The Department of Biology is establishing a Memorial Lectureship in honor of Dr. Barbara Stay.

The Department of Biology's 2024 Newsletter is now available.

Kristýna Bubeníková, a Fulbright Scholar from Charles University in the Czech Republic, is conducting research at the University of Iowa’s Forbes Lab. Her work focuses on the evolutionary interactions between parasitoid wasps and their gall wasp hosts, using genetic and ecological analyses to uncover species diversity and host relationships. Through this experience, she has expanded her expertise, adapted to new research environments, and fostered international scientific collaboration.

UI Biology Professor Sarit Smolikove has been named an Associate Editor for GENETICS in the Genome Integrity Transmission section.