Curran Uppaluri & Arianna Medina Published in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
Former Biology undergraduates Curran Uppaluri and Arianna Medina have their work on conflict in clownfish societies published in the September edition of Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology in collaboration with Dr. Marian Wong and Dr. Peter Buston. Curran and Arianna's research was supported by the UROP and SURF program. Since leaving BU, Curran has gone on the University of Vermont College of Medicine and Arianna has gone on to Duke Law School.
Bridget Chak Published in Royal Society Open Science
Former Biology undergraduate Bridget Chak has her work on offspring sex preference among the Mosuo of Southwest China published in this week's edition of Royal Society Open Science in collaboration with Dr Siobhán Mattison and Dr. Peter Buston. Bridget's research was supported by UROP. Since leaving BU, Bridget has gone on to work at the Center for Human Genetic Research at Mass General Hospital.
Professor Richard Primack Named 2016 Pardee Center Faculty Research Fellow
Richard Primack has been chosen as one of four 2016-17 Faculty Research Fellows by the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future. Richard will establish a Pardee Center Working Group of researchers from BU and neighboring institutions on Leaf Emergence and Fall (LEaF).
Over the course of his project, Professor Primack will produce Pardee Center publications and lead Pardee Center-sponsored events related to his research.
Professor Jerry Chen Chosen for Stuart and Elizabeth Pratt Career Development Professorship
Jerry Chen has been chosen for the Stuart and Elizabeth Pratt Career Development Professorship, funded by the generosity of one of the BU Trustees, Stuart Pratt, and his wife. The Stuart and Elizabeth Pratt Career Development Professorship highlights excellence within the College of Arts & Sciences.
Professor Michael Sorenson Receives Elliott Coues Achievement Award
Professor and Associate Dean Michael Sorenson received the Elliott Coues Achievement Award, recognizing outstanding and innovative contributions to ornithological research. The award was presented by the American Ornithologists' Union at the 2016 North American Ornithological Conference in Washington, DC.
Lina Soto Wins Poster Award at the Society for Developmental Biology’s Annual Meeting
Lina Soto, a senior in Prof. Cyndi Bradham’s lab, won third place for Best Undergraduate Poster at the Society for Developmental Biology’s 75th Annual Meeting, an international conference that was held in Boston August 4-8 2016. The poster was titled: Proteinase K treatment radializes the dorsal-ventral axis in sea urchin embryos.
Lina has been a research student in the Bradham lab since her sophomore year, and served as a SURF student mentor during the summer of 2016. Lina is mentored by graduate student Daphne Schatzberg.
Kailyn Doiron and Mahsan Mohammadi Honored with Marion Kramer Award
Biology undergraduates Kailyn Doiron and Mahsan Mohammadi were honored with the 2016/2017 Marion Kramer Award. This award is given to high-achieving female students majoring in Biology. The award was established in 2001 in honor of Dr. Marion Kramer who earned her Bachelor’s degree in Biology from Boston University in 1963 and went on to a long and satisfying career in biology and medicine.
Alla Yalonetskaya Receives Prestigious AAUW Award
Alla Yalonetskaya, a PhD candidate and member of the McCall Lab, was recently awarded a 2016-17 American Fellowship Award from the American Association of University Women (AAUW), one of the oldest and most prestigious fellowships in the world exclusively for women. AAUW American Fellowships support women scholars who are completing doctoral dissertations, conducting postdoctoral research, or finishing research for publication.
Alla’s current research aims to understand how the nucleus is dismantled during a non-apoptotic, or non-caspase-dependent, form of cell death. She employs an array of techniques, including genetics, live-imaging, and immunohistochemistry, to characterize nuclear degradation dynamics. She is also passionate about mentorship and serves as a mentor for undergraduate women pursuing careers in STEM fields, both in and out of the laboratory.
Primack Lab Research Featured in National Geographic
An article in the July 2016 issue of the National Geographic magazine summarizes 16 years of research of Dr. Richard Primack and his students on the effects of climate change on the spring timing of plants and birds in Thoreau's Concord.
For more discussion of the article and their research visit the Primack Lab blog.
Sanda Zolj Receives Outstanding Teaching Fellow for Biology, 2015/2016
Sanda Zolj of the Celenza lab was awarded the Outstanding Teaching Fellow of the Year for Biology, academic year 2015/2016. Sanda has served as a Teaching Fellow for several different courses in Biology including Introductory Biology, Intensive Genetics, and Genetics Laboratory. She has also taught high school students through Summer Term and mentored seven undergraduates in the Celenza research laboratory. Sanda is ranked highly on student evaluations, and comments on Sanda’s teaching are enthusiastic. One student sums it up as follows: "[Sanda] was probably the most enthusiastic TF ever. In the universe.”