Fertile Ground for Research
Itasca Biological Station and Laboratories awards Seed-to-Root Grants in effort to expand research at the field station.
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Research
At the College of Biological Sciences we learn biology by doing biology, and our faculty are on the cutting edge of research and discovery in the field. Here you will find a collection of news, features and opportunities concerning research at CBS.
Checking in With Dean Forbes -- April 2019
April is always an incredibly busy time for all as momentum builds toward the culminating event of the year, commencement. This year, I’m pleased to announce that Plant and Microbial Biology Professor George Weiblen will be our speaker. George has achieved so much as a scholar but also in the areas of conservation and community engagement. He will no doubt serve as an inspiration for our soon-to-be graduates.
Undergraduate Research Opportunity in the Hunter Lab
The Hunter Lab (Department of Microbiology and Immunology) is looking for sophomore or junior undergraduate students interested in working on projects involving microbial genetics, proteomics, mouse infection models, primary cell culture, and anaerobic bacterial culture to study the microbial ecology of chronic respiratory disease.
While prior lab experience is a plus, it is by not required. Students who are accepted will gain skills in:
Back to the Start
Aaron Engelhart and Kate Adamala join NASA-funded team with the aim of finding the origins of life.
In pondering the big questions of life, few are bigger than, ‘Where did we come from?’ Aaron Engelhart and Kate Adamala are undaunted.
2019 Spring Science Fling
Hear lightning science talks about research being conducted at Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve at the 2019 Cedar Creek Spring Science Fling on Friday, March 15. Faculty and researchers will share fast, five-minute talks on their latest findings at the University's field station in East Bethel, Minnesota. Stop by 335 Borlaug Hall on St. Paul campus between 2-5 p.m. on March 15 to learn more about research happening at Cedar Creek!
Cedar Creek Spring Science Fling
Getting the Timing Right
Pinpointing when processes are happening in plants could set the stage for improving food crops and producing better biofuels.
Seeking a Clearer Picture of an Elusive Enzyme
A new technology offers researchers the chance to decode the structural makeup of methane’s conversion to methanol.
Jason Jones (pictured left) and Dr. Rahul Banerjee (pictured right) at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
Immigration to the United States changes a person’s microbiome
Researchers at the University of Minnesota and the Somali, Latino, and Hmong Partnership for Health and Wellness have new evidence that the gut microbiota of immigrants and refugees rapidly Westernize after a person’s arrival in the United States.
Early Exposure to Real Research
Maureen Quin is giving high school students a real-life laboratory experience.
Pictured above: Quin (right) poses with Academy of Holy Angel students who've been working in her lab.
Checking in With Dean Forbes -- February 2019
Welcome back! As we embark on spring semester I want to share a few updates with you. We’re in the thick of student recruitment season both at the undergraduate and graduate level. Prospective students are coming to campus to learn more about what we have to offer that is distinct from other institutions. The high caliber of research that happens here -- and by extension the research opportunities available to them -- is at the top of the list.