2016-05-23 20:51:28 HudsonAlpha outreach program pairs UAH students with aspiring scientists Details Published: 23 May 2016 Outreach is an essential part of the College of Science's mission at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), whether it's hosting events like the Science Olympiad and the Alabama Science and Engineering Fair, serving as a sponsor for the … Read more » 2016-02-11 21:26:06 iXpressGenes, founded by UAH professor, to host structural biology conference March 10-12 Details Published: 11 February 2016 iXpressGenes, a HudsonAlpha associate company founded by Dr. Joseph Ng, director of the Biotechnology Science & Engineering Program at UAH, will host the Frontiers in Structural Biology of Membrane Protein & Pittsburgh Diffraction … Read more » 2016-02-09 20:12:40 UAH’s Biology Society opens members’ eyes to opportunities in the field Details Published: 09 February 2016 The Biology Society at UAH is back, and back in a big way. The once-defunct student-run organization re-formed last semester under the leadership of current president Christopher Sebastian, an Honors student and junior biology and computer … Read more » 2016-01-11 21:40:24 Future Charger goes from patient to researcher with help from UAH professor Details Published: 11 January 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 … Read more » 2015-10-23 12:25:58 UAH professor helps develop new technique for locating genetic "switches" Details Published: 23 October 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 or off … Read more » 2015-04-30 17:00:00 UAH biology professor one of six honored with appreciation award Details Published: 30 April 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 … Read more » 2014-12-08 17:03:11 Biology major wins UAH’s 3MT competition, heads to New Orleans for regionals Details Published: 08 December 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 … Read more » 2014-10-08 16:41:24 UAH receives $638,277 grant to recruit, retain students in the STEM fields Details Published: 08 October 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 … Read more » 2014-09-29 17:00:00 Supersensitive nanodevice can detect extremely early cancers Details Published: 29 September 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 … Read more » 2014-09-16 16:46:46 Fourth annual Gopi Podila Memorial Scholarship awarded Written by Diana LaChance Details Published: 16 September 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 … Read more » 345678...101112