Keeping you updated on what’s happening in the Department of Biology.
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During this spring’s annual Student Awards Ceremony, IU Biology Chair Greg Demas expressed his admiration at how involved our students are—not only with their classes and research, but with volunteer and outreach activities. Madeline Danforth, who graduated with a B.S. in microbiology and a B.A. in Spanish, is no exception. Danforth is the focus of the student profile in this issue of BioNews.
Our alum profile covers Sue Anne Zollinger (Ph.D. ’07) who maintains a zeal for her work and activities. Read about how Zollinger developed her passion for science and how her artistic and scientific sides complement each other.
In this issue, we share with you some awards our faculty members have received during the past months—highlighting Julia van Kessel’s study on quorum sensing in bacterial pathogens for which she received a $1.89 million Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award. van Kessel’s work holds promise in unlocking a new method to fight diseases that are becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics.
We also introduce you to John Patton, IU Biology’s new Blatt Chair of Virology. And, speaking of new, be sure to read about the discovery of a plant species that until recently was not thought to be in Indiana.
Terri Greene, BioNews editor
New degree in molecular life sciences . . . academic advisor receives prestigious award . . . celebration of Professor Emeritus Don Whitehead's life.
Madeline Danforth is on her way to medical school, but first she's heading to Mexico as a Fulbright Scholar to teach English.
When antibiotics no longer work to treat an infection, what do you do? Julia van Kessel may have the answer.
Check out some of the research funding, awards, and honors recently bestowed upon our faculty members.
John Patton fills the role of further developing virology research and education within our department.
A nexus of art and science . . . with a slice of pie.
A new entry has been added to the list of plant species known to occur in Indiana: Caulophyllum giganteum, commonly known as giant blue cohosh.
See what your fellow alums have been doing recently.
We’d like to hear from you! Share your recent accomplishments to be added to “class notes” in the next BioNews issue.
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