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Upcoming Events
The biology of mitochondrial genome cheaters
Maulik Patel; Vanderbilt University
I will present my lab’s efforts to study the biology of cheater mitochondrial genomes. Because cells contain multiple independently replicating mitochondrial genomes, wildtype and mutant copies can coexist. Wildtype…
MathBio Seminar - Title TBA
Andreas Buttenschoen (University of British Columbia)
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Seminar with Dr. Melike Lakadamyali
Melike Lakadamyali
TBD
News
August Annoucements
Aug. 31, 2020
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2020 Virtual Summer Academies @Penn
Jul. 31, 2020
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Customized kits turn students’ dining rooms into biology labs
Students in introductory biology laboratory courses in the School of Arts & Sciences used customized laboratory kits to get hands-on practice with the scientific method.
Declines in shellfish species on rocky seashores match climate-driven changes
Two decades of data from a study of Swan’s Island in Maine co-led by biologists Peter Petraitis of the School of Arts & Sciences and Steve Dudgeon of California State University, Northridge, document a slow and steady dwindling of mussels, barnacles, and snails.
Dr. Philip A. Rea awarded a Doctorate of Science
Dr. Philip A. Rea was awarded a Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) by the University of Oxford on Saturday July 18th, 2020.
Yun Ding Faculty Spotlight
Read a short interview with our newest faculty Member Dr. Yun Ding.
A message from the Department of Biology
“The horrific killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and so many others have shocked and saddened us all.