School of Biological Sciences

The 2021 Spring Issue of SBS’s Magazine is now out. Stories . . . From...

Todd B. Alder contracted COVID-19 early on in the pandemic and today still suffers from...

“Every time I come to the U with my kids,” says Nikhil K. Bhayani, MD,...

While Rachel Jones has wanted to do medical research since 3rd grade, it wasn’t until high...

University of Utah scientists model possible COVID-19 futures. March 20, 2021 – Within the next...

“Perhaps my favorite experience at the University of Utah is when I started working in...

For a scientist it might seem counter-intuitive to value the notion that there is never...

Sahar Kanishka, recipient of the 2021 Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award, remembers daily where her family...

Distinguished Alumnus   Following his graduation with a bachelor’s from University of Texas – San...

April 21, 2021—Mary C. Beckerle, chief executive officer and director, Huntsman Cancer Institute (HC); and...

One of 3 for ’20. February 19, 2021 – Nitin Phadnis, SBS Associate Professor, and his...

The Department of Biology, now the School of Biological Sciences, was a bit of a...

All that was needed to become a doctor was to be told at graduation he...

Reshma Shetty Distinguished Lab Alumna   It all started with venomous snails. University of Utah...

    March 20, 2021 – Sexual reproduction shuffles the parental genomes to generate new...

March 30, 2021 -For scientists, especially graduate students, who conduct fieldwork, every day is precious....

March 22, 2021 – When Ryan Watts, BS’00, steps into the classroom at the University...

The Gandhi Effect Distinguished Alumni Awards Rajesh Gandhi, BS’86 Monica Gandhi, BS’91    Leena Gandhi,...

For Karrin Tennant, recipient of the College of Science Undergraduate Research Award, the never-ending story...

Distinguished professor of biology James R. Ehleringer, who has pioneered applications of stable isotopes, was...

Jeanne Novak Distinguished Alumna 2020 In 2014 alumna Jeanne Novak found herself at Ebola ground...

With spring around the corner, here’s some bad news for allergy sufferers: Human-caused climate change...

Retiring botanist studied how plant’s xylem tissue carries phenomenal amounts of water to tree leaves...

Adam Madsen Adam Madsen, BA’06 in Biology, was the quintessential student-athlete. To be a student-athlete...

Biology senior Dalley Cutler’s personal hero is Greta Thunberg, the young Swedish activist invited to...

U Biology’s Sonja Sehgal accepted a Beckman Scholarship this past spring to add to the...

2018-19 Student Veteran of the Year, Craig L. Hanson “When I first came to the U,...

From beekeeping to biology, Quaid Harding is looking for a buzz. Name: Quaid Harding Major: Biology...

What does a former Student Body President and Biology alum do after graduating from the...

Sahar Kanishka Biology student, ACCESS member, College of Science Association for Women in STEM member,...

Living a Science Dream Nestled in Officers’ Circle, at the base of the Wasatch foothills...

Every student’s story is one-of-a-kind, and Ana Rosas’ is no exception. Rosas’ desire to become...

Alexandra “Alex” Acuna doesn’t even remember her native Venezuela, as she arrived in the U.S....

As one of the University of Utah College of Science‘s Ambassadors, sophomore Bridget Phillips regularly appears...

The College of Science is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Leslie Sieburth from the...

WWJHD? Few encounter a fer-de-lance snake and walk away unscathed. While working in Costa Rica...

When Nalini Nadkarni was a young scientist in the 1980s, she wanted to study the...

One could argue that the age of genomes is divided between before CRISPR-Cas9 and after...

Playing to the ethic of pursuing pure science, new faculty member Dean Castillo is driven by...

Karl Gordon Lark, Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Utah, passed away on April...

Science Research Initiative Fox Squirrel Biology Research STREAM Denise Dearing, PhD, Distinguished Professor, School of...

Forest Futures Know the risks of investing in forests. Given the tremendous ability of forests...

The College of Science is pleased to announce the appointment of Diane Pataki, Ph.D., as...

SBS Distinguished Alumna 2020 Julia Bailey-Serres, BS’81, is known for her research on mechanisms of...

Michele Lefebvre Michele Lefebvre, PhD’05, knows exactly what graduate students in the School of Biological...

Edward Meenen Shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic began last spring, the School of Biological Sciences...

Nancy Parry When Dr. Nancy Parry, BS’63, was eight years old, she talked her mother...

  LEE K. ROBERTS   Last year the College of Science celebrated its 50-year anniversary....

Gameil Fouad   As an undergraduate student at the U, Gameil Fouad, BS’93, had some...

  Carol Blair (BA’64) is a testament to not only the value of providing research...

“Always be open to unforeseen possibilities and opportunities; never be afraid to fail, and learn...

Most people get to live one life. So far, Steve Mimnaugh has lived at least...

Jason Allen knew early on of the opportunities the state’s flagship research university could offer...

Dale C. LARSEN In the mid-1950s, when Dale C. Larsen (BS’59) first enrolled at the...

“I enjoy learning about how infectious diseases have shaped human history because I find it...

Ryan Watts Distinguished Alumnus   Dr. Ryan Watts, BS’00 in Biology, is the CEO and...

James K. Detling     James K. Detling (PhD’69) arrived at the University of Utah...

On the surface, Ole Jensen’s start as an undergraduate biology major, angling for medical school,...

David Hillyard   When David Hillyard, BS’73, was recognized in November with a Healthcare Hero...

Frontiers of Science – Distinguished Alumni Panel Homecoming 2019 brought a number of alumni and...

The Daines Medical Dynasty Joseph Daines BS’68 Michael Daines BS’99    Brad Daines BA’05 The...

Five for Five. Michael Xiao brings home the U’s fifth straight Churchill Scholarship. Five years...

Anna Vickrey Anna Vickrey who graduated from the School of Biological Sciences with a PhD...

  A native of Chagrin Falls, OH, Jeff Webster, MD, FAAOS, found himself as an...

Griffin Chure’s favorite memory of his time at the U was working in Dr. David...

In these uncertain times when “the new normal” of our lives has yet to emerge,...

It just so happened that the day that the University of Colorado closed down its...

When Arie Sitthichai Mobley (BS’2000) began teaching at a small liberal arts university in a...

Jessica Stanley Jessica Stanley, undergraduate research scholar in the Clayton/Bush Lab), will tell you that...

Brennan Mahoney “As a child I always seemed to have an interest in animals,” says...

Few encounter a fer-de-lance snake and walk away unscathed. While working in Costa Rica recent...

Facilities manager at the School of Biological Sciences for 20 years, Jose Rojas, probably knows...