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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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Images from a proximity ligation assay examining interactions between the focal proteins. (Figure 1, Rogers 2018)
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Rogers Lab publications examine balance of key proteins in neural development

Biosphere Editor 6 September, 2018 Crystal RogersLisa Sorrellsneural development

Assistant Professor of Biology Crystal Rogers, graduate student Lisa Sorrells, and a colleague at the California Institute of Technology published a new paper in the…

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Dr. Kerry Nickols explains how hotter oceans may harm sea life on KPCC

Biosphere Editor 6 September, 2018 climate changeKerry NickolsKPCC

In August, Assistant Professor of Biology Kerry Nickols appeared on Southern California Public Radio station KPCC’s Take Two to explain how sea life may be affected…

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Prof. Denita M. Weeks (Colorado Mesa University)
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CSUN alumna joins faculty of Colorado Mesa University

Biosphere Editor 6 September, 2018 Robert Espinoza

Denita M. Weeks, who earned a Master’s degree with CSUN professor Robert Espinoza, defended her PhD dissertation at the University of Memphis in May, and…

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Dr. Celnia Barba-Simic (CSUN Today)
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ER doctor honors Biology professor Oppenheimer with scholarship fund

Biosphere Editor 6 September, 2018 Steven Oppenheimer

Over the summer, CSUN alumna Celina Barba-Simic made a gift to the CSUN College of Science and Mathematics to create the Dr. Celina Barba-Simic Biology Scholarship…

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Coral reef
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Nutrient pollution exacerbates acidification damage to coral reefs

Biosphere Editor 6 September, 2018 climate changecoral reefsnutrient pollutionNyssa Silbiger

Assistant Professor of Biology Nyssa Silbiger and colleagues at the University of Hawaii Manoa published a study this June demonstrating that nutrient pollution — nitrate…

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The cover of WIREs Developmental Biology, featuring an image of developing chicken embryos from Rogers and Nie (2018)
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Rogers Lab paper reviews the role of neural crest cells in development

Biosphere Editor 6 September, 2018 Crystal Rogersneural crest cellsOpen Access

The cover article of the September/October issue of the journal WIREs Developmental Biology is a review by Assistant Professor of Biology Crystal Rogers and colleague Shuyi…

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