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Category: alumni

WFU Biology Alumni: Danny Lough

September 28, 2021
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| alumni, graduate, Miles Silman, silman
Danny Lough (MS '17) WFU Biology Alumni - Yadkin Valley Magazine Article Screenshot

Danny Lough (M.S., Biology, ’17), WFU Biology Alumni from Dr. Miles Silman‘s lab, was featured in the Yadkin Valley Magazine’s September-October 2021 Issue. Lucky for the Yadkin Valley, Danny Lough earned a scholarship to Wake Forest University where he received his Masters degree. …Now as Davie County’s 4-H agent, Danny’s enthusiasm for the organization is…

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Congratulations, Dr. Bahjat Fadi Marayati!

June 22, 2021
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| alumni, graduate, Honors and Announcements
Image of Dr. Marayati with the words: 'We are proud to announce Dr. Fadi Marayati (Ph.D. '21) is the winner of the 2021 Outstanding Biology Graduate Student Award'

Congratulations, Dr. Bahjat Fadi Marayati (’21)! Dr. Marayati received the Outstanding Graduate Student Award, for his important research contributions, including publishing multiple first author papers, numerous presentations at research conferences, mentoring 15 undergraduates in research, serving as a student leader in the RNA Society, and leadership of the WFU Graduate Student Association. (Fadi completed his…

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WFU Fellows for 2021-22

June 3, 2021
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| alumni, employment, Honors and Announcements, Staff, STEM, undergraduate
The Wake Forest Fellows for the 2021-22 academic year pose for a group portrait at their initial orientation lunch, on the campus of Wake Forest University, Friday, May 7, 2021.

Congratulations to Jennifer Ryan, Aidan Wiley, and Yorjannys Gomez! These 2021 WFU Biology major and/or minor graduates have been named Wake Forest Fellows for the 2021-22 academic year. They will work throughout the campus community, serving as full-time Wake Forest staff members, starting July 1. In addition to working with top administrators, the fellows will…

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Congratulations – Regina Cordy and Graduates!

May 18, 2021
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| alumni, graduate, Honors and Announcements, Regina Cordy
Dr. Regina Cordy

Dr. Regina Cordy, Assistant Professor of Biology, was awarded the Graduate Student Faculty Excellence Award for Outstanding Mentorship.  We offer her a hearty congratulations for the honor! We also honor our Graduate Students that finished their Ph.D. in the past year.  It was a trying to for all, but especially for our graduate students that…

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Senior Profile – Abigail Vogeley

May 11, 2021
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| alumni, Neuroscience, Outreach, Susan Fahrbach, undergraduate
photo abigail vogeley

A very impressive profile appeared OG&B recently on Abigail Vogeley.  Vogeley, a Biology major who hails from California, is deeply passionate about her studies.  She conducts research in the Geriatrics unit of the WFU School of medicine under the guidance of Hugenschmidt. She is also extremely active with Alpha Phi Omega (the co-ed service society). …

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WFU Biology Alumni: Dr. Kenneth Halanych

November 25, 2020
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Dr. Ken Halanych

Dr. Kenneth M. Halanych (Biology ’88), WFU Biology Alumni is now traveling by ship to Antarctica as part of an NSF-funded expedition to study cold-water invertebrates. He is a Alumni Professor and Schneller Endowed Chair in the Biological Sciences Department at Auburn University, and leads the Molette Laboratory for Environmental & Climate Change Research. You…

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Faculty Honors & Announcements 2020

July 1, 2020
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| alumni, Diana Arnett, Faculty, Gloria Muday, Honors and Announcements, James Pease, research, Sarah McDonald Esstman, Susan Fahrbach
WFU Biology Announcements

FAHRBACH REAPPOINTED CHAIR OF BIOLOGY We thank and appreciate Dr. Susan Fahrbach for her continued leadership and strong service as Chair of Biology. Her reappointment will commence on July 1, 2020. Fahrbach is a Reynolds Professor of Developmental Neuroscience in the Department of Biology.     FACULTY TENURE AND PROMOTIONS Congratulations to the following faculty…

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Congratulations #WFU20

May 18, 2020
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| alumni, Events, Faculty, Honors and Announcements, Neuroscience, Staff, undergraduate, undergraduate
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Congratulations, #WFU20! 💛🎩 We miss you! “#Classof2020 Biology Majors, the department of Biology has gathered to send you our special congratulations!” – Dr. Susan Fahrbach, Chair of Biology Produced by Dr. Pat Lord Directed by Dr. CJ. Saunders Background Music: The Nest (Instrumental Version) by www.joshwoodward.com (CC BY 4.0)  

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WFU Biology Alumni: Army 2nd Lt. Ethan Green (’19)

March 31, 2020
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| alumni, research, STEM, Virology
Army 2nd Lt. Ethan Green ('19)

Ethan Green (’19), an army second lieutenant and doctoral candidate at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, is working on the effort to develop a vaccine for the COVID-19, the only active-duty military member on the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) team in Silver Spring, Maryland. He is working on harvesting…

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WFU Biology Alumni: Dr. Brian Arbogast

September 18, 2019
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| alumni, Peter Weigl, STEM, Teaching
Photo: Headshot of Dr. Brian Arbogast

Congratulations to Dr. Arbogast! Dr. Brian Arbogast (B.S., Biology, ’92, Ph.D., Biology, ’99), WFU Biology Alumni from Dr. Peter D. Weigl‘s lab, has received the 2019 Distinguished Teaching Professorship Award at UNC Wilmington, where he is a Professor in the Department of Biology and Marine Biology. The purpose of this prestigious award is to recognize…

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