Special WFU Biology seminar and event to be held by Dr. Joseph L. Graves Jr. on Monday, April 3, 2023. Dr. Graves is the first African American evolutionary biologist in the country, and is a world-renowned advocate for evolutionary medicine. At 4 pm in Winston Hall 126 & Online, Dr. Joseph L. Graves Jr., N.C….
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…
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…
The Sullivan Scholarship in Biology application deadline for the 2022-23 academic year is February 6, 2022. Apply using the following website link:Â Support for Undergraduate Research Undergraduate students who are interested in pursuing biological studies beyond the classroom at Wake Forest may apply to support these and similar activities: Off-campus summer experiences at a research…
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,…
Special WFU Biology seminar on Monday, August 23, at 4 pm in Winston Hall 126 & Online. Susan R. Wente, Ph.D., Wake Forest University President & Distinguished University Professor of Biology and Biochemistry, will give a seminar talk titled “Gatekeepers of the Nucleus.” Email zhangk@wfu.edu for the Zoom link. To view upcoming, exciting WFU Biology…
RETIRING FACULTY The following faculty members are retiring in 2020-2021. Thank you for your incredible dedication and commitment over the years! Dr. Carole L. Gibson Dr. Kathleen A. Kron FACULTY AWARDS Dr. Regina Joice Cordy was awarded the Graduate Student Association Faculty Excellence Award for Outstanding Mentorship at WFU. FACULTY FELLOWSHIPS Dr. Sarah…
AWARDS Aditya Jamwal & Sean Jones both won the Elton C. Cocke Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Student. Patrick Thomas Ryan won the Carolina Biological Supply Company Undergraduate Research Award. Patrick was very dedicated to his research, as demonstrated by routinely seeing Patrick in the lab when very few students were in Winston Hall. He told…
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