Neuroscience Seminar: Kenneth Kishida
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...
Hugo C. Lane
We are saddened to announce that Hugo C. Lane, Professor Emeritus of Biology, passed away on January 30, 2025. Dr. Lane joined Wake Forest’s biology faculty in 1973. He retired in 2013. At Wake Forest, he taught vertebrate physiology, endocrinology, and biomedical ethics; moreover, he served as the Health Professions Advisor for 30 years. He...
Proposals Funded in 2024
Congratulations! We are proud to announce that WFU Biology members have had the following proposals funded: Dr. Sheri Floge‘s proposal entitled “Collaborative Research: A matter of life & death: Assessing bacterioplankton as sources of vitamin B1 and vitamers to the surface ocean” has been funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Dr. Ke Reid‘s proposal...
Muday featured in Faces of Wake Downtown
An article about Gloria Muday appears in “Featured Faces of Wake Downtown”. Dr. Muday is the Coordinator of the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Major, the Director of the Center for Molecular Signaling, and the Charles M. Allen Professor of Biology. Dr. Muday’s research focus is on understanding hormone and reactive oxygen species (ROS) signaling. Her...
WFU students named 2024 NIH IRTA and Amgen Scholar
Congratulations to Eric Wang and Hope Nitsche! They have been featured in the University’s Scholars Program spring roundup of nationally competitive award-winners. Eric Wang (’24) was selected for the postbaccalaureate National Institutes of Health [NIH] Intramural Research Training Award [IRTA]. The NIH IRTA program is for recent college graduates considering graduate or professional school in...
Student Honors & Announcements 2024
AWARDS Hope Nitsche won the Elton C. Cocke Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Student. Alexandria Latuda, Isabella Tjan, and Josh Marett won the Walter S. Flory Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Biology. Eric Wang won the Carolina Biological Supply Company Award for Undergraduate Research. Eric received Honors in Biology working in the lab of Professor...
Faculty Honors & Announcements 2024
RETIRING FACULTY The following faculty members are retiring in the 2023-2024 Academic Year. Thank you for your incredible dedication and commitment over the years! Dr. James F. Curran Dr. David J. Anderson Dr. William K. Smith FACULTY TENURE AND PROMOTIONS Congratulations to the following faculty members who have received promotions, effective July 1, 2024:...
Teacher-Scholar Legacies: Bill Smith
The WFU Department of Biology is proud to celebrate the career and extraordinary service to Wake Forest of Professor William K. Smith on the occasion of his retirement. Congratulations, Bill! Dr. Smith has published 243 peer-reviewed papers! This large body of work has shed light on the adaptive strategies employed by plants in response to...