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Scott Poethig and Junhyong Kim Awarded Endowed Chairs in Biology

Scott Poethig has been appointed the John H. and Margaret B. Fassitt Professor. Junhyong Kim has been named the Patricia M. Williams Term Professor in Biology. Dr. Poethig has received numerous honors for his research on the genetics of plant development, including election to the National Academy…

Promotion for Kim Gallagher

Dr. Kim Gallagher has been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure.  Kim investigates communication between plant cells through intercellular movement of signaling molecules.  Cell-to-cell communication is particularly important in coordinating plant organ development.  Her work has illuminated…

Teaching and the academic job market: what search committees are looking for With Drs. Kim Gallagher and Marc Schmidt

Biology department Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) workshops provide the opportunity for graduate students and postdocs to discuss a variety of teaching topics and pedagogy with faculty in our department. These workshops encourage participants to reflect on teaching and to enhance their…

Junhyong Kim

AWARDS: Ellison Medical Foundation Senior Scholar Award in Aging John Simon Guggenheim Fellow Yale Senior Faculty Research Excellence Award Sloan Foundation Young Investigator Award

$4.5 million NIH grant awarded to Penn to build a molecular model of the female reproductive system

For Immediate ReleaseOctober 7, 2020   $4.5 million NIH grant awarded to Penn to build a molecular model of the female reproductive system Junhyong Kim, PhD, Chair and Patricia M. Williams Professor of Biology in the School of Arts and Sciences, and Kate O'Neill, MD MTR, Assistant Professor,…

SARS-CoV-2 genome evolution within a university community

During the 2020-2021 academic year, many universities adopted surveillance programs to identify active cases of covid-19 with the goal of reducing transmission. At Duke University, we made an early decision to pair this effort with comprehensive viral genome sequencing and a later decision to…

A mathematical investigation of the circadian clock and dopaminergic system

Speaker: Ruby Kim (Duke) Tuesday, Jan. 25 at 4pm  Title: A mathematical investigation of the circadian clock and dopaminergic system Abstract: The mammalian circadian clock drives 24-hour rhythms in many important physiological processes, such as the sleep-wake cycle and hormone regulation.…

A mathematical investigation of the circadian clock and dopaminergic system

Speaker: Ruby Kim (Duke)   Tuesday, Jan. 25 at 4pm    Title: A mathematical investigation of the circadian clock and dopaminergic system   Abstract: The mammalian circadian clock drives 24-hour rhythms in many important physiological processes, such as the sleep-wake cycle and hormone…

Aman Husbands Named Blutt Presidential Assistant Professor

Aman Husbands has been named Mitchell J. Blutt and Margo Krody Blutt Presidential Assistant Professor of Biology. He will also be joining the Penn Epigenetics Institute as a core faculty member. As a plant molecular biologist, Husbands studies gene regulation of plant function. When asked about…

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