Kress Working on the RNA Assembly Line Up on the second floor of the Biology Building, you can find Dr. Tracy Kress on the move, teaching “Molecular Biology of Gene Expression” in the classroom, meeting students in her office, and working in her research lab. This biology professor still makes sure she has the time… Continue Reading
TCNJ’s Tree Thinker “I just want to infect students with tree thinking,” joked Dr. Clement, occasionally glancing over the many pictures of plants that hung on her wall. “Plants are so interesting!” Dr. Wendy Clement is an assistant professor of Biology at TCNJ. She graduated from Ithaca College in 2002 with a major in Biology… Continue Reading
Developing Young Biologists Mother knows best. During embryogenesis, maternal genes and proteins instruct cellular division and cellular fate of developing embryos. Only later on in development do embryonic genes turn on and begin taking charge. Biology professor, Dr. Marcia O’Connell, uses zebrafish (Danio rerio) as the model organism in her lab to study genes that… Continue Reading
Dr. Leeann Thornton, Associate Professor of Biology, has won a national contest sponsored by the American Society of Plant Biologists in recognition of “Fascination of Plants Day 2015.” Professor Thornton is one of four national winners; in particular, she won in the category for designing a T-shirt. Her design, titled Know Plants, know life. No… Continue Reading
Down to the Research Each semester, School of Science students delve into real-world problems and solutions by conducting research with their department’s esteemed faculty. Dr. Gary Dickinson, assistant professor of biology, has been central to this narrative as both an advocate and practitioner of faculty-student collaborative research and as an experienced scientific researcher in his… Continue Reading
A revolution is afoot in the field of cancer care. Spurred by new insights into the genetic basis of tumors, scientists are pursuing ever-more-precise therapies to block their growth at the molecular level, engendering hopes that even the most complex and aggressive malignancies may one day yield to treatment. Dr. Gautam Prasad has spent the… Continue Reading
Neurologist Ellen Deibert ’85 is leading the way in treating traumatic brain injuries As a teenager heading off to college more than two decades ago, Ellen Deibert ’85 could not have predicted that she would one day be on the leading edge of any medical field, much less be counted a specialist in the complexities… Continue Reading
When the opportunity to volunteer with the Alumni Association presented itself, Bill Cahill ’05, MEd ’09 says he jumped at the chance. “I’ve had so many affiliations with the College through the years,” said Cahill, explaining that he took swimming lessons and attended summer camps on campus as a child before following in the footsteps… Continue Reading
The announcement last week that President Barack Obama was ending the ban on federal funding for embryonic stem (ES) cell research came as welcome news to at least one Lion alumna. As part of her MD/PhD coursework at Yale University, Katherine Uyhazi ’05 is doing research work at the Yale Stem Cell Center under the… Continue Reading
Questions such as “How does lightning work?” and “How do shells get on the beach?” racked the mind of Danielle Flood as a child. Now a senior biology major, Flood admits to always being curious about nature when she was younger as she would ask her parents countless science-related questions. Flood’s passion to learn has… Continue Reading