Jennifer Bhatnagar and Zoey Werbin featured in the Brink
Dr. Jennifer Bhatnagar and PhD student, Zoey Werbin, were recently featured in The Brink’s article, “Why Scientists Want to Solve an underground Mystery about Where Microbes Live.” The Brink interviewed Dr. Bhatnagar about her research. Dr. Bhatnagar and her colleagues took on the challenge of understanding the soil microbiome, consisting of various microbe communities. An […]
Legacy of Thomas Kunz Featured in University of Chicago Press Journals
During the COVID-19 pandemic, most of us have come to the realization that the most meaningful aspects of our careers are the connections we make and the positive impact we have on others. Dr. Thomas H. Kunz, a highly respected biology professor at Boston University, was a commendable example of a biologist that has made […]
Bio & BUMP Alum, Krishna Sharma, Publishes on Florida Corals in Miami Herald
Congrats to Krishna Sharma (CAS ‘17) who published a recent story in the Miami Herald on Florida’s reefs. Krishna is an alum of the Biology Department and the Marine Program at BU. In 2014, Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease caused one of the worst marine epidemics ever witnessed; in particular, the Southern Florida coral […]
2021 Undergraduate Graduation Award Winners
Congratulations to our Class of 2021! Last week, Biology and BMB students were recognized for their academic excellence and research contributions at the Biology Virtual Graduation Celebration and BMB Virtual Graduation Celebration. For Biology, awards were given out to graduating seniors including Cairo De Souza (Senior College Prize for Excellence in Biology); Mary Kate Brennan […]
Biology and BMB Students Inducted into Tri-Alpha Honor Society
Twenty-five Biology and BMB undergraduates were inducted into the Tri-Alpha Honor Society this year. Tri-Alpha honors first-gen students who have achieved high GPAs of at least 3.2 or higher. First gen students are students who are in the first generation in their family to go to college. The Newbury Center has more information and a […]
Ana Fiszbein Named BU Hariri Institute for Computer Faculty Fellow
Assistant Professor of Biology, Dr. Ana Fiszbein, was recently announced as a junior faculty fellow with the Hariri Institute for Computing. The Junior Faculty Fellows Program “recognizes outstanding early-career computing and data-driven researchers at BU and supports their continued development by connecting them with one another and with the Institute community at large through […]
Thank You to Our Interns
The Biology Department is extending a big thank you to our undergraduate interns: Sofia and Serena. Sofia and Serena have been helping us with our events and communications in the past year which was greatly appreciated during a very busy and unpredictable year. Sofia planned multiple events for us, including brand new ones that she […]
Jenny Bhatnagar and BU Grad Students Zoey Werbin and Kathryn Atherton Publish Paper in Nature Ecology & Evolution
Dr. Jenny Bhatnagar, PhD candidate in Biology Zoey Werbin, and Bioinformatics grad student Kathryn Atherton recently published a paper in Nature Ecology & Evolution titled, “Soil microbiome predictability increases with spatial and taxonomic scale”. BU alum, Colin Averill (CAS ’08) and Michael Dietze, Professor Earth & Environtment at BU were also authors on the paper. […]
Professors Templer, Gilmore, and Bradham Receive University Awards for their Work in the 2020-2021 Academic Year
Three Biology faculty, Pam Templer, Tom Gilmore, and Cyndi Bradham received awards from Boston University for their work during the 2020-2021 academic year. Congratulations to Pam, Tom, and Cyndi on this achievement. At BU’s 148th Commencment on May 16, Dr. Pam Templer was awarded the Provost’s Scholar Teacher of the Year Award. The Provost’s Scholar-Teacher […]
Biology Graduate Students and Alumni Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
The awardees and honorable mentions for the 2021 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) competition were recently posted and one Biology graduate student and one Biology undergraduate alum were among the students funded. Our current grad student winner is Maria Ingersoll. Maria is studying the molecular basis of the stress and immune responses in cnidaria (coral […]