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VIDEO: Getting to the Core of Clamming with UC Davis Marine and Coastal Sciences Major Tessa Filipczyk

Every summer, the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory offers summer classes to undergraduate students interested in coastal and marine sciences. Marine and Coastal Sciences student Tessa Filipczyk spent the summer taking classes and conducting her own research on the effects of clamming.

Ecology and Environment

VIDEO: College of Biological Sciences BioLaunch Mentor Collective

The BioLaunch Mentor Collective helps make the transition to the UC Davis campus easier for freshmen and transfer students. New students are paired with a returning UC Davis student, who can offer them advice and support across many areas of campus life.

Campus and Community

VIDEO: Building Mini-Organs to Fight Pancreatic Cancer

Assistant Professor Chang-il Hwang, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, studies pancreatic cancer, one of deadliest cancers. Learn more about how Hwang and his lab colleagues are fighting pancreatic cancer with the help of organoids.

Human and Animal Health

Finding a Voice in Science: iBioseminars in Cellular and Molecular Biology Encourages Student Engagement

Assistant Professors Kassandra Ori-McKenney and Richard McKenney are spearheading a new iteration of MCB 110Y “iBioseminars in Cellular and Molecular Biology,” a course that combines at-home video lectures, produced by iBiology, with discussion-based classes.

Cellular and Microbiology

Using Genomics to Trace Human Family Origins with Undergraduate of the Year Cole Williams

For his outstanding research and service, Cole Williams, who graduated this month, was named the 2019 College of Biological Sciences Undergraduate of the Year.

Awards and Recognition

Trial by Cellular Culture: Baskin Research Award Winner Wenzhe Li Walks with Motor Proteins

In Richard McKenney’s lab, Wenzhe Li studies the motor protein cytoplasmic dynein. Aided by her interest in psychology, Li aims to link cellular and molecular biology processes to mind and behavior. For her work, she was awarded the Ronald and Lydia Baskin Research Award.

Awards and Recognition

A Tradition of Terrestriality: Population Biology Ph.D. Student Victoria Morgan Journeys Among Land Crabs

Population Biology Ph.D. student Victoria Morgan uses genetics to understand how land crabs adapted to living on land. Her research has taken her all the way to Christmas Island, home to the annual Christmas lsland Red Crab migration.

Ecology and Environment

College of Biological Sciences Medalist Joleen Cheah Stretches Cells and Her Capabilities

For her outstanding research activities and scholarship, Joleen Cheah was awarded the College of Biological Sciences Medal. She was also recently awarded the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research and the University Honors Program’s Research and Innovation Award.

Awards and Recognition

Survive, Thrive and Communicate: Baskin Award Winner Lynne Hagelthorn Explores the Chemical World of Plants

Senior biochemistry and molecular biology student Lynne Hagelthorn is one of the recipients of this year’s Ronald and Lydia Baskin Award, which recognizes a graduating senior for excellence in biological sciences research.

Awards and Recognition