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