The CSUN Biology Department is pleased to announce the winners of student awards and scholarships for the 2019/2020 school year. Graduate students From the College…
View More CSUN Biology celebrates award-winning students
Author: Biosphere Editor
Zavala contributes to assessment of diversity efforts at the American Society for Cell Biology
Scientific societies have an important role to play in broadening the diversity of people who participate in research, and their potential impacts can be substantial,…
View More Zavala contributes to assessment of diversity efforts at the American Society for Cell BiologyOppenheimer and students publish large-scale experiment in cellular de-clumping
Cancer cells have different properties in groups than they do solo, including greater risk of metastasis — establishing in parts of the body far from a…
View More Oppenheimer and students publish large-scale experiment in cellular de-clumping
CSUN biology research immersion class tackles COVID-19 vaccine design
Every spring semester class at CSUN has had to retool to cope with the extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic; but Biology Professor David Bermudes’s…
View More CSUN biology research immersion class tackles COVID-19 vaccine design
Colloquium: Shah on the process of “booting up” brains
Image: Confocal imaging of neuronal process outgrowth in C. elegans embryos (Pavak Shah)
View More Colloquium: Shah on the process of “booting up” brains
CSUN biologist develops new method to detect cancer in its earliest stages
Knowing specific cancer-causing mutations offers the possibility to nip cancer in the bud — detecting and treating it before a tumor can proliferate and threaten…
View More CSUN biologist develops new method to detect cancer in its earliest stagesColloquium: Maihle on how precision medicine tailors treatment to patients
Colloquium: Baiocchi on the genetics of worms’ sense of smell
Colloquium: Donovan on conservation in “social-ecological” systems
Colloquium: Allard on epigenetics and environmental effects
Featured image via Dr. Allard
View More Colloquium: Allard on epigenetics and environmental effects