The threespine stickleback, a shiny little fish with spines on its back and belly, is a darling of evolutionary biologists. That’s because it thrives in the ocean, where its ancestor lived, as well as freshwater. But the story of the fish’s adaptation to different environments also hooked a TCNJ student, who has now won a… Continue Reading
Even if Alan Tsai doesn’t pick up that coveted accent when he goes to Australia this fall (2012), studying abroad in the land down under is guaranteed to be an eye-opening experience for the future optometrist. Yet traveling to the University of Sydney is not the first time this biology and seven-year optometry student jetted… Continue Reading
How being a twin helped launch Andrew Goldfarb into grad school at Harvard When Andrew Goldfarb was 14, he and his brother Zach wondered whether they were, in fact, identical twins. As newborns, the boys looked alike, and there seemed to be no need to perform genetic testing to determine whether they were among the… Continue Reading
Jessica Kafer ’10, a biology major with minors in chemistry and anthropology, combined her loves of biology research and community service when she studied abroad in Kenya through the School for Field Studies (SFS). “I wanted to study abroad in Africa because I wanted a unique study abroad experience,” Kafer said. “I figured I could… Continue Reading
When results go wrong Natella Maglakelidze cheers. For this senior biology student, any results mean that she is one step closer to finding answers. Maglakelidze grew up with medicine and science her whole life. Both her parents are in the medical field, and Maglakelidze was fascinated whenever they talked about work. “As a child, I… Continue Reading
The Mansoor Tetrad: One College, Four Sisters Mendelian genetics have leapt out of the textbooks and into the halls of the Biology Building at The College of New Jersey, where four sisters are pursuing the same dream: a career in the sciences. In the Mansoor family, a passion for science and a diploma from TCNJ… Continue Reading
Dale Oommen ’17 is a biology major with a passion for research and exploration. “You can’t really know what you want to do unless you’ve had hands-on time experiencing it,” he says, a philosophy he put into practice this summer with engagements at very different organizations. Oommen’s first commitment was shadowing doctors and volunteering as… Continue Reading
This senior biology major possesses a stellar résumé. Receiving an Honorable Mention for the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, two national awards from the American Society of Microbiology (ASM), participation in the Research in Science and Engineering (RiSE) program at Rutgers University, and a presentation award from the Tri-Beta NE District 2 Convention, Dylan McClung is… Continue Reading
Biology Major’s Internship at Emory University Hospital Takes an Unexpected Turn Reports about the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa had been in the news throughout the summer when the Pentagon announced that two Americans serving there had been infected and would be transported to the specialized isolation unit at Emory University Hospital for treatment.… Continue Reading