Indiana University Northwest Biology

Check out this great article on Dr. Jen Fisher!

https://www.facebook.com/100010974701677/posts/2026691914373279/?mibextid=r5uJeJ

Hey IU Northwest Biology students and alums! Are you interested in getting paid to hang out in Miller Beach and look at birds? Then check out this opportunity from Indiana Audubon Society!

Current Openings & Opportunities – Indiana Audubon Society Come work with us! See below for our current employment opportunities. 6/23/23 Indiana Audubon Lake Michigan Fall Waterbird Counter Indiana Audubon is hiring for a contracted Fall Waterbird Counter for the 2023 fall season. This individual would be based at Miller Beach for the fall waterbird migrat...

We are so proud of John and ALL of our graduates! Congratulations!!

John Eshak - Indiana University Northwest John Eshak

Highlighting one of our Biology students, John Eshak.

John Eshak - Indiana University Northwest John Eshak

Dr. Cortwright participated in a nature segment on South Bend public TV. He shared his expertise on how amphibians survive the winter. His segment begins just after minute 10. Check it out!

Outdoor Elements - May 3rd, 2020 We'll look at some of the signs of life at a wetland in winter and see how what looks bleak is full of life. Spencer Cortright will show us some of the ways that amphibians survive and over winter in several different ways around a wetland. The Lily Center for Lakes and Streams has a program that ta...

Biology students Aidan McCambridge (recent grad), Dhruv Solanki, Neal Govani, Nicholas Olchawa published another paper on internationally recognized journal Scientific Reports. Way to go!!!

Comparative Proteomics Reveal Me31B’s Interactome Dynamics, Expression Regulation, and Assembly Mechanism into Germ Granules during Drosophila Germline Development Me31B is a protein component of Drosophila germ granules and plays an important role in germline development by interacting with other proteins and RNAs. To understand the dynamic changes that the Me31B interactome undergoes from oogenesis to early embryogenesis, we characterized the early embryo Me...

Check out the NWI Times Op-ed written by Chancellor Lowe - he talks about Dr. Jen Fisher's research and mentoring students. Recent grad Eva Elmalh is highlighted in the piece.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Faculty research and student experiential learning The traditional, familiar image of a college professor is in the role of a teacher, the setting in which students most often find and interact with their faculty members.

Congratulations to the five IUN student selected for research grants through IU Northwest Minority Opportunity for Research Experience! Angad and Nick are both Biology majors.

Five selected for research grants through IU Northwest Minority Opportunity for Research Experience - Indiana University Northwest Five selected for research grants through IU Northwest Minority Opportunity for Research Experience The transition of antibiotic resistant genes, growing plants without soil, and the effects of stress and anxiety are among the cutting-edge research projects spearheaded by students Wednesday Dec 04,....

Happy holidays from the Department of Biology!

Here's the link to Dr. Cortwright's December Nature News!

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