FACULTY APPOINTMENTS Chair of Biology We thank and appreciate Dr. Erik C. Johnson, Professor of Biology, for his continued leadership and strong service as Chair of Biology! His reappointment will commence on July 1, 2025. Associate Chair of Biology Dr. Sarah McDonald Esstman, Professor of Biology, has been newly appointed as Associate Chair of Biology,…
WFU Neuroscience seminar on Monday, March 31, 2025, at 4 pm in Worrell Hall 1312. Paul J. Laurienti, MD, Ph.D., Professor of Radiology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, will give a seminar talk titled “Neuroscience, Society, & Me.” This talk will discuss the dynamic interplay between the brain and society. We will examine…
WFU Neuroscience seminar on Monday, March 17, 2025, at 4 pm in Winston Hall 126. Ken Kishida, Ph.D., Professor of Translational Neuroscience at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, will give a seminar talk titled “Neuroscience of Consciousness, Choice, and Computation (NC3): What’s dopamine got to do with it (i.e., Neuroscience and Society)?… Everything!” This…
RETIRING FACULTY The following faculty members are retiring in the 2022-2023 Academic Year. Thank you for your incredible dedication and commitment over the years! Dr. Wayne L. Silver FACULTY AWARDS Dr. Regina Joice Cordy was awarded the Award for Excellence in Research at WFU. The Award for Excellence in Research recognizes a faculty member…
The WFU Department of Biology is proud to celebrate the career and extraordinary service to Wake Forest of Professor Wayne Silver on the occasion of his retirement. Congratulations, Wayne! His service to the department, to the college, and to the institution has been exemplary and he has been a university leader in promoting the values…
The Department of Biology at Wake Forest University invites applications for three full-time, tenure-track faculty positions, with a start date of July 1, 2022. We are seeking candidates in the disciplines of neuroethology, quantitative ecology, and molecular cell biology. Candidates for the neuroethologist position will study natural behavior in animals using any combination of networking,…
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). …
Dr. Susan E. Fahrbach, Professor and Chair of Biology, has been honored by election as Fellow for the International Society for Neuroethology. The announcement was made by the President of the Society, Erik Warrant, in the ISN’s September 2020 newsletter in lieu of an announcement at the postponed July 2020 international congress. Fahrbach was recognized…
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)
Susan Fahrbach recently authored a textbook entitled “Developmental Neuroscience: A Concise Introduction.” published by the Princeton University Press. August 2013. Click here to read more about the book: Developmental Neuroscience: A Concise Introduction. Link to Princeton University Press: click here to visit book website.
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