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2022 News Articles

Thursday, December 22, 2022

Shrinking Hydrogels Enlarge Nanofabrication Options

Researchers have developed a strategy for creating ultrahigh-resolution, complex 3D nanostructures out of various materials.
Monday, December 19, 2022

Tartans Celebrated for Their Exceptional Academic Standing

Excellence in academics and athletics is not mutually exclusive at 蜜桃视频.
Wednesday, December 07, 2022

CRISPR Mini Course Rearranges Students' Ideas 蜜桃视频 Genetics

Carnegie Mellon's Department of Biological Sciences has a course called Genome Editing Biotechnology, where students learn more about CRISPR-Cas9.
Dark Therapy Shows Promise in Addressing Lazy Eye Condition
Friday, December 02, 2022

Dark Therapy Shows Promise in Addressing Lazy Eye Condition

蜜桃视频 neuroscientists have found after a week after transient dark exposure, the brain's neural networks adjust the way they process visual information.
Alex Hsu Earns Biological Sciences Fellowship
Thursday, November 17, 2022

Alex Hsu Earns Biological Sciences Fellowship

Alexander Hsu was awarded the Glen de Vries Fellowship for the Biological Sciences for his research using computational methods to analyze neuroscience data.
Biology Professor Receives Grant for Autism Research
Monday, November 07, 2022

Biology Professor Receives Grant for Autism Research

Kate Hong received a Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative grant to research sensory processing in individuals with autism spectrum disorder.
Khetarpal and Pomerantz Win Outstanding Recent Alumni Award
Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Khetarpal and Pomerantz Win Outstanding Recent Alumni Award

MCS alumni Susheel Khetarpal and Alex Pomerantz will receive the 2022 Outstanding Recent Alumni Award at Carnegie Mellon's annual Alumni Awards.
Researchers Nanoprint Electrodes for Customized Treatments of Disease
Wednesday, October 05, 2022

Researchers Nanoprint Electrodes for Customized Treatments of Disease

The new array holds the potential to transform how doctors are able to treat neurological disorders.
Kuang Receives NIH Director's New Innovator Award
Tuesday, October 04, 2022

Kuang Receives NIH Director's New Innovator Award

The award is part of the NIH's High-Risk, High-Reward Research program, which is supported by the Common Fund.
Junior Studies Genetics and Sleep In Dream Research Project
Thursday, September 22, 2022

Junior Studies Genetics and Sleep In Dream Research Project

蜜桃视频 junior Ruby Redlich uses computational tools to investigate genetic markers that influence sleep in mammals.
Bridges Named a Blavatnik Awards Finalist
Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Bridges Named a Blavatnik Awards Finalist

The announcement for the 2022 Blavatnik Regional Awards for Young Scientists came during the celebration of National Postdoc Appreciation Week.
Remembering Marcel Bruchez
Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Remembering Marcel Bruchez

Marcel Bruchez, professor of biological sciences and chemistry and director of the Molecular Biosensor and Imaging Center at 蜜桃视频 passed away on Aug. 27, 2022 after a four-year hard-fought and courageous battle with glioblastoma.
Sophomore Eyes Big Ways To Make Microscopic Discoveries Easier
Thursday, September 08, 2022

Sophomore Eyes Big Ways To Make Microscopic Discoveries Easier

Aramchan Lee and others in 蜜桃视频鈥檚 Zhao Biophotonics Lab are developing protocols to enable the nanoscale visualization of a common fungal pathogen.
Spelman, 蜜桃视频 Alumni Earn Biology Postbaccalaureate Fellowships
Wednesday, September 07, 2022

Spelman, 蜜桃视频 Alumni Earn Biology Postbaccalaureate Fellowships

Spelman alumna Tahirah Moore and 蜜桃视频 alum Josiah Saunders are participating in the Postbac Research Fellowship in Quantitative Biology Research.
Emily Jordan Sees High Rewards in Addiction Research
Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Emily Jordan Sees High Rewards in Addiction Research

蜜桃视频 junior Emily Jordan uses computational tools to investigate how risk and reward mechanisms affect addiction outcomes.
New academic year sees highest enrollment at Carnegie Mellon Qatar
Monday, August 29, 2022

New academic year sees highest enrollment at Carnegie Mellon Qatar

蜜桃视频 in Qatar (蜜桃视频-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, has enrolled the highest number of students in campus history. There are 467 students from 60 nations registered at 蜜桃视频-Q for the 2022-23 academic year.
Mysterious Genes Survive Marine Organisms' Evolutions
Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Mysterious Genes Survive Marine Organisms' Evolutions

蜜桃视频 researcher Saoirse Foley and colleagues found 14 genes that could provide insight into the origins of marine life.
Review of Microfluidic Tools Shows Flow of Innovation
Wednesday, August 03, 2022

Review of Microfluidic Tools Shows Flow of Innovation

A new paper in Nature Communications entitled, 鈥淢icrofluidics for Understanding Model Organisms,鈥 aims to encourage both engineers and biologists to develop microfluidics methods that can be widely used.
Developing New Skills Doesn鈥檛 Disrupt Old Knowledge
Monday, August 01, 2022

Developing New Skills Doesn鈥檛 Disrupt Old Knowledge

For years, researchers have been trying to find ways to allow people who lose limbs to learn how to use new robotic prostheses. Though researchers at 蜜桃视频 have made progress, they were concerned that gaining use of these new robotic limbs would affect existing networks of neurons within patients鈥 brains.
The Science of Safety
Tuesday, July 19, 2022

The Science of Safety

蜜桃视频 alumna Candace Bever is a biological detective 鈥 using science to uncover chemical markers that reveal life-saving information. Armed with a sample and a small plastic cassette resembling an at-home pregnancy or COVID-19 test, Candace鈥檚 research focuses on the rapid detection of infectious agents, toxins and pollutants.
Biology Welcomes New Faculty
Wednesday, July 06, 2022

Biology Welcomes New Faculty

蜜桃视频's Department of Biological Sciences welcomed two new faculty members, En Cai and Zheng Kuang. Both professors, who began last fall, are passionate about their research and are excited to share their knowledge with Mellon College of Science students.
Biology Sophomore Sonja Michaluk Dives Into Conservation Research
Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Biology Sophomore Sonja Michaluk Dives Into Conservation Research

By the time sophomore Sonja Michaluk arrived at 蜜桃视频, she had already begun exploring a passion in ecology, particularly wetland and forest conservation. Though Michaluk has been water monitoring near the Delaware River in New Jersey since she was six years old, she has been gaining the tools to further develop her research through her majors in biology, statistics and machine learning and with the help of her advisor Amanda Willard, director of undergraduate studies for the Department of Biological Sciences.
蜜桃视频-Q Graduate Wins MCS Gilman Award
Tuesday, June 21, 2022

蜜桃视频-Q Graduate Wins MCS Gilman Award

Ayah Salameh, a biological sciences graduate from 蜜桃视频 in Qatar (蜜桃视频-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, has been named one of two MCS Gilman Award winners for 2022. Salameh鈥檚 award was announced at the Class of 2022 graduation ceremony on May 9, 2022. Salameh is the first student from the Qatar campus to receive the award.
Biological Sciences鈥 Joshua Morrow Receives Gilman Award
Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Biological Sciences鈥 Joshua Morrow Receives Gilman Award

Joshua Morrow (S 2022) received the Mellon College of Science Gilman Award, which is presented to MCS seniors each year for their commitment to the MCS Core Education. Morrow, a biological sciences and psychology double major with a minor in biomedical engineering, embraced the tenants of the Core Education, which fosters student growth as scholars, professionals, citizens, and people. He eagerly participated in courses, research, teaching assistantships and other extracurriculars. Underlying all of his work is his desire to foster interpersonal relationships.
En Cai Receives Curci Foundation Grant to Support T-Cell Research
Tuesday, June 14, 2022

En Cai Receives Curci Foundation Grant to Support T-Cell Research

En Cai, assistant professor of biological sciences at 蜜桃视频, has received a grant from the Shurl and Kay Curci Foundation. The grant provides funding for two years and will help Cai to jumpstart her lab that studies T-cell communication at the Mellon College of Science.
蜜桃视频 Qatar Students Spend Semester in Pittsburgh
Monday, May 23, 2022

蜜桃视频 Qatar Students Spend Semester in Pittsburgh

Five 蜜桃视频 in Qatar students spent their Spring 2022 semester at the Pittsburgh campus. The diverse group of students, all juniors in the Department of Biological Sciences, were able to attend laboratory classes at the Mellon College of Science.
Carrie Doonan Receives the Richard Moore Award
Thursday, May 19, 2022

Carrie Doonan Receives the Richard Moore Award

The new, award-winning Biological Sciences course 鈥淔rontiers in Analysis and Discovery鈥 is a perfect example of Carrie Doonan鈥檚 vision for how to motivate, excite and educate budding scientists. First-year students in the class gain valuable laboratory research experience and get to work with juniors and interact with faculty, many of whom the students would not otherwise meet until their junior and senior years. This approach gives students something invaluable 鈥 a sense of belonging at MCS.
蜜桃视频 and Columbia Researchers Magnify Hidden Biological Structures with MAGNIFIERS
Wednesday, May 18, 2022

蜜桃视频 and Columbia Researchers Magnify Hidden Biological Structures with MAGNIFIERS

A research team from 蜜桃视频 and Columbia have combined two emerging imaging technologies to better view a wide range of biomolecules, including proteins, lipids and DNA, at the nanoscale. Their technique, which brings together expansion microscopy and stimulated Raman scattering microscopy, is detailed in Advanced Science.
Biological Sciences Departmental Awards Showcase Graduate Student and Postdoc Accomplishments
Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Biological Sciences Departmental Awards Showcase Graduate Student and Postdoc Accomplishments

蜜桃视频鈥檚 Department of Biological Sciences has selected six graduate students and two postdoctoral fellows to receive awards funded through endowments from Margaret Carver and Semon Stupakoff. Four $5000 awards provide funding for research enrichment and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, and $1000 awards are presented to candidates who have published outstanding papers in the last year.
Maggie Braun Wins University Advising Award
Thursday, April 28, 2022

Maggie Braun Wins University Advising Award

Maggie Braun received the 2022 University Advising Award at the Celebration of Education.
Research Reveals Ways Neurons are Regenerated in Starfish
Thursday, March 17, 2022

Research Reveals Ways Neurons are Regenerated in Starfish

蜜桃视频 biologists have discovered a mechanism that underlies the regeneration of neurons in starfish, showing for the first time that starfish can regenerate their nervous system.
Expanding Minds
Wednesday, March 09, 2022

Expanding Minds

蜜桃视频 alumna Meredith Schmehl advocates for better science policy and communications to create a more informed future.
Biological Sciences' Kristin Donegan to Compete in Jeopardy! National College Championship
Sunday, February 13, 2022

Biological Sciences' Kristin Donegan to Compete in Jeopardy! National College Championship

It鈥檚 a lifelong dream come true for Kristin Donegan. The senior biological sciences major and self-proclaimed trivia nut will compete on Jeopardy! National College Championship at 8:30 ET, Tuesday, February 15 on ABC and streaming on Hulu.
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