Faculty in the News

March 2022

Heather J. Lynch, PhD, a Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolution in the College of Arts and Sciences, and the first Endowed Chair for Ecology and Evolution at Stony Brook University’s Institute for Advanced Computational Science (IACS), has been named by The Pew Charitable Trusts as a recipient of the 2022 Pew fellowship in marine conservation.

October 2021

Chi-Kuo Hu, assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, is a recipient of a 2021 New Innovator Award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a project that studies how organisms live in dormancy and its effect on quality of life. The award includes a five-year, $1.5 million grant. Read more

 

September 2021

Dr. David Thanassi, of Stony Brook University, has used molecular biology and cryoelectron microscopy to successfully unravel the structure of bacterial appendages called P pili. These pili are deployed by uropathogenic strains of Escherichia coli bacteria that cause kidney infections. The structure of P pili had been elusive to scientists for many years. Read More

 

December 2020

Dr. Nancy M. Hollingsworth, distinguished teaching professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Election as an AAAS Fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers. Read More

 

August 2020

Undergraduate Biology and the Life Sciences: Living and Learning in the Times of COVID-19:  Dr. Peter Gergen, Director of the Undergraduate Biology Program, gave a virtual presentation to speak about the program and the life sciences at Stony Brook today. Includes student and alumni stories of resilience in overcoming the pandemic's impact on research and education. Panelists include alumni from the Undergraduate Biology Program. Watch Video

 

October 2019

Dr. Krishna R. Veeramah (Professor of BIO 367, Molecular Diversity Laboratory and EBH 380, Genomics) Awarded Funding to Study DNA from Medieval Europe. Read More

 

September 2019

Dr. Heather Lynch Receives Blavatnik National Award for Young Scientists. Read More

 

April 2019

Dr. Giancarlo La Camera Wins Funding for Sea Urchin Research. Read More

 

January 2019

Dr. Heather Lynch Performs Pioneering Penguin Research.  Read More

 

October 2018

Dr. Liliana Davalos, Associate Professor in Ecology and Evolution, Wins "Understanding the Rules of Life" National Science Foundation Award

 

May 2018

Dr. Ben Martin: Using Microscopy and Genetic Analysis to Better Understand Metastasis. Read More

 

April 2018

New Imaging Method Identifies How Normal and Cancer Cells Move and Adapt. Read More

 

March 2018

Dr. Heather Lynch, Associate Professor in Ecology and Evolution, and colleagues from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution discover "supercolony" of Adelie penguins in Antarctica.  Read More

 

February 2018

Dr. Jarrod French Named Cottrell Scholar for Innovative Research and Training. Read More

 

July 2017

Study Sheds Light on Dog Origins-Dr. Krishna Veeramah, Department of Ecology and Evolution. Read More

 

May 2017

Dr. J. Peter Gergen, Director of Undergraduate Biology and Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, has been named Distinguished Service Professor. Read More

 

 

March 2017

"Jumping Genes" offer clue to understanding ALS. Read More

 

January 2017

Research shows that cell division and invasion are separate actions in cancer process. Read More

 

January 2017

In Memoriam: Dr. Gary G. Matthews

 

October 2016

Citizen Scientists Can Now Lend a Hand in Penguin Conservation-Dr. Heather Lynch, Department of Ecology and Evolution. Read More, Also Seen in Newsday

 

September 2016

The brain perceives taste with all senses, research reveals-Dr. Alfred Fontanini, Department of Neurobiology and Behavior. Read More

 

October 2015

Study suggests targeting invasive cells, not dividing cells, to halt cancer-Dr. David Matus, Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology. Read More