Dr. Melissa Ellermann awarded a grant from the UofSC COBRE funded by the NIMGS

Dr. Josh Stone and collaborators awarded a grant from the NOAA's National Estuarine Research Reserve System

The NEERS Science Collaborative supports collaborative research that addresses coastal management problems important to reserves.

Nitin Ravikanthachari and Malia Olson receive awards from the Lepidopterists' Society

The Lepidopterists' Society provides several awards for accomplishments related to the study of Lepidoptera.

Dr. Tim Mousseau published a new article in Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics

Learn more about the long lasting effects of the nuclear accident that occurred in Chernobyl in 1986

The Fu lab published a new study in Molecular Plant

Discover how plants resist to pathogens while maintaining their growth

Dr. Joe Quattro awarded a grant from the National Park Service

Funding will support research in the Congaree National Park

Dr. Nate Senner awarded a two year grant from the NSF

Funding will allow the study of long-distance migratory birds and their response to environmental changes

The work of Dr. Beth Krizek highlighted in the Journal of Experimental Botany

Learn more about the development of flowers

Drs. Cory Weaver and Fabienne Poulain published an article in Development

Learn more about imaging the developing brain

Dr. Carrie Wessinger awarded a MIRA from the NIH!

The Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) provides support for the program of research in an investigator's laboratory.

Dr. Jeff Twiss awarded a grant from the Craig H. Nielsen Foundation

Funding will support studies on regeneration after spinal cord injury.

Dr. Maria Stager published a new study in Nature Communications

Discover how individuals adapt to environmental variation throughout their lifetime.

Dr. Maria Stager selected for an NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship

Learn more about Maria's exciting research on environmental adaptation

Dr. Jeff Twiss awarded an R01 grant for the NIH

Funding will support studies on nerve regeneration

Dr. Carrie Wessinger awarded a 5-year grant from the NSF!

Funding will allow the study of convergent floral adaptation in Penstemon

The Senner lab and collaborators published a new study in the journal Wader Study

Learn more about an enormous flock of declining shorebird recently discovered in South Carolina

GABS has new officers!

GABS is the representative body for graduate students in the Biological Sciences Department

Dr. Michelle Passerotti highlighted in Women of Fisheries

Learn more about Michelle's journey to obtaining her PhD

Long-term zooplankton sampling project reaches 1,000 samples!

Learn more about a 40-year zooplankton time series in North Inlet Estuary

The Krizek lab published a new study in the Journal of Experimental Botany

Learn more about the development of floral organs

Dr. Mingli Xu published a new study in the journal Plant Physiology

Learn more about the shade tolerance syndrome of plants developing under low intensity light.

Dr. Zhengqing Fu co-authored a review article in Trends in Plant Science

Discover how a peptide protects citrus plants from greening disease.

Dr. Johannes Stratmann awarded an NSF grant!

Learn more about EAGER, a novel approach to study green leaf volatile perception

Stephanie Ackerson receives the Cindy and Dan Carson Best Graduate Student Paper of the Year Award

Learn more about the cell's responses to DNA damage

The Ely lab published two new articles in Plos One

Learn more about the evolution of bacterial genomic content and discover the types of interactions Caulobacter bacteria have with their host plant

Jenny Linscott awarded the inaugural Lanyon Award from the American Ornithological Society

AOS's Young Investigator Lanyon Award recognizes the early-career ornithologist who authors the best synthesis/review paper in an AOS journal.

Dr. Louis Berrios awarded an NSF post-doctoral fellowship!

Louis will join Dr. Kabir Peay's lab at Stanford University to work on plant development

Breakthrough leader Dr. Jay Pinckney shares his experience

Read his great interview in UofSC Today!

Dr. Andy Schumpert wins the 2021 South Carolina Open Educational Resources award

This award is given to faculty who strive to make educational researches more accessible to students to cut down on financial burdens.

Congratulations to our new ASPIRE Award winners

Through the ASPIRE program, UofSC faculty can compete for funding to begin a promising new research endeavor for later external funding, build up a collaborative, interdisciplinary research project and/or invest in the university's research infrastructure.

Matt Zdradzinski interviewed by the Journal of Cell Science

"First Person" is a series of interviews with the first authors of a selection of papers published in Journal, helping early-career researchers promote themselves alongside their papers.

Dr. Nate Senner awarded a grant from the U.S. Geological Survey

Funding will allow the identification of migratory stopover sites for Hudsonian Godwits

Dr. Kristen Hogan awarded the UofSC Integrity Award

The UofSC Integrity Award recognizes a faculty who proactively and effectively implements a culture of academic integrity, shows care and concern both for students and their development, and promotes the Carolinian Creed.

Matt Zdradzinski awarded the the Kathryn Hinnant-Johnson, M.D. Memorial Fellowship

This fellowship recognizes a doctoral student for excellence in research in genetics.

Dan Chappell and Rachel Schomaker receive a Jeffery Barnsdale Memorial Fellowship

The Jeffery Barnsdale Memorial Fellowship recognizes biology graduate students for their excellence and superior performance as a teaching assistants.

Luke Wilde awarded an overall UofSC Masters student achievement award

The Masters student achievement award is given to two Masters students who have excelled in their field of study.

Payton Ramsey receives a Steven N. Swanger Leadership Award!

The Steven N. Swanger Leadership Award is given to a graduating senior for exemplary leadership and for making significant contributions to the Carolina community.

Congratulations to our new Magellan scholars!

The Magellan Scholar program was created by the UofSC to enrich the academic experience of our undergraduates through research opportunities in all disciplines.

Michelle Passerotti, Olivia Spead and Bennie Ukhueduan received the Gerald and Antona Wilson Award in Biological Sciences

the Gerald and Antona Wilson scholarship is awarded to graduate students completing their final semester

Matt Duggan awarded a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

The Barry Goldwater Scholarship was established by Congress in 1986 to honor the lifetime work of Senator Barry Goldwater.

Letter from the new Chair Dr. Tammi Richardson

Welcome to the second edition of our Biological Sciences Alumni Newsletter, a tradition we hope to continue for many years to come!

Dr. Marj Pena awarded a Distinguished Research Service Award

The Distinguished Research Service Award from the VPR's office is awarded to individuals who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to UofSC's research community.

Marco Hernandez awarded a four-year Fellowship from the Grace Jordan McFadden Professors Program

Open to prospective and current doctoral students, this program prepares underrepresented minority students to become professors.

Julian Garcia Walther writes in The Conversation about his research on bird migration

Discover how climate change is influencing the development and survival of the little-known shorebird Calidris canutus roselaari.

The Twiss lab published a new study in the Journal of Cell Science

Discover how different mRNA isoforms localize to the axon during nerve regeneration

Dr. Ron Benner receives the Alfred C. Redfield Lifetime Achievement Award

The Alfred C. Redfield Lifetime Achievement Award honors major, long-term achievements in the fields of limnology and oceanography, including research, education, and service to the community and society.

Dr. Nathan Senner talks in an REI video about his joined passions: research and running!

Discover how a mouse has evolved to become the most extreme endurance athlete on the planet

New species of Caulobacter bacteriophages named after Dr. Bert Ely!

Meet the new Bertelyvirus!

Jenny Linscott and Dr. Nathan Senner published a new study in the journal Ornithological Applications

Discover the many reasons why birds make stops during their migratory journeys

Dr. Sofia Lizarraga and her lab members Mara Cowen and Paul Brito Vargas published a new study in Science Translational Medicine

Learn more about the mechanisms causing Christianson syndrome, a neurological disease associated with reduced brain growth.

Jennifer Linscott wrote a book review for the Incubator for Teaching Innovation

Learn more about "The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters"

The Patel lab published a new study in Biochemical Journal

Discover how our innate immunity detects viral pathogenic molecules and initiates antiviral signaling via pattern recognition receptors.

Dr. Melissa Ellermann's recent study featured in a science podcast!

Discover how to inhibit Escherichia coli virulence in the intestinal epithelium.

Alexia Crockett publishes a Research Highlights in eNeuro

Learn more about a protein that influences fear by acting on microtubules in oligodendrocytes

The Speiser lab published a new study in the journal Arthropod Structure & Development

Learn more about the orbital hoods that cover the head and eyes of the snapping shrimp!

Michelle Passerotti received a Breakthrough Graduate Scholar Award

The UofSC Breakthrough Graduate Scholar Award recognizes exceptional graduate students who demonstrate excellence in the classroom and make considerable contributions to research and scholarly activities in their field.

Dr. Jay Pinckney received a Breakthrough Leadership in Research Award

The UofSC Breakthrough Leadership in Research Award celebrates senior faculty who take a multifaceted approach to inspiring excellence in research.

Discoveries from the Lizarraga lab featured in Spectrum news!

Learn more about the genetic causes and mechanisms of autism spectrum disorders

Alex Barth, Jake Swanson, and Mani Raja Keerthi awarded a SPARC Graduate Research Grant

Sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research, the Support to Promote Advancement of Research and Creativity, or SPARC, Graduate Research Grant is a merit-based award designed to ignite research and creative excellence across all disciplines at UofSC.

Welcome to Dr. Melissa Ellermann, our new Assistant Professor

Learn more about Dr. Ellermann's research on the gut microbiota!