Monday, September 18, 2023 For the first time in its history, UNC Charlotte has achieved a coveted position among the nation’s top 100 public universities,…

Have you ever wondered why some people never became sick from COVID-19? A study published today in Nature shows that common genetic variation among people…

Shan Yan and his research group at UNC Charlotte conduct basic research to scout next targets in the battle against cancer. This year, around 64,000…

My research will investigate how changes in microbial communities influence larval settlement decisions that ultimately determine population structure and impact community dynamics in benthic marine…

Congratulations to Dr. Shan Yan on the 2022 Outstanding Data Science Faculty Research Award! Each year, SDS awards an SDS faculty member for their significant…

Congratulations to Megan Mitchum Ph.D. student working with Dr. Andrew Truman. She has been named a prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellow. To add to her…

A first-generation, divorced college student, Mitchem — who was an adult when she met her first scientist — believes it’s important to be visible as…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – A new high-tech research program is coming to the campus of UNC Charlotte. Three years ago, the topic of health and…

Pinku Mukherjee, a leader transforming how cancer is diagnosed & treated, joins the Graduate School. Pinku Mukherjee, the Irwin Belk Distinguished Professor for Cancer Research…

The UNC Charlotte Trash Taggers led by Professor Andrew Goff have been a part of the Adopt-A-Stream program since 2018. Andrew and several dedicated students…

An antibody that was invented at UNC Charlotte could be used to curb pancreatic cancer relapse and metastasis, a new UNC Charlotte study has found….

Congratulations to our students who were awarded all expenses to attend the National SACNAS STEM conference in Puerto Rico. Congratulations Caitlin BrabbleRose, received an Outstanding…

Congratulations to Dr. Sharon Bullock who was selected to participate in the training program of the International Student Exchange Program (ISEP). There were only 20…

Dr. Danillo Augusto is the winner of the 2022 Early Career Investigator Award of the American Society for Histocompatibility & Immunogenics and its Science &…

> Congratulations to Michelle Pass on being named a 2022 recipient of the Excellence in Leadership award by the UNC Charlotte Alumni Association and the…

Funding to Biological Sciences faculty topped $5 Million in 2021-22

New faculty member Dr. Sarah Stellwagen, Research Assistant Professor, studies all things spiders – and their sticky spider “glue” used to make webs and capture…

Congratulations to recent graduate Taylor Colleton! Ms. Colleton performed undergraduate research in the lab of Dr. Pinku Mukherjee and now attends Indiana University School of…

Springtime is here and it is an excellent time to take a walk outdoors and follow the on-campus Birdhouse Trail created by Dr. Ellen Wisner….

Dr. Shan Yan has been appointed to the Board of Directors for FASEB, where he will represent the Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society (EMGS). From…

Monday, April 11, 2022 Faculty support is the mission of the Center for Teaching and Learning, and for a trio of participants in the center’s…

Publication by graduate student Shreya Goyal along with co-authors Verónica A. Segarra, Nitik., Aaron M. Stecher, Andrew W. Truman, Adam M. Reitzel, and Richard J….

Dr. Eugenia Lo was awarded a prestigious NIH R01 grant entitled Plasmodium vivax Erythrocyte Invasion Mechanisms and Humoral Immune Response in Duffy Negative Africans. This…

Undergraduate students in the Department of Biological Sciences have been invited to membership in the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, the oldest and most prestigious…

Tonya Bates and Carrie Wells introduce the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Teaching newsletter. In each newsletter, we will share an article that has validated…

Dr. Brittany Johnson was awarded two grants this year: NIH R03 entitled Molecular mechanisms underlying glial inflammatory responses to Neisseria meningitidis: A pilot study and…

Dr. Adam Reitzel is the 2021-2022 HHarshini V. de Silva Graduate Mentor Award winner! Dr. Adam Reitzel is the 2021-2022 HHarshini V. de Silva Graduate…

CIPHER is led by Adam Reitzel, Professor of Biological Sciences, and Dan Janies, the Carol Grotnes Belk Distinguished Professor of Bioinformatics and Genomics. They are…

For UNC Charlotte biochemist Andrew Truman, a quest for new and better treatments for cancers and neurological diseases drives his research into protein folding and…

Drs. Carrie Wells and Michelle Pass along with Ms. Jane Walsh have published “Face-to-face vs. Online Asynchronous Teaching in a Conservation Biology Course” in the…

Saturday, Sept 18th was the inaugural Session of the Pre-College Programs’ Saturday Academy Program. This Fall the Biology Graduate Student Outreach (BGO) group will be…

Biology faculty top $4 million in research funding this year Biology faculty top $4 million in research funding this year

The New Science Building (SCIENC) opens with BIOL courses Anatomy and Physiology, Ecology, and Genetics. Teaching labs, additional courses, and state-of-the-art research facilities will be…

Honors student Diana Renteria Alvarez is co-first author on a major publication. Diana performed her Honors research with Dr. Chakrabarti and his lab team. This…

Semi-Annual Faculty/Staff take on the Graduate Students Kickball Game

Team of Biological Sciences graduate students and professors find impact of pre-existing conditions on COVID-19 Team of Biological Sciences graduate students and professors find impact…

Polly Rogers, a Sophomore at UNC Charlotte, tragically passed away in May 2018. She was young, beautiful, and full of life. Polly was a member…

The Department of Biological Sciences mourns the loss of one of our undergraduate major students sophomore Rita De Labra Saucedo who passed away on May…

2021 Graduate Student Annual Awards Publication: Daniel Kepple Oral Presentation: Nitika Poster Presentation: Cheikh Dieng Teaching Assistant (1000-2000 level): Katherine Holtzman Teaching Assistant (3000-4000 level):…

Third-year biology major DeAndre Guyton, fueled by his passion to serve others, has his sights on medical school following graduation. UNC Charlotte Leading in African…

Congratulations to our graduate student, Farida Yasmin, who received the very prestigious and competitive award: “DeLill Nasser Award for Professional Development in Genetics” from Genetics…

Dr. Richard Chi is a cell biologist who is trying to figure out what’s for dinner― at the cellular level. Cells need to eat and…

Black Students in Science Executive Board Founding President – Isha Wilson Vice President – Martia Thomas Secretary – Estelle Besong Treasurer – Mariza Brooks Co-President…

The UNC Charlotte Award for Teaching Excellence is one of the most important and prestigious traditions at UNC Charlotte. This award honors outstanding non-tenure track…

Materials for an anti-racism initiative have been created by a group of Goldwater Scholars, forwarded by UNC Charlotte scholar Megan Mitchem (Gaston College, BIO) [Current…

In recognition of their exceptional teaching and abilities to connect with students, Didier Dréau, Andrew Goff and Angela Jakeway have received the College of Liberal…

Nitika, Ph.D., Biological Sciences, and Caroline Brinegar, MA, Geography, were recently designated UNC Charlotte’s most Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistants (TA). The pair were recognized remotely…

The Genome Integrity Group (GIG) at UNC Charlotte is made up of a collaborative group of investigators involved in interdisciplinary research to understand DNA replication,…

As UNC Charlotte biology doctoral student Farida Yasmin advances her research into the wild soybean and its potential to address worldwide food scarcity, she continues…

Priyanka Grover’s pancreatic cancer research at UNC Charlotte is paving her way from North Carolina to Cambridge, Massachusetts. This month, just weeks after receiving her…

Shan Yan had a spot open in his lab for an undergraduate student, but the associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences made it…

UNC Charlotte, Gaston College, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Grow Collaboration, With NIH Support A new collaborative effort called the Bridges to Baccalaureate Program is designed to…

Adam Reitzel’s marine sciences lab includes three National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellows (and other NSF grantees). Recipients of these fellowships are high-potential, early-career scientists…

Keeping her native land of Bangladesh close to her heart, Farida Yasmin has come to UNC Charlotte to research the woes of the soybean, which,…

Mukulika Bose, a doctoral student in biological sciences, has received a 2018 P.E.O. International Scholarship from the P.E.O. Sisterhood, an organization focused on helping women…

Adam Reitzel is a marine biologist and self-described “nerd for invertebrates.” His research focuses on understanding how marine organisms respond to their changing environment. This…

Academically talented, economically disadvantaged students who want to study biological sciences can find life-changing opportunities through a new regional partnership among UNC Charlotte, Gaston College…

Irwin Belk Endowed Professor for Cancer Research Pinku Mukherjee is the 2018 recipient of the First Citizens Bank Scholars Medal, UNC Charlotte’s most prestigious faculty…

The Graduate School is accepting applications for its newest graduate research grant, the Thomas L. Reynolds Graduate Student Research Fellowship. This unique award is named…

The health of the world’s coral reefs garners much media attention, especially related to bleaching and global warming and concerns about chemicals, such as sunscreens…

The UNC Charlotte students clustered around young Landon Boyer in the Woodward Hall classroom, just a few steps from the CCI Makerspace lab where they…