
New research findings show that embryonic stem cells unable to fully compact the DNA inside them cannot differentiate into specific cell types.

Dr. Michael Cortez, a postdoctoral researcher in Dr. Joshua Weitz's Lab in the School of Biology, has received a Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (MSPRF) from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Rachel Penczykowski, a Biology PhD student in Meghan Duffy’s lab, has been chosen as a winner of a PEO Scholar Award. This $15,000 award is given by the International Chapter of the PEO Sisterhood, which is a philanthropic group that promotes educati

When battling an epidemic of a deadly parasite, less resistance can sometimes be better than more, a new study suggests.