Diane Bassham, Walter E. and Helen Parke Loomis Professor of Plant Physiology, was selected to become a Faculty 1000 (F1000) member. F1000 is an open research publishing platform for life scientists. Read more about Bassham chosen as F1000 member
Summer office hours for the Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology will be from 7:30 a.m. until 4 p.m.
These hours are effective May 8, 2017, through mid-August 2017.
Keep up with all that is happening in the Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology through the latest edition of BioCY News.
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Julie Kuhlman, assistant professor in the Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, uses zebrafish to study the enteric nervous system. Read more about A gut feeling: How understanding the nerves in your gut could also provide insights into the brain
Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology graduate student Carla Mann, along with two other graduate students from the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology, participated in a Science Communication Fellowship hosted by Reiman Gardens during the spring semester. Read more about Talking science
Julie Kuhlman wants to expand elementary girls’ opportunities to play with science.
Kuhlman, an assistant professor in the Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, helps fourth- and fifth-grade girls experience the fun of science at an after-school outreach program at Edwards Elementary School in Ames. Read more about Playing with science
AMES, IA – Iowa State University researchers for the first time have mapped the various molecular components that govern how environmentally stressed plants interrupt their normal growth pathways by tapping into an important energy recycling function. Read more about ISU researchers untangle the molecular mechanisms connecting plant stress and growth
Genetics majors Daniel Stroud and Amy Stark and nearly 40 other students will represent the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the 11th Annual Symposium on Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression on April 11 in Memorial Union from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Undergraduates from all academic disciplines will share their research with the university community and other guests through conference-style oral or poster presentations. Read more about Genetics majors to present at 11th annual undergraduate symposium on April 11
Courtney Smith and Matthew Cook, both in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, were among four Iowa State students chosen as Goldwater Scholars, a prestigious undergraduate scholarship in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering. Read more about Genetics students named as Goldwater Scholars
Clark Coffman, an associate professor in the Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, received the Outstanding Achievement in Teaching Award from the Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences on March 9. Read more about Coffman receives CALS Outstanding Achievement in Teaching Award
AMES, Iowa—Iowa State University is one of 12 universities to receive a grant from the Association of American Universities (AAU) to improve undergraduate education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM disciplines.
More than half of Iowa State undergraduates are majoring in STEM-related fields. The university also has a strong culture of supporting STEM-based education, which encourages departments and faculty members to focus on student-centered, evidence-based, active-learning teaching methods. Read more about ISU receives AAU grant to improve undergraduate education in STEM
New research from an Iowa State University scientist identifies a genetic mechanism that governs growth and drought tolerance in plants, a development that could lead to better performing traits in crops.
Yanhai Yin, a professor of genetics, development and cell biology and a Plant Sciences Institute Faculty Scholar, said the biological processes that oversee plant growth and drought response often clash with one another. Read more about ISU researchers detail genetic mechanisms that govern growth and drought response in plants
AMES, Iowa – Surrounded by a red rocky surface as far as the eye can see, you look up and gaze at the planet Earth in the distance. Your stomach growls and you realize it is time for dinner. Heading back to your colony, you harvest some corn from your garden and prepare it to eat.
Raegan Hoefler, a junior in genetics, is conducting a study to see if this garden scenario on Mars is a possibility. Hoefler received $7,000 from the Iowa Space Grant Consortium. Read more about Maize on Mars – A Student is Making “The Martian” a Reality
Iowa State University scientists have built a device that mimics the branches and leaves of a cottonwood tree and generates electricity when its artificial leaves sway in the wind. Read more about ISU scientists design electricity generator that mimics trees
The sky really is the limit for students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, thanks to a new learning community that connects Open Option (undecided) students to career paths and opportunities at Iowa State. Read more about Coffman part of The Sky is the Limit leadership team
Jean Robles came to college wanting to help people and pursued genetics with an idea of becoming a doctor. But her experiences in the Bridging Opportunities in Leadership and Diversity (BOLD) and Sky is the Limit learning communities showed her a different way of helping people. Read more about Sharing opportunities in STEM
As a member of the Iowa State University Laboratory for Molecular Programming (LAMP), Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology Professor Eric Henderson and Iowa State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences computer science researchers are translating programming design methods from computers to molecules. Read more about Henderson, others research how to program molecules
Carolyn Lawrence-Dill, associate professor in the Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology and in the Department of Agronomy, is featured in Stories in Agriculture and Life Sciences. Stories is an Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences publication. Read more about CALS' Stories highlights Lawrence-Dill's work
The research of Hua Bai, assistant professor in genetics, development and cell biology, is featured in the fall 2016 edition of link: connecting alumni and friends, an Iowa State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences publication. Read more about LAS magazine features Bai's research
John David Imsande, an Iowa State University professor emeritus of agronomy and genetics, development and cell biology, died Jan. 3, 2017, in Ames. A service honoring Imsande’s life was held on Jan. 7, 2017, at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ames.
Born on June 14, 1931, in Grass Range, Mont., Imsande earned his bachelor of arts in education and math from the University of Montana, his master of science in chemistry from Montana State University, and his Ph.D. in biochemistry from Duke University. Read more about Professor Emeritus Imsande's obituary
Donald Sage Robertson, professor emeritus of genetics, development and cell biology at Iowa State University, died on Dec. 24, 2016, in Story City. Robertson, 95, was formerly of Ames. Services were held on Jan. 8 at 3 p.m. at Christ Community Church in Ames. Read more about Professor Emeritus Robertson's obituary
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) recognized two genetics, development and cell biology (GDCB) professors in November. Xun Gu and Stephen Howell were among six Iowa State University researchers recognized by AAAS for their contributions to statistics, bioinformatics, plant biology, crop improvement, astrophysics and plant pathology. Read more about AAAS honors two GDCB faculty
Jennifer Chang, an Iowa State University bioinformatics and computational biology (BCB) program PhD candidate, received the Collegian Innovation and Leadership award and a $2,500 scholarship at the Ninth Annual Des Moines Area Community College Iowa Women of Innovation Awards ceremony. The event was held on Nov. 10 at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center. Read more about Chang receives Iowa Women of Innovation award, scholarship
Eve Syrkin Wurtele, a professor of genetics, development and cell biology, received a four-year, $2.175 million National Science Foundation grant to identify the origins and functions of “orphan genes” in the genomes of corn and other crops. Read more about Wurtele receives $2.175 million NSF grant
