Fern genome research holds valuable agricultural & medical potential

Fern genome research holds valuable agricultural & medical potential

Sep 29, 2022

Dr. Paul Wolf, Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences, professor, and plant geneticist, and graduate student Rijan Dhakal, among several other researchers, recently had their research published in Nature Plants on "dynamic genome evoluti...

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Last-Mile Fund sets the stage for Emily Gothro to finish her degree

Jul 21, 2022

“I think it’s normal for people in creative fields to shift careers every decade or so in search of fresh inspiration and perspectives,” says senior Emily Gothro. ...

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UAH co-hosts ALSAMP conference to boost underrepresented student participation in STEM

Jul 13, 2022

UAH recently co-hosted the 2022 Spring Research Conference for the Alabama Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (ALSAMP). ...

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Female urinary tract lactobaccilli can kill pathogenic bacteria, UAH research shows

Jul 06, 2022

Lactobacilli that live in the human female urinary tract’s microbiome are competitive and kill nearby pathogenic bacteria, according to the first study of its kind by a team led by microbiologist Dr. Tanya Sysoeva of UAH. ...

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New discoveries about enzyme’s metabolic role may lead to better diabetes treatments

Jun 27, 2022

A treatment for conditions that underlie the development of Type 2 diabetes could evolve from new basic research discoveries at UAH. ...

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Small, rare crayfish thought extinct is rediscovered in cave in Huntsville city limits

Jun 01, 2022

A small, rare crayfish thought to be extinct for 30 years has been rediscovered in a cave in the City of Huntsville in northern Alabama by a team led by an assistant professor at UAH. ...

Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Tanya Sysoeva

Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Tanya Sysoeva

May 26, 2022

Dr. Tanya Sysoeva, assistant professor of microbiology at the University of Alabama in Huntsville’s College of Science, teaches a mix of biology and chemistry students and researches the problem of antibiotic resistance in human pathogens.  I...

COS Research Horizons Poster Winners, Spring 2022

COS Research Horizons Poster Winners, Spring 2022

May 16, 2022

During Research Horizons Day and Research Week, undergraduate researchers from all disciplines at The University of Alabama in Huntsville participate in collaborative research and creative projects under the mentorship of faculty, researchers and sta...

Spring 2022 COS Top Scholar is Brianna Stanley

Spring 2022 COS Top Scholar is Brianna Stanley

May 11, 2022

The College of Science is pleased to announce the top undergraduate scholar for Spring 2022 is Brianna Stanley. Brianna graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences with a minor in Chemistry. As a senior in high school, I appli...

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UAH collaboration creates self-learning AI platform to discover new drugs

May 04, 2022

Research to propel microsatellites and CubeSats with ionized plasma from a micro-electrical engine will take a UAH doctoral student in aerospace engineering to Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico this fall. ...