Andrew Forbes, Professor of Biology, has been named as the Associate Chair for the Department of Biology effective July 1, 2024.

Professor John Manak has been named as the Director of the Biomedical Sciences undergraduate program. Professor Jan Fassler has been appointed as the Director of Graduate Studies for the Integrated Biology (iBio) Graduate Program. Both appointments are effective July 1, 2024.

Chris Stipp, Ph.D., has been promoted to full professor in the Department of Biology.

We are excited to announce that Anne Martin, Ph.D., will be joining our department in May 2025!

Biology Professor, John Manak, held a webinar on "Good Genes Gone Bad" to kick off Rare Disease Week in February 2024.

Jennifer Jiman, who received a BA in Biology from the University of Iowa in 2023, is the winner of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) Award to South Korea for 2024-25.

Beth Osia, a T32 Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics (Stark Lab), at City of Hope, will be giving a Career Development Series talk on Tuesday, June 25 via Zoom. All are invited.

Congratulations to Camille Hanes on her successful thesis defense!

The Biology graduate program is ranked among the best in the U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings.

Nicole Boodhoo, a recent graduate with a B.S. in Biomedical Sciences, was selected as the 2023-2024 recipient of the Tom Rocklin Meet the Challenge Award in the category of Excel.