Saint Anselm College Biology Department

The DiBona lab’s NH-INBRE and NH-LIFT summer research students are playing on the departments Leica THUNDER microscope live imaging an experiment.

Help us out! What do you see?

Last week on a rainy reading day, the Department of Biological Sciences celebrated this year’s seniors and all they have accomplished in their time here. Congrats to all of you!
And an extra congratulations to Colin Surdam and Jack Clark for winning this year’s Bio poster awards! In a department first, both tied for the Professor choice and people’s choice (ie students in Gen Bio) award!

Rylan Scaglione recently completed a semester long internship working at London Family Orthodontics. Rylan came to college knowing he wanted to work towards a dental health career, and was interested in orthodontics. Even though Rylan had found an internship opportunity himself at a family dentistry practice, Dr. Helen Markewich, our department’s internship coordinator, suggested he reach out to London Family Orthodontics as a previous intern had an amazing experience with them a few years ago. Rylan decided this opportunity was too good to pass up after meeting Dr. Danielle London and Alex London. Rylan said “When I had my interview, the company seemed very organized and put together, extremely professional, and Alex introduced me to the entire team with a personalized tour. Overall, I felt a connection with the London family, and I felt this was where I should intern.” Rylan recently presented on his experience at the Saint Anselm College Biological Tri-Beta Initiation Ceremony last week, sharing his learning journey both in the internship class, BI451, and in working about 10 hours per week with London Family Orthodontics. “My experience working with London Family  Orthodontics really prepared me for life as an orthodontist. Dr. London provided me with a customized training, showing me what she does day-to-day, as well as her goals in professional treatment planning and overall care for her patients, which allowed me to get a full picture of this career. This whole experience confirmed my desire to go to dental school and continue towards an orthodontic path.”
 
Many of the inductees were juniors, all looking forward to possible internships over summer and through next year. We are grateful for students sharing these rewarding experiences and for our internship partners, like London Family Orthodontics, in offering our students their time, knowledge, and dedication.

The Department of Biological Sciences was proud to host the 2026 Beta Beta Beta Biological Honors Society Induction Ceremony this past Friday, April 17th, 2026. 
 
This year, 12 juniors and 1 senior were welcomed as Tri-Beta inductees with faculty, staff, friends, and family present. Senior students Erin Leahy and Rylan Scaglone presented their research and internship experiences, showcasing the exciting work our students are doing on and off-campus.

Congratulations to the new members on their hard-work and dedication to the sciences!

THIS FRIDAY!!!!
Saint Anselm’s Annual Mind Over Major Conference is being held from 2-6pm in Lower Level Alumni.

We are excited to support all presenting student, especially our Science focused students presenting during session 2 (3:15-4:10pm) in Lower Level Alumni Room 5. Our students will work together on a panel discussion entitled “Tales of Trial and Triumphs from the Saint Anselm Labs. Come find out what results and troubleshooting our research students have been doing this past year.