Life Sciences

Q&A Graduate Women in Science Outreach Co-Chair Mei-Ling Liber
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Mei-Ling Liber
Biology major receives Future Leaders Scholarship from Schreyer Honors College
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Lia Gerboc

The award recognizes outstanding leadership to the Penn State community.

Genomics Research Incubator expands assay and training options for scientists
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Cheryl Keller in lab coat and Huiqing Zeng next to sequencer

Cheryl Keller, research professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, leads the GRI.

Heard on Campus: James Balog on the Anthropocene
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James Balog

At the State Theatre, Emmy Award-winning documentarian and environmentalist James Balog shared his photographs and experienes.

Murakami selected as Innovation Fund investigator by Pew Charitable Trusts
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Katsuhiko Murakami

Murakami and his colleague will study a critical step in the regulation of gene expression in cyanobacteria. 

Manuel Llinás named as the Ernest C. Pollard Professor in Biotechnology
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Manuel Llinás

Manuel Llinás has been named the Ernest C. Pollard Professor in Biotechnology

Nikki Crowley honored with Women in STEAM Award by the Whitaker Center
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NIkki Crowley and son with her Women in STEAM award

Nikki Crowley has been named a Women to Watch: Class of 2023 as part of the Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts’ Women in STEAM Awards.

Ruffed grouse population more resilient than expected, genetic study finds
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Ruffed grouse puffed up in snow. Credit HKorber, Pennsylvania Game Commission

Additional protections could help prevent further declines in the species.

Santhosh Girirajan named T. Ming Chu Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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Santhosh Girirajan
New strategies may reduce treatment failure in malaria by up to 81%
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mosquito Credit: Muhammad Mahdi Karim, Wikimedia

Researchers have identified new strategies for reducing the failure rate of current malaria treatment methods.

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