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The Rasmussen Lab was recently awarded a prestigious 2-year grant from the LEO Foundation. The Denmark-based LEO Foundation provides grants supporting international research in skin biology and disease....Read more
Two UW Biology members were honored this past June at the Botany 2024 Conference held in Grand Rapids, Michigan:
UW Biology Professor Emeritus Dick Olmstead received the 2024 Asa...Read more
UW Biology Affiliate Professor Susan Parkhurst was named a 2024 Fellow by The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB). Election as a Fellow of ASCB is an honor bestowed...Read more
Our very own Janet Germeraad (Biology Director of Academic Services) and Jason Patterson (Biology Senior Adviser) were named the UW Association of Professional Advisers and Counselors (APAC) 2024...Read more
In a UW News Q&A, UW Biology professor Abigail Swann discusses a project she led that combined climate projections with plant models to determine what combination of traits might...Read more
Jeff Riffell, UW Biology Professor, and Melissa Leon Norena, UW Biology graduate student, were featured in a UW News video on their research on mosquito sensory systems. ...Read more
A new paper out of the Rasmussen lab was accepted at Cell Reports for the May 28 issue. This study was led by postdoc Eric Peterman with contributions...Read more
Biology Teaching Professor Alison Crowe was named one of the recipients of the 2024 UW Distinguished Teaching Award. The Distinguished Teaching Award is amongst the highest teaching...Read more
Anatomy for Change is a program founded by former Biology undergraduates, Abdullah Bhurgri (BS, Biology, 2021) and Rhonda Osman (BS, Biology, 2022). The program provides opportunities for students underrepresented in healthcare careers...Read more
Biology professor Dee Boersma participated in the "Celebrating Women's Impact" symposium hosted by the Nixon Library on March 15, 2024. This unique gathering explored post-war 20th-century advancements in the...Read more