Department of Biology News

Two articles by the Emeritus Professor of Biology, focusing on the history of notable scientific discoveries, have been published this fall in academic journals.

The instruments, which include three different kinds of microscopes and a high-tech cell sorting system, will strengthen research capabilities for faculty and students in the biology and physics departments.

Thanks to the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Yusup Shin '11 and Adolfo Cuesta '10 are interning at world-renowned research laboratories this summer.

Craig Borowiak (Political Science), Bret Mulligan (Classics), and Iruka Okeke (Biology) have been recognized for their classroom innovations with the Life Cycle of the Student Scholar Award.

Lewis is a Professor in Global Health, Faculty of Social Sciences at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, serves as the board chair of the Stephen Lewis Foundation, in Canada and is a member of the Board of Directors of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative.

Oxford University Press will publish his textbook Advanced Genetic Analysis, which grew out of an innovative course of the same name Meneely has taught at Haverford for more than a decade.

It's the people, says the biology department supervisor and longest-serving current Haverford employee.

The grant will help strengthen Haverford's biological sciences by supporting research opportunities, curricular initiatives, technological advances, and outreach programs.

Biology professor (and Haverford alumna) Andrea Morris, recent recipient of a five-year Career Development Award from NIH, is featured in Science magazine.

Welsh is one of six fellows selected for their commitment to social justice and community action.

Kim is one of six fellows selected for their commitment to social justice and community action.

Senior chemistry major Adam Subhas participated in a research cruise over winter break with Caltech professor Jess Adkins '90 looking for deep sea corals and mapping the sea surface in the process, as well as collecting oceanic data such as salinity and nutrient levels.

Robotics, peptides, and the mapping of star formations were just a few of the topics represented during the 5th Annual Undergraduate Science Research Symposium held at Haverford on September 27th.
Watch a video featuring some of the Haverford students talking about their work.

The Haverford senior will spend next year teaching and living at England's Chigwell School.

Immunologist Steven L. Reiner '82 has demonstrated how the immune system generates two types of sophisticated T-cells. The discovery, hailed as one of 2007's top 10 breakthroughs, could have applications for new vaccines and cellular cancer research.

Fifty Haverford students begin a scientific odyssey as part of the College's outreach to Philadelphia-area secondary students.

10/30/07 - Haverford senior setter Emily Hinchcliff has been named the Centennial Conference Volleyball Player of the Week for the week ending October 28th.

Jewell Sparks '92 has balanced her passions for fine arts and cellular biology as a biologist and manager of her own production company, Sparkie Brown Productions.

Molly Sheehan ’07 , is headed for Africa, to coach soccer and teach English.

In the past, there has been an assumption that artists who suffer neurological damage will never be able to produce their art in quite the same way again. And though this largely appears to be true, it’s not necessarily a change for the worse, according to Anjan Chatterjee ’80.

As much as Amy Arundale valued the cultural and social benefits of her junior year in Scotland, it was always soccer that was at the top of her mind. In fact, it was a running joke among her friends that her penchant for all things soccer made her a rather distracted companion at pubs, where televised matches were extremely diverting.

When Associate Professor of Biology Jenni Punt presented her research on “T-cell tolerance” to the Philadelphia Haverford Alumni Network (PHAN) Nov. 5, she turned the reins over to her assistants, who elaborated on their hypotheses, experiments, and results, as well as the “real-world” ramifications of their projects.

Assistant Professor of Biology Iruka Okeke is one of only three international scholars to receive this year’s Branco Weiss Fellowship, traditionally given to researchers in the life sciences whose work can be viewed through a social and cultural context.

Christen Fornandel, a senior biology major, wins a Fulbright Fellowship for research in Australia.

We asked faculty from the sciences, social sciences, and the humanities at Haverford to give us their thoughts about the upcoming year by responding to the following question: "What do you think will be the most significant development or trend in your field of study in 2004 and why?"