A new grant from the National Institutes of Health R13 mechanism will fund a meeting of cancer researchers across the California State Univeristy system this…
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USDA funds Basu Lab in project to develop turmeric as a cash crop
CSUN plant biologist Chhandak Basu and colleagues at Alabama A&M University have received funding to continue a project developing turmeric as a cash crop for…
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CSUN microbiologist Gilberto Flores receives NIH funding to study how bacteria help us get the most out of milk
CSUN Associate Professor of Biology Gilberto Flores received a big new grant from the National Institutes of Health this summer, which will support his lab’s…
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CSUN Biology holds virtual graduation and awards ceremony
CSUN Biology concludes a spring semester reshaped by the COVID-19 pandemic with a virtual graduation and student awards recognition ceremony this afternoon. The ceremony, to…
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CSUN Biology celebrates award-winning students
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…
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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…
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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…
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Colloquium: Shah on the process of “booting up” brains
Image: Confocal imaging of neuronal process outgrowth in C. elegans embryos (Pavak Shah)
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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…
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