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Biology Professor Ken Williams has been awarded a five-year, $2.7 million NIH grant to probe potential drug therapies that would limit the role of immunological cells connected to several debilitating illnesses that strike people living with HIV. BC News Release | PhysOrg
Biology Associate Research Professor Tricia Burdo has been awarded a five-year, $1.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the role of the body’s immune response in a debilitating form of nerve damage suffered by people living with HIV. BC News Release | PhysOrg, News Medical
The American Cancer Society has awarded a four-year, $720,000 grant to Boston College Associate Professor of Biology Marc-Jan Gubbels for research into potential new drugs that can prevent the onset of toxoplasmosis in cancer patients with weakened immune systems.
A small molecule continues to speak volumes about the devastating impact of HIV infection on the health of patients living longer lives through successful use of antiretroviral drugs, according to new research from the lab of Biology Professor Ken Williams.
Biology Professor Ken Williams' lab discovery of a molecule that serves as a marker for HIV activity has been recognized as among the top biological and medical research projects in the world, according to the research library service the Faculty of 1000.
Biology Professor Thomas Chiles has been named the Dr. Michael E. and Dr. Salvatore A. DeLuca Professor of Biology, the university announced today.
Biology Professor Michelle Meyer has been named a recipient of the Sloan Research Fellowships for 2012. Awarded annually since 1955, the fellowships are given to early-career scientists and scholars whose achievements and potential identify them as rising stars, the next generation of scientific leaders.
Biology Professors Clare O'Connor and Laura Hake have been awarded a grant for 175K from the National Science Foundation for support of their project entitled, "Pathways over Time: A Research Project for the Introductory Biology Laboratory".
Biology Professors Marc-Jan Gubbels and Gabor Marth combine genome sequencing and laboratory testing to isolate a protein that plays a crucial role in parasites that spread the deadly diseases taoxoplasmosis and malaria. Isolating the protein could lead to therapies that block its function.
Marth Lab is lead data analysis unit for 1000 Genomes Project
The 1000 Genomes Project, launched in January 2008, is an international research effort to establish by far the most detailed catalogue of human genetic variation. Scientists plan to sequence the genomes of at least one thousand anonymous participants from a number of different ethnic groups within the next three years, using newly developed technologies which are faster and less expensive.
Biology majors receive Summer Research Fellowships.
New seminar on nanotechnology—team-taught by biology, chemistry and physics faculty—marks the first integrated science course.
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Research spotlight
Research on StrokesStroke is one of the leading causes of death and long term disability in the United States, but unfortunately there are no safe and effective treatments available to prevent the brain damage associated with the "brain attack". A collaboration between Biology faculty members Joseph Burdo and Charles Hoffman aims to identify novel bioactive compounds that may protect against the devastating effects of this disease. More |
Research GrantDr. Thirugnanam, a Research Associate in the Gubbels lab, received a $40,000 research grant from the Knights Templar Eye Foundation, Inc. The Knights Templar Foundation, a charitable foundation founded in 1956 provides assistance to people who need eye treatment and also supports research on pediatric ophthalmology. More |
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 Supporting evidenceVideo from @BC Biology Professor Thomas Seyfried and a team of scientists take a fresh look at an 80-year-old theory on cancer. |
 God, Darwin, and designVideo from Front Row Biologist Kenneth R. Miller recounts political battles over evolution and argues against the presumption that evolution is inherently anti-religious. |
 Prion proteins: One surprise after anotherVideo from Front Row MIT biology professor Susan Lindquist discusses her research into how proteins fold. |
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Biology Major Wins Goldwater Fellowship
Maria Asdourian ('15), an undergraduate biology major in Prof. Daniel Kirschner's lab, recently won a Goldwater Fellowship, the premiere fellowships in the sciences. More
