Nicholas Glass, a Ph.D. student in biological sciences at the University of Illinois Chicago, has been named a recipient of a Department of Energy, or DOE, award that provides supplemental funds for thesis…
A recent publication by Kenshu Shimada and Riley Hacker (both of DePaul University) introduces the new family Bardackichthyidae and the new genus Bardackichthys, after the late emeritus professor David Bardack. The species name…
A documentary film featuring a UIC research team’s 2019 Northwest Passage Project expedition supervised by Dr. Gonzalez-Meler through the Canadian Arctic aboard the Swedish icebreaker Oden will air April 18 (1 p.m.) and…
Biological Sciences undergraduate student Alexa Tyszka has been awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship! Congrats Alexa! Alexa’s research has focused on plant viruses, particularly cacti. Read more about Alexa’s research below:…
Dr. Kate Warpeha is one of 9 UIC faculty to be recognized in the 2021 Open Textbook Faculty Incentive Program! She has been recognized for her innovative work to create resources for BIOS…
The journal Nature Chemical Biology published “Structure of Erm-modified 70S ribosome reveals the mechanism of macrolide resistance,” featuring the joint research of Drs. Yury Polikanov, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, and Alexander Mankin,…
The findings of the new UIC study “Structure of Erm-modified 70S ribosome reveals the mechanism of macrolide resistance” were published in the journal Nature Chemical Biology. Read more about this project on UIC…
E&E PhD candidate Mila Kellen Marshall is featured in Crains Forum: How Lake Michigan’s greatest challenges hurt the most vulnerable Mila is a Graduate Assistant at the UIC Freshwater Lab. She focuses her…
Allie Kemph is a first year graduate student in the Department of Biological Sciences. She shares her academic journey with us. Q. What is your background in the biological sciences? A. I went…
For the 4th time, Lecturer Mike Muller has received the Teaching Recognition Program award. Congratulations Mike! Mike previously received TPR awards in 2016, 2011, and 2006. The Teaching Recognition Program (TRP) is UIC’s…
