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Department of Biology Retreat, August 21, 2018

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Our graduate program is designed to foster advanced biological research.

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  • December 20, 1 p.m.
    Longjun Wu

    "The genetic basis of novelty in the Spiralia"

    Hutchison 473
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Department of Biology Retreat, August 21, 2018

August 21, 2018

On August 21, 2018 the Department of Biology held our annual Department Retreat at the Glen Iris Inn ...

Anne Meyer Targets Protein that Protects Bacteria’s DNA ‘Recipes’

August 17, 2018

Bacteria cause many serious illnesses, from food poisoning to pneumonia. The challenge for scientist ...

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Katherine Parish

profile imageGraduate Student, The Samuelson Lab

I work in the Samuelson Lab, where we study aging and longevity in C.elegans. I’m personally researching SUMOylation modification of transcription factors with respect to aging through the heat shock response pathway... Read more >

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