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Future Charger goes from patient to researcher with help from UAH professor

Future Charger goes from patient to researcher with help from UAH professor

Jan 11, 2016

For the last seven years, Cassie Barnby has come to UAH to give a presentation on tyrosinemia to students in the College of Nursing. And this past fall, she conducted and presented groundbreaking research with UAH biology professor Dr. Gordon MacGr...


UAH professor helps develop new technique for locating genetic

UAH professor helps develop new technique for locating genetic "switches"

Oct 23, 2015

Dr. Eric Mendenhall, assistant professor at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), has discovered a new way of locating the genetic "switches" on specific points on DNA, called enhancers, that control when a gene is turned on ...


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Spring 2016 Biology Labs & Recitation

Jan 05, 2016

Spring 2016 Biology Labs will begin on the following days: January 7, 2016 BYS 119, BYS 317, BYS 321 Week of January 11th  BYS 120, BYS 214, BYS 215, BYS 216, BYS 219, BYS 300, BYS 314 January 14, 2016 BYS 365, CH 364 &n...


UAH biology professor one of six honored with appreciation award

UAH biology professor one of six honored with appreciation award

Apr 30, 2015

A long list of publications is often considered the measure of a professor's success, but a more meaningful indicator may be the admiration of his students. Dr. Gordon MacGregor has both. This spring, the prolific assistant professor of biology at ...


Biology major wins UAH’s 3MT competition, heads to New Orleans for regionals

Biology major wins UAH’s 3MT competition, heads to New Orleans for regionals

Dec 08, 2014

Aleksandra Pivovarova, a graduate student in the Department of Biological Sciences at UAH, took home the top prize in the Master's Category at the third-annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition. The event, which was hosted by UAH's School of ...


UAH receives $638,277 grant to recruit, retain students in the STEM fields

UAH receives $638,277 grant to recruit, retain students in the STEM fields

Oct 08, 2014

Job growth in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields over the next decade is expected to far outpace the national average, yet current estimates show that fewer and fewer high school students are interested in STEM careers. As...


Supersensitive nanodevice can detect extremely early cancers

Supersensitive nanodevice can detect extremely early cancers

Sep 29, 2014

Extremely early detection of cancers and other diseases is on the horizon with a supersensitive nanodevice being developed at UAH in collaboration with The Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN) in Greensboro, NC. The device is rea...


Fourth annual Gopi Podila Memorial Scholarship awarded

Fourth annual Gopi Podila Memorial Scholarship awarded

Sep 16, 2014

Senior Maria Torres was presented with the fourth annual Gopi Podila Memorial Scholarship at a ceremony held yesterday by the Department of Biological Sciences at UAH. Named for the late Dr. Gopi Podila, the $1000 scholarship is sponsored by the P...


Sustainable Natural Fertilizer Initiative makes UAH campus greener

Sustainable Natural Fertilizer Initiative makes UAH campus greener

Sep 15, 2014

Sweet tea might be a favorite among Southerners, but among gardeners, it's compost tea. An all-natural alternative to commercial fertilizers, compost tea is safer for the environment and yields healthier, more productive plants. And that's exactly ...


There’s no place like home for one UAH student

There’s no place like home for one UAH student

Jun 13, 2014

It takes some longer than others to figure out where they're supposed to be. That was certainly the case for Abtin Iranmanesh, who after more than decade away has finally returned to his hometown to earn a bachelor's degree in biology from The Un...


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