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  • UCSD and Thermo Fisher Scientific Leadership

    Issue 7: Spring 2023

    Biological Sciences research featured on the cover of two of the world’s top journals are highlights of the Spring 2023 School of Biological Sciences newsletter. Also read about a new project focusing on bizarre “jumbo” viruses; a video about researchers identifying an elusive carbon dioxide sensor in plants; a key groundbreaking at the Kendall-Frost Marsh Reserve; two new members of the American Academy for the Advancement of Science; and much more.

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  • UCSD and Thermo Fisher Scientific Leadership

    Issue 6: Winter 2023

    Highlights of the winter edition of the School of Biological Sciences newsletter include: Biology Areas Ranked in U.S. News and World Report's Top 10 List; a new EDI award for Sonya Neal; new views on stroke; Nick Spitzer's golden anniversary; Susan Golden wins Pioneer Award; Winners of the Mentorship and Fellowship Awards; Meet Postdoctoral Scholar Julia Gauberg; Students take first place in Undergraduate Library Research Prize; 5 questions for alum Dennis Sherwood; BioSci's Deep Look program wins Telly Award; and other news items.

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  • UCSD and Thermo Fisher Scientific Leadership

    Issue 5: Fall 2022

    The Fall School of Biological Sciences Newsletter features: A new name and new Look for a new era of biology; two new National Academy of Sciences members; the world's first biodegradable shoe; EDI fellowships awarded; meet Postdoctoral Scholar Grisel Cruz-Becerra; new KIBM postdoctoral scholars; five questions for BioSci alumna Sara Riordan; and many other stories and features.

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  • UCSD and Thermo Fisher Scientific Leadership

    Issue 4: Summer 2022

    In the summer 2022 edition of the Biological Sciences newsletter: UC San Diego and Thermo Fisher Enter Innovative Partnership; Technology Sandbox Named for Goeddel Family; The Class of 2022: Two Outstanding Graduates; A Map for the Sense of Smell; Women Scientists Featured at Smithsonian; BioSci Alums Honored; New UC Alliance for Latinx Teaching Professors; Meet Postdoc Richard Sánchez; and more.

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    Issue 3: Spring 2022

    The third issue of the Biological Sciences newsletter features: Top 10 U.S. News Rankings for Biological Sciences; Elizabeth Villa named HHMI Investigator; Researchers Develop Rapid Diagnostic Tool for SARS-CoV-2; What To Do with Pablo's Hippos?; Ashley Juavinett Shares Her Story as a Queer Person in Academia; Meet Staff Member Fadi Rahawi; and more.

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  • Fourth-year human biology major Siara Magee is one of the first students taking part in a new UC San Diego Co-Op Program that offers an immersive work and training experience in an industrial life sciences setting

    Issue 2: Winter 2022

    In this issue: Biological Science Launches Immersive Work Experience and Corporate Affiliate Programs; A Fundraising Campaign Gives Kendall-Frost Marsh a Fresh Start; Gentry Patrick Leads New Center for Empathy and Social Justice in Human Health; BioSci at 60: Mentorship, Then and Now; Decoding a Killer; and more.

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  • Rivera-Chávez in the lab alongside Cinthia Garcia, Rivera- Chávez lab manager.

    Issue 1: Summer 2021

    In the debut issue of the School of Biological Sciences newsletter: A Push to Innoculate Vaccination Disparity; Time to Rock and Roach; A New Program Broadens Diversity in Neurobiology; Meet Staff Member Jennifer Roth; and much more.

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