FACULTY APPOINTMENTS Chair of Biology Dr. Erik C. Johnson, Professor of Biology, has been newly appointed as Chair of Biology, effective July 1, 2022. We thank Dr. Johnson for his upcoming leadership and service in the year ahead! We would also like to thank, and show our appreciation to, Dr. Susan E. Fahrbach for her…
AWARDS Matthew Weimer won the Elton C. Cocke Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Student. Leonardo Silenzi won the Walter S. Flory Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Biology. Hannah Watson won the Carolina Biological Supply Company Award for Undergraduate Research. Hannah received Honors in Biology working in the lab of Professor Wayne Silver. The title of…
Congratulations to the #Classof2022! 💛🎩 From the entire WFU Biology department: “We appreciate your dedication and efforts to support the missions of the Department and University. We wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors. Congratulations, #WFU22!” 
Congratulations to Landon Bradshaw and John Billos! They have been named 2022 Barry S. Goldwater Scholars for the 2022-23 academic year. Goldwater Scholars have impressive academic and research credentials that have garnered the attention of prestigious post-graduate fellowship programs. The Goldwater Scholarship is the preeminent undergraduate award of its type in these fields. As a…
Beta Beta Beta National Biological Honor Society Recruitment Beta Beta Beta, the Biology Honor Society on campus, is beginning the process to recruit new members for the 2022 year! What is Tri-Beta?: Beta Beta Beta is an honors society for students, particularly undergraduates, dedicated to improving understanding and appreciation of biological study and extending boundaries…
Happy Holidays from WFU Biology! We look forward to seeing you all in the New Year!
Congratulations! We are proud to announce that WFU Biology members have had the following proposals funded: Dr. James Pease‘s proposal entitled “Collaborative Research: BEE: Bridging the ecology and evolution of East African Acacias across time and space: genomics, ecosystem, and diversification” has been funded by the National Science Foundation. Dr. Miles Silman‘s proposal entitled “Advanced…
Congratulations! We are proud to announce that WFU Biology members (grad students in bold) have had the following papers published: Chapman JM, Muday GK. Flavonols modulate lateral root emergence by scavenging reactive oxygen species in Arabidopsis thaliana. J Biol Chem. 2021 Jan-Jun;296:100222. doi: 10.1074/jbc.RA120.014543. Epub 2020 Dec 25. PMID: 33839683; PMCID: PMC7948594. Freund CA., KE…
Congratulations, Jennifer Howard! Jennifer Howard received the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, for her important contributions to developing new laboratory exercises in BIO 101, for her mentoring of other graduate students in teaching, and for her education and outreach managing a Biology department @wfubiology social media account [Twitter] and communication. (Jennifer plans to defend her PhD…
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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