Department of Biological Sciences
妖姬直播 State Biological Sciences Researcher Receives $1.8 Million NIH Grant for Chronic Wound Healing
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded 妖姬直播 State University鈥檚 Min-Ho Kim, Ph.D., assistant professor of biological sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, a $1,842,350 five-year grant. The grant from the NIH鈥檚 National Institute of Nursing Research is to develop 鈥渘anobombs,鈥 a na鈥
Investigating Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease: 妖姬直播 State Researcher to Speak at Neuroscience Symposium on April 10
Gemma Casadesus Smith describes herself as a scientist who likes to investigate ideas that run counter to prevailing thought. Her research on Alzheimer鈥檚 disease has looked at the effects on the brain of oxidative stress, hormone treatments and the regulation of metabolism. When a new avenue 鈥
妖姬直播 State Student Introduces New Method of Circadian Research
妖姬直播 State University chemistry senior Caitlin Crosier combined creativity and science for her yearlong project on circadian rhythms and will present those findings at the university鈥檚 Undergraduate Research Symposium on March 11. 鈥淭he main goal of my research is to validate this method as a鈥
Biology Professor Receives Grant from National Science Foundation
Dr. Heather Caldwell recently received a $400,000.00 grant from the National Science Foundation to fund her research. This research project will examine how prenatal hormones can reorganize brain circuits and impact behavior. Understanding how these hormones work during development will provid鈥
Five College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Honored
On October 24, six 妖姬直播 State educators (five from the College of Arts and Sciences) were honored for their achievements in the classroom during the 21st annual Celebrating College Teaching Conference. Three faculty members received the 妖姬直播 State University Alumni Association's Distinguished Tea鈥
Woodgett to present "Genetic analysis of an over-achieving protein kinase (GSK-3) and what it reveals about cellular communication"
On Friday, October 17 (at 12 noon) Dr. James Woodgett, Director of Research & Senior Investigator at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, will present, "Genetic analysis of an over-achieving protein kinase (GSK-3) and what it reveals about cellular communic鈥
妖姬直播 State Honors College Graduate Named 2014 Portz Scholar
The National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) has named Allison Moats, a recent graduate of the Honors College and the College of Arts and Sciences at 妖姬直播 State University, as a Portz Scholar for 2014. Allison is a native of Ravenna, Ohio, and received her bachelor鈥檚 degree from the Department of A鈥
KENT STATE RESEARCH EXAMINES EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT FOR ORIGINS OF AGGRESSION
Aggressive behavior in animals may result in posturing, teeth baring or challenges related to protecting territory, offspring or food. In humans, it can lead to violence and death, and the causes are not always readily apparent. But where does it originate? One path to the origins of aggression is 鈥
National Science Foundation Awards Nearly $2.5 Million to 妖姬直播 State Researchers
妖姬直播 State University faculty members have been awarded nearly $2.5 million in funding from the National Science Foundation for research over the next three years in biology, physics and the science of liquid crystals. The awards will fund basic research on: How plants respond to environmen鈥
Anthropology undergraduate Emily Munger received Distinguished Student Leadership Award!
Emily Munger was awarded the prestigious Distinguished Student Leadership Award by the College of Arts & Sciences on Thursday, April 24th. Emily's major is Biological Anthropology with a minor in Biological Sciences and has a GPA of 3.96. Please join us in congratulating Emily on her accompli鈥
