January
|
February
|
March
|
|
Chien Ho, Professor and Director of the NMR Center, creates an MRI tool that may help detect transplant rejection at the cellular level
Imaging techniques developed by Alan Waggoner, Professor and Director of the Molecular Biosensor and Imaging Center (MBIC), may one day help discover life on Mars, according to a recent article in Popular Science
|
Introducing The Promoter, the Department's annual alumni newsletter
|
Assistant Professor Alison Barth and graduate student Roger Clem lead a study that indisputably identifies the impact of neural connections in the learning process
A three-pronged approach to locating proteins, developed by faculty members Peter Berget, Jonathan Jarvik and Robert Murphy, is described in the magazine Genome Technology
Assistant Professor Justin Crowley receives a prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship to extend his research on the formation of neural circuts in the visual cortex
|
April
|
May
|
June
|
|
U.S. News & World Report rates the Ph.D. in Biological Sciences program 36th best, up from 54th in 2002
Junior Satyan Pai Wins Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
Biological Sciences Professor Alan Waggoner to lead newly established National Technology Center for Networks and Pathways
|
Sophomore Lauren Thorpe Will Conduct Research in Lille, France, as an HHMI International Scholar
Graduates receive degrees in the Departmental Commencement Ceremony held on May 20
|
A record number of students tackle scientific projects in the 2006 Summer Undergraduate Research Program
HHMI Awards the Department of Biological Sciences $1.5 Million for Undergraduate Science Education
|
July
|
August
|
September
|
|
USDA Grant Provided Research Opportunities at Carnegie Mellon for Gifted Minority Students from CUNY
Assistant Professor Russell Schwartz, Along with a Team of Carnegie Mellon Researchers, Receives an NSF Grant to Develop New Computational Techniques for Unraveling Human Genetic History
|
Ph.D. Student Nan Song Wins Mellon College of Science's Graduate Student Travel Award
|
Q & A with Veronica Hinman, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences
Developmental Biologist Veronica Hinman Joins the Department of Biological Sciences
Assistant Professor Nathan Urban To Investigate Mechanisms that Underlie Neuronal Synchronization in Hopes of Better Understanding Schizophrenia
Twenty-three New Graduate Students Demonstrate the Varied Research Pursuits of the Department
|
October
|
November
|
December
|
|
Five Department of Biological Sciences Faculty Members Present at University of Pittsburgh's Science2006 Conference
Sophomore Charlotte Jennings to Explore Bat Ecology in Costa Rica during Semester Break
|
The Timing of Neuronal Firing is Found to be Key in Odor Discrimination, According to Research Performed in Nathan Urban's Lab
Professor Charles Ettensohn Plays Vital Role in Unveiling Sea Urchin Genome
2006 Summer Research Student Wins Award for Research Performed in Peter Berget's Lab
|
Department Alumna Julie Jadlowiec Phillippi Collaborates with Researchers to Create Ink-Jet Printer that Directs Muscle-derived Stem Cells |
