. From silica sinters and acid salt lakes to ancient deposits in the Dry Valleys of Antarctica, her research is out of this world.…

April 5th, 2017

Georgetown Undergraduate is on the pursuit for excellence. With dreams of incorporating both research and education in the field of neuroscience, he is headed in the right direction.…

April 4th, 2017

Professor Steven Singer is progressing knowledge on the prevention of fighting back against foodborne illness.…

April 4th, 2017

Biology professor Heidi Elmendorf, who College Dean Chester Gillis calls “a tireless advocate for students and the epitome of the professoriate,” is a finalist for the $250,000 Robert Forster Cherry Award for Great Teaching issued by Baylor University…

March 28th, 2017

Tanaporn Wangsanut (Gift) of the Biology Department has been awarded the Graduate Student Teaching Assistant award for her efforts in Professor Rolfe’s Genetics Lab. The award, granted by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, is a testament to her curiosity and diligence at the University.…

March 8th, 2017

Breanna Walsh is a senior Biology of Global Health major that covers the spectrum by conducting research, tutoring, and working as a teaching assistant. While conducting research in Professor Elmendorf’s lab, she focuses on finding a way to combat the common intestinal parasite Giardia lamblia. Across the globe, the parasite causes diarrhea and dehydration in impoverished communities. As she continues to progress in her research, Breanna seeks to further the extension of her impact on global health and the scientific community far beyond the front gates of Georgetown University. Reflecting upon her research, she praises Elmendorf’s ability to foster intellectual and personal growth. Breanna stands as a phenomenal representation for undergraduates seeking to gain the most of their time through research and academics.…

January 1st, 2017

Professor Rolfes has always been committed to her research and obtaining results to understand yeast strains and their cellular metabolism. However, she does not stop there. Rolfes’ goes above and beyond by bringing her work into the scope of her students in order to introduce new, aspiring scientists into the world of scientific research. …