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News

Joy Bergelson headshot
Nov. 17, 2020

National Academy member Joy Bergelson to join NYU Biology in Summer 2021
Claude Desplan headshot
Jul. 10, 2020

Claude Desplan wins Conklin Medal for outstanding research and mentoring in Developmental Biology
Carlos Carmona-Fontaine
Jun. 15, 2020

Carlos Carmona-Fontaine named 2020 Pew Scholar
Esteban Mazzoni & Christine Vogel headshot
Aug. 19, 2020

Esteban Mazzoni & Christine Vogel awarded CZI funding for novel approaches to tackle neurodegeneration
Rahul Satija headshot
Jun. 01, 2020

Rahul Satija awarded NIH grant to fund a Center of Excellence in Genomic Science
Gloria Coruzzi Headshot
Apr. 30, 2019

Gloria Coruzzi elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Chris Rushlow headshot
Apr. 16, 2020

Chris Rushlow wins the CAS Golden Dozen Teaching Award
Andrew Butler Headshot
Mar. 05, 2020

Andrew Butler wins Weintraub PhD Student Award
QBIST
Jul. 03, 2019

Biology Department awarded NIH PhD training grant: QBIST - Quantitative Biological Systems Training program

Research Highlights

Desplan Lab
Feb. 18, 2021

Establishing social structure in ant colonies - Desplan Lab
Coruzzi Lab
May. 11, 2020

How nitrogen levels affect plant growth - Coruzzi Lab
Mazzoni Lab
Jun. 25, 2019

Removing damaged proteins helps neurons resist ALS - Mazzoni Lab
Sanjana News
Feb. 17, 2021

Mutation in SARS-CoV-2 spike protein significantly increases transmissibility - Sanjana Lab
Purugganan News
May. 22, 2020

Using genomics to understand the geographic spread of rice - Purugganan Lab
Jan. 27, 2020

Gene regulatory networks via single-cell RNA sequencing - Gresham Lab