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News

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Nov. 17, 2022

Three Biology faculty included in 2022 list of most highly cited researchers
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Jul. 05, 2022

Kristin Winchell joins NYU Biology as Assistant Professor on September 1st, 2022
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Jul. 05, 2022

Purugganan Lab awarded major NSF grant to study how rice adapts to different environments
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Apr. 26, 2022

Tahj Starr wins second place in the 2022 MS Threesis challenge
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Apr. 18, 2022

Sevinc Ercan and Mark Siegal win 2022 NYU teaching awards
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Apr. 20, 2022

NSF funds Biology Department's Summer Undergraduate Research Program
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Nov. 03, 2021

Neset Ozel wins Society for Neuroscience Early Career Award
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Oct. 18, 2021

Enrique Rojas awarded 2021 Packard Fellowship
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Oct. 13, 2021

2021 SACNAS Chapter awarded to NYU

Research Highlights

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Jul. 05, 2022

What are the organizing principles of Hox gene clusters? - Mazzoni Lab
Desplan Lab
Apr. 20, 2022

How neurons develop in the correct order - Desplan Lab
Santana Lab
Apr. 20, 2022

Screening for genes to improve T cell therapy - Sanjana Lab
Birnbaum Lab
Dec. 02, 2021

How plants generate extra root layers to survive droughts and floods - Birnbaum Lab
Rushlow Lab
Oct. 08, 2021

Genes are activated individually, not collectively, in early embryos - Rushlow Lab
Gunsalus Lab
May. 19, 2021

Modeling SARS-CoV-2 spike protein mutations - Gunsalus Lab

Friday, Dec 9 2022
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Dissertation Defense: Victoria Le
11:00am - 12:00pm
Room 540
24 Waverly Pl.
Monday, Dec 12 2022
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Seminar: Fred Chang (UCSF)
4:00pm - 5:00pm
CGSB Auditorium
12 Waverly Pl.
Thursday, Dec 15 2022
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Dissertation Defense: Gizem Guzelsoy
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Room 805
12 Waverly Pl.
Monday, Dec 19 2022
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Dissertation Defense: Amanda Ferreira
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Room 805
12 Waverly Pl.
Monday, Feb 27 2023
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Seminar: Marie Kmita (IRC Montreal)
4:00pm - 5:00pm
CGSB Auditorium
12 Waverly Pl.
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