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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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Colloquium: Kirmiz on the infancy of the human microbiome

Biosphere Editor 25 January, 2019 MicrobiologyNina Kirmiz

The first seminar in the Biology Colloquium series for the Spring 2019 semester will be given by CSUN Biology postdoctoral researcher Nina Kirmiz. Kirmiz studies…

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Kelber Lab dissects a protein’s role in regeneration

Biosphere Editor 24 January, 2019 Farhana RunaJonathan KelberMalachia HooverSa La Kim

CSUN biologists have traced interactions between Cripto, a signaling protein associated with development and stem cell regulation, and other molecules that direct tissue regeneration. The…

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San Diego skyline at night (Flickr: John Sisti Photograpy
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Rogers, Manohar, and Kelber to present in ASCB annual meeting in San Diego

Biosphere Editor 11 December, 2018 Alberto CamachoASCBCrystal RogersJonathan KelberSubrajaa Manohar

CSUN Biology faculty and students are in San Diego, California, for the 2018 American Society of Cell Biology Meeting.   Assistant Professor of Biology Crystal…

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The First Place winner, from the Flores Lab (Photo by Tim Karels)
Departmental Events

Biology ornaments celebrate science and the holiday season

Biosphere Editor 10 December, 2018 Holidays

Faculty, staff, and students in the Department of Biology celebrated the holiday season and showed off their creative sides by designing Christmas tree ornaments to…

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Campus Events Publications Research

New volume of the New Journal of Student Research Abstracts showcases K-12 students’ science

Biosphere Editor 6 December, 2018 New Journal of Student AbstractsSteven Oppenheimer

A new volume of the New Journal of Student Research, edited by CSUN Biology Professor Emeritus Steve Oppenheimer, has been published online through the CSUN ScholarWorks…

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Steven Oppenheimer (second from right) with fellow awardees Earl Enzer, Bonnie Faherty, and Edward Feldman, and CSUN President Dianne F. Harrison and Alumni Association President Cindy Chernow at the Volunteer Service Awards. (Photo via CSUN Today.)
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Professor Emeritus Oppenheimer honored for service to the university

Biosphere Editor 5 December, 2018 Dean Ed Peckham Award for Emeritus ServiceSteven Oppenheimer

CSUN Biology Professor Emeritus Steve Oppenheimer was among those honored at the CSUN Volunteer Service Awards last Friday, receiving the Dean Ed Peckham Award for…

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Applications open for 2019 CSUNposium

Biosphere Editor 3 December, 2018 CSUNposium

Applications open today for students interested in presenting research results at the annual CSUNposium, to be held Friday, April 5, 2019. The CSUNposium is a…

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A deer tick (Chou Lab website)
Colloquium Departmental Events

Colloquium: Chou to discuss ticks and pathogen transmission

Biosphere Editor 30 November, 2018 deer tickSeemay Chouvector-borne disease

This week’s seminar in the Biology Colloquium series will be given by Dr. Seemay Chou, from the University of California, San Francisco. Chou studies animal-microbe…

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Volunteer leaders measure a Joshua tree during a pilot run of the survey protocol. (Photo by Jeremy Yoder.)
Projects Research

Joshua Tree Genome Project launches volunteer population surveys with leadership training

Biosphere Editor 28 November, 2018 Jeremy YoderJoshua tree

The Joshua Tree Genome Project launched a new effort to understand the health of Joshua tree populations across the Mojave Desert earlier this month. The…

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Southern California Academy of Sciences offers grants for student research

Biosphere Editor 26 November, 2018 Southern California Academy of Sciences

The Southern California Academy of Sciences is now accepting applications for its 2019 Student Research Grant. The grant provides up to $2,000 in support of…

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