Life Sciences

Eberly college welcomes alumna Melanie McReynolds as new faculty member
Melanie McReynolds

The college is pleased to welcome Melanie McReynolds to the faculty of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

The 3Rs of the genome: Reading, writing, and regulating
Illustration of protein architecture at yeast transcriptional enhancer
Another common cold virus?
man in mask with hands on head

COVID-19 could become like the common cold in the future, regularly circulating in humans.

Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Ala Stanford
Will Smith and Ala Stanford from the Winter 2021 issue of the Science Journal.

Family, community, and social justice converge in this Eberly alumna’s medical practice

Graduate student Zachary Mandell awarded Paul Berg Prize in Molecular Biology
Zachary Mandell, doctoral candidate in the Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Microbiology program at Penn State and recipient of the 2020-21 Paul Berg Prize in Molecular Biology
Wolf social group dynamics matter for infectious disease spread, models suggest
wolves in snow

Wolf social dynamics affect disease spread, according to a new study.

Elizabeth McGraw named head of Department of Biology
Elizabeth McGraw

Beth McGraw has been named head of the Department of Biology.

Study finds short window for donating convalescent plasma to COVID-19 patients
woman donating blood
Mortality rises among public when health workers get sick in an outbreak
Woman ties on surgical mask
Researchers discover potential therapeutic targets on SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein
Graphic of viral entry into host cell mediated by spike protein
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