Cristina Landeta, an IU assistant professor studying how bacteria build and maintain their cell envelopes, has received two grants—from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF)—to support her lab’s work on oxidative protein folding and its potential as a target for new antibiotics.
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Ten high school biology teachers spent a week immersed in cutting-edge research at Indiana University Bloomington this June through the Biology Summer Institute (BSI@IU), a professional development program hosted by the Department of Biology.
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A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals the molecular mechanism behind one of the most powerful mechanical actions in all of biology, the reeling in of tiny surface fibers called type IV pili. Abigail Teipen is lead author of the study and a graduate student in the Biology department. Biology Professor Ankur Dalia is senior author.
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Indiana University biologist Armin Moczek is a co-author of a new study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution. Moczek, professor and chair of the Department of Biology in the IU College of Arts and Sciences, contributed to the paper, “Rewiring of two conserved signaling hubs into one axis underlies convergent female-specific wing regression in insects.”
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The gift from Lawrence W. Washington will create a permanent legacy in honor of his late wife, Dr. Kathleen A. Matthews, who devoted her career to building the Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center, housed in the Department of Biology.
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Armin Moczek, professor and chair of the Department of Biology at Indiana University Bloomington, has been selected as the 2026-2027 Alfred M. Boyce Lecturer in Entomology by the Department of Entomology at the University of California, Riverside.
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Owen Black ’28, a biology major at Indiana University Bloomington, was awarded the coveted Goldwater scholarship, given to students who plan to pursue research careers in science, math or engineering.
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On Saturday morning, May 9, the Indiana University Bloomington Biology Department will host two events for the Class of 2026 undergraduate graduation recognition.
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Congratulations to Pranav Danthi, Greg Demas, Laura Mojonnier, Tuli Mukhopadhyay and Karen Whitworth, who have each been awarded for their instructional skills and dedication to their students.
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Biology Professors Rich Hardy and Rich Phillips have been named 2025 AAAS Fellows. The American Association for the Advancement of Science, one of the world’s largest general scientific societies and publisher of the Science family of journals, has named seven Indiana University faculty members to its 2025 fellows’ class, a lifetime honor within the scientific community.
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