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    CSUN Biology students take the prize at the 2025 CSUNposium

    The Biology Department was well represented at last week’s 2025 CSUNposium, with undergrad researchers and Master’s students presenting their research in dozens of talks and…

    Biosphere Editor 17 April, 2025
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    Matador Microbiologists Merge Mycology with Mahjong

    Do toxic, glowing fungi play Mahjong? Mycologists Rudy Diaz, Resident Mycologist of the Los Angeles Mycological Society, and CSUN Professor of Biology David Bermudes didn’t…

    Biosphere Editor 17 April, 2025
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    CSUN plant biologists document effects of drought stress on a spice-cabinet staple

    Turmeric, the fragrant and colorful spice used in a number of cuisines, has also had uses in traditional medicine, which are increasingly under investigation by…

    Biosphere Editor 14 November, 2024
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    Check out the winners of the 2024 Biosphere Summer Photo Contest

    The votes are in, and congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Biosphere Summer Photo Contest: First place goes to Angelina Piette’s view of two-toed…

    Biosphere Editor 20 September, 2024
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    CSUN biologists reconstruct more than a century of Joshua tree flowering events to reveal the impacts of recent climate change

    Climate change has already shifted global temperatures and precipitation patterns from historical conditions, but tracking how these changes have impacted vulnerable species and ecosystems is…

    Biosphere Editor 12 September, 2024
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CSUN Biology celebrates award-winning students

Biosphere Editor 15 May, 2020 Commencement 2020Garden Club Scholarshipsstudent awards

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

Biosphere Editor 14 May, 2020 broadening participationMARCMariaElena ZavalaRISE

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,…

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Oppenheimer and students publish large-scale experiment in cellular de-clumping

Biosphere Editor 14 May, 2020 cancer biologySteven Oppenheimer

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

Biosphere Editor 13 May, 2020

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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Confocal imaging of neuronal process outgrowth in C. elegans embryos (Pavak Shah)
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Colloquium: Shah on the process of “booting up” brains

Biosphere Editor 1 May, 2020 C. elegansneural developmentPavak Shah

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

Biosphere Editor 30 April, 2020 cancer biologyChristian Ruiz Rueda

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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Colloquium: Maihle on how precision medicine tailors treatment to patients

Biosphere Editor 24 April, 2020 cancer biologyNita Maihleprecision medicine
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Colloquium: Baiocchi on the genetics of worms’ sense of smell

Biosphere Editor 17 April, 2020 C. eleganschemotaxisTiffany Baiocchi
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Colloquium: Donovan on conservation in “social-ecological” systems

Biosphere Editor 10 April, 2020 Conservation Biologycoral reefsMary Donovan
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Colloquium: Allard on epigenetics and environmental effects

Biosphere Editor 3 April, 2020 environmental effectsepigeneticsPatrick Allard

Featured image via Dr. Allard

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