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Christina Grozinger to lead Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences as director
Christina Grozinger, Publius Vergilius Maro Professor of Entomology and director of the Center for Pollinator Research, has been named the new director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences at Penn State.
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Call for Submissions: Faculty course buyouts for large grant writing
The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences (Huck), in partnership with the Strategic Interdisciplinary Research Office (SIRO) and Penn State Colleges, invites faculty to submit requests for course buyouts to facilitate the preparation of large grant proposals.
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Re-engineering cancerous tumors to self-destruct and kill drug-resistant cells
A team led by Penn State researchers has created a modular genetic circuit that turns cancer cells into a “Trojan horse,” causing them to self-destruct and kill nearby drug-resistant cancer cells. Tested in human cell lines and in mice as proof of concept, the circuit outsmarted a wide range of resistance.
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Mar 10, 2025
Plant biologist awarded the Masatoshi Nei Innovation Prize in Biology
Sarah Assmann, Waller Professor of Plant Biology at Penn State, has been awarded the Masatoshi Nei Innovation Prize in Biology. The award was established through a generous gift from Masatoshi Nei, professor emeritus of biology at Penn State; Laura Carnell, professor of biology at Temple University; and Nei’s wife, Nobuko Nei. The prize is intended to recognize a preeminent scientist who is on the faculty at Penn State, is an innovator in their field, and has achieved outstanding scientific research and leadership in the biological sciences.
Mar 10, 2025
Analyzing genetic ‘signatures’ may give insight into what stresses wild bees
A new method of examining gene expression patterns called landscape transcriptomics may help pinpoint what causes bumble bees stress and could eventually give insight into why bee populations are declining overall.
Mar 10, 2025
Grant to explore maternal depression’s effect on young children
Penn State Associate Professor of Psychology Katie Burkhouse and a colleague at Vanderbilt University recently received a five-year, $3.8 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to study maternal depression’s potential effect on young children.
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Mar 10, 2025
Plant biologist awarded the Masatoshi Nei Innovation Prize in Biology
Sarah Assmann, Waller Professor of Plant Biology at Penn State, has been awarded the Masatoshi Nei Innovation Prize in Biology. The award was established through a generous gift from Masatoshi Nei, professor emeritus of biology at Penn State; Laura Carnell, professor of biology at Temple University; and Nei’s wife, Nobuko Nei. The prize is intended to recognize a preeminent scientist who is on the faculty at Penn State, is an innovator in their field, and has achieved outstanding scientific research and leadership in the biological sciences.
Mar 10, 2025
Analyzing genetic ‘signatures’ may give insight into what stresses wild bees
A new method of examining gene expression patterns called landscape transcriptomics may help pinpoint what causes bumble bees stress and could eventually give insight into why bee populations are declining overall.
Mar 10, 2025
Grant to explore maternal depression’s effect on young children
Penn State Associate Professor of Psychology Katie Burkhouse and a colleague at Vanderbilt University recently received a five-year, $3.8 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to study maternal depression’s potential effect on young children.
Mar 07, 2025
Energy deficiency's impact on women’s health and sport topic of upcoming lecture
Nancy Williams, professor of kinesiology and physiology, received the 2024 Pauline Schmitt Russell Distinguished Research Career Award and will present “Energy Deficiency in Sport: Impacts on Health and Performance in Exercising Women," on Wednesday, April 2.
Events
Monday Mar
17
Crop Load Management in Apple and Peaches
Plant Biology
Tuesday Mar
18
Coloring the conservation conversation
Distinguished Lectures in Life Science
Thursday Mar
20
Formation and function of the axonal cytoskeleton
Neuroscience Institute , Neuroscience
Thursday Mar
20