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Join us tomorrow for our Biology Seminar
Come a little early to chat and enjoy coffee and cookies
🎙️ Speaker: Jesse Lasky, Professor, Penn State
🌿 Title: Environmental adaptation in plant populations
🕛 Time: 12:00–1:00 PM
📍 Location: 8 Müller Lab
We hope to see you there!
Come a little early to chat and enjoy coffee and cookies
🎙️ Speaker: Jesse Lasky, Professor, Penn State
🌿 Title: Environmental adaptation in plant populations
🕛 Time: 12:00–1:00 PM
📍 Location: 8 Müller Lab
We hope to see you there!
September 28, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Join us tomorrow for our Biology Seminar
Come a little early to chat and enjoy coffee and cookies
🎙️ Speaker: Jesse Lasky, Professor, Penn State
🌿 Title: Environmental adaptation in plant populations
🕛 Time: 12:00–1:00 PM
📍 Location: 8 Müller Lab
We hope to see you there!
Come a little early to chat and enjoy coffee and cookies
🎙️ Speaker: Jesse Lasky, Professor, Penn State
🌿 Title: Environmental adaptation in plant populations
🕛 Time: 12:00–1:00 PM
📍 Location: 8 Müller Lab
We hope to see you there!
Join us tomorrow for our first Biology Seminar of the semester! 🎉
Come a little early to chat with colleagues and enjoy some coffee and cookies before the seminar. ☕🍪
We hope to see you there!
Come a little early to chat with colleagues and enjoy some coffee and cookies before the seminar. ☕🍪
We hope to see you there!
September 21, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Join us tomorrow for our first Biology Seminar of the semester! 🎉
Come a little early to chat with colleagues and enjoy some coffee and cookies before the seminar. ☕🍪
We hope to see you there!
Come a little early to chat with colleagues and enjoy some coffee and cookies before the seminar. ☕🍪
We hope to see you there!
Our seminars will start next Tuesday! More details on Monday. We are excited to see you all again
📅 Save the date, Biology community!
Our Biology Seminars are back this semester:
🗓️ Tuesdays
⏰ 12:00 PM
📍 Mueller Room 8
We’ll share reminders and seminar details here and by email each week.
Here’s our schedule so far — mark your calendars! 👇
Our Biology Seminars are back this semester:
🗓️ Tuesdays
⏰ 12:00 PM
📍 Mueller Room 8
We’ll share reminders and seminar details here and by email each week.
Here’s our schedule so far — mark your calendars! 👇
September 17, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Our seminars will start next Tuesday! More details on Monday. We are excited to see you all again
Dear Bio Community! 🧬🌿
Have you been enjoying our new summer fieldwork highlights? We’d love to share your stories too!
If you’ve been doing fieldwork, lab work, or other exciting research that we could highlight on the Department of Biology’s social media, please comment here or reach out to us.
Have you been enjoying our new summer fieldwork highlights? We’d love to share your stories too!
If you’ve been doing fieldwork, lab work, or other exciting research that we could highlight on the Department of Biology’s social media, please comment here or reach out to us.
September 14, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Dear Bio Community! 🧬🌿
Have you been enjoying our new summer fieldwork highlights? We’d love to share your stories too!
If you’ve been doing fieldwork, lab work, or other exciting research that we could highlight on the Department of Biology’s social media, please comment here or reach out to us.
Have you been enjoying our new summer fieldwork highlights? We’d love to share your stories too!
If you’ve been doing fieldwork, lab work, or other exciting research that we could highlight on the Department of Biology’s social media, please comment here or reach out to us.
🧵 Fieldwork Highlight: From 4 AM starts to 50-lb backpacks, this team headed deep into California’s Sierra Nevada to uncover the hidden history of an amphibian pathogen. 🏔️🐸
Their destination? Backcountry lakes in Yosemite National Park and Sierra National Forest. 1/6
Their destination? Backcountry lakes in Yosemite National Park and Sierra National Forest. 1/6
September 14, 2026 at 6:14 PM
🧵 Fieldwork Highlight: From 4 AM starts to 50-lb backpacks, this team headed deep into California’s Sierra Nevada to uncover the hidden history of an amphibian pathogen. 🏔️🐸
Their destination? Backcountry lakes in Yosemite National Park and Sierra National Forest. 1/6
Their destination? Backcountry lakes in Yosemite National Park and Sierra National Forest. 1/6
You’re Invited! Welcome Social: Meet, Mingle, & Connect! ��
Join BMMB, HGSAC, and Biology for a Meet & Mingle event as we welcome our new and incoming graduate students to the community!
Join BMMB, HGSAC, and Biology for a Meet & Mingle event as we welcome our new and incoming graduate students to the community!
September 7, 2026 at 3:28 PM
You’re Invited! Welcome Social: Meet, Mingle, & Connect! ��
Join BMMB, HGSAC, and Biology for a Meet & Mingle event as we welcome our new and incoming graduate students to the community!
Join BMMB, HGSAC, and Biology for a Meet & Mingle event as we welcome our new and incoming graduate students to the community!
📅 Save the date, Biology community!
Our Biology Seminars are back this semester:
🗓️ Tuesdays
⏰ 12:00 PM
📍 Mueller Room 8
We’ll share reminders and seminar details here and by email each week.
Here’s our schedule so far — mark your calendars! 👇
Our Biology Seminars are back this semester:
🗓️ Tuesdays
⏰ 12:00 PM
📍 Mueller Room 8
We’ll share reminders and seminar details here and by email each week.
Here’s our schedule so far — mark your calendars! 👇
August 24, 2026 at 3:42 PM
📅 Save the date, Biology community!
Our Biology Seminars are back this semester:
🗓️ Tuesdays
⏰ 12:00 PM
📍 Mueller Room 8
We’ll share reminders and seminar details here and by email each week.
Here’s our schedule so far — mark your calendars! 👇
Our Biology Seminars are back this semester:
🗓️ Tuesdays
⏰ 12:00 PM
📍 Mueller Room 8
We’ll share reminders and seminar details here and by email each week.
Here’s our schedule so far — mark your calendars! 👇
Can skin bacteria save a frog's life? 🐸 New research from PhD fellow Laura Schuck & the Becker Lab @PennState moves science closer to proving that the skin microbiome is a frontline defense against deadly infection. Out now in @AnimalMicrobiome 👇
August 5, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Can skin bacteria save a frog's life? 🐸 New research from PhD fellow Laura Schuck & the Becker Lab @PennState moves science closer to proving that the skin microbiome is a frontline defense against deadly infection. Out now in @AnimalMicrobiome 👇
This summer, Biology graduate researchers John Majoris and Macy Littell visited a clownfish laboratory at Boston University! 🐠
July 28, 2026 at 10:02 PM
This summer, Biology graduate researchers John Majoris and Macy Littell visited a clownfish laboratory at Boston University! 🐠
Biologist and lab coordinator, Jennifer Rittenhouse-Pruss, was given a ‘We Are’! Her nominator wrote:
July 8, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Biologist and lab coordinator, Jennifer Rittenhouse-Pruss, was given a ‘We Are’! Her nominator wrote:
Pollinator science is blooming across Pennsylvania 🐝🦋🌼
On National Pollinator Week, PSU Extension Master Gardeners are supporting pollinator research, education, and conservation across the state, from monitoring bee diversity to helping researchers understand which flowers best support polinators
On National Pollinator Week, PSU Extension Master Gardeners are supporting pollinator research, education, and conservation across the state, from monitoring bee diversity to helping researchers understand which flowers best support polinators
June 29, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Pollinator science is blooming across Pennsylvania 🐝🦋🌼
On National Pollinator Week, PSU Extension Master Gardeners are supporting pollinator research, education, and conservation across the state, from monitoring bee diversity to helping researchers understand which flowers best support polinators
On National Pollinator Week, PSU Extension Master Gardeners are supporting pollinator research, education, and conservation across the state, from monitoring bee diversity to helping researchers understand which flowers best support polinators
Reposted by Penn State Department of Biology
@psubiodept.bsky.social representing in our wizarding robes. Congrats Eberly Class of 2026! 🧙♂️🪄
May 10, 2026 at 10:43 PM
@psubiodept.bsky.social representing in our wizarding robes. Congrats Eberly Class of 2026! 🧙♂️🪄
New in @PLOSNTDs from the McGraw Lab! 🦟
Researchers found that both mosquito genetic background and Wolbachia strain influence dengue virus blocking and fitness in South American Aedes aegypti populations—important insights for improving dengue control strategies.
journals.plos.org/plosntds/art...
Researchers found that both mosquito genetic background and Wolbachia strain influence dengue virus blocking and fitness in South American Aedes aegypti populations—important insights for improving dengue control strategies.
journals.plos.org/plosntds/art...
Interactions between mosquito genetic background and Wolbachia strain affect dengue virus blocking and fitness in South American populations of Aedes aegypti
Author summary Dengue virus is transmitted by the mosquito Aedes aegypti, causing large outbreaks in many parts of the world. One promising way to reduce dengue virus transmission is to release mosqui...
journals.plos.org
June 1, 2026 at 2:35 PM
New in @PLOSNTDs from the McGraw Lab! 🦟
Researchers found that both mosquito genetic background and Wolbachia strain influence dengue virus blocking and fitness in South American Aedes aegypti populations—important insights for improving dengue control strategies.
journals.plos.org/plosntds/art...
Researchers found that both mosquito genetic background and Wolbachia strain influence dengue virus blocking and fitness in South American Aedes aegypti populations—important insights for improving dengue control strategies.
journals.plos.org/plosntds/art...
🌱 We’re hiring in Plant Biology at Penn State!
The Department of Biology at Penn State University Park is searching for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor in any area of plant biology.
The Department of Biology at Penn State University Park is searching for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor in any area of plant biology.
May 7, 2026 at 7:38 PM
🌱 We’re hiring in Plant Biology at Penn State!
The Department of Biology at Penn State University Park is searching for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor in any area of plant biology.
The Department of Biology at Penn State University Park is searching for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor in any area of plant biology.
Biology Seminar on Tuesday, April 28th
This is the final seminar in this semester's series; we hope to see you there!
Seminar Details
Speaker: Jeremy Lichstein, Professor, University of Florida
Title: Forest Dynamics in a Changing World
Time: 12:00–1:00 PM
Location: 8 Müller Lab
This is the final seminar in this semester's series; we hope to see you there!
Seminar Details
Speaker: Jeremy Lichstein, Professor, University of Florida
Title: Forest Dynamics in a Changing World
Time: 12:00–1:00 PM
Location: 8 Müller Lab
April 27, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Biology Seminar on Tuesday, April 28th
This is the final seminar in this semester's series; we hope to see you there!
Seminar Details
Speaker: Jeremy Lichstein, Professor, University of Florida
Title: Forest Dynamics in a Changing World
Time: 12:00–1:00 PM
Location: 8 Müller Lab
This is the final seminar in this semester's series; we hope to see you there!
Seminar Details
Speaker: Jeremy Lichstein, Professor, University of Florida
Title: Forest Dynamics in a Changing World
Time: 12:00–1:00 PM
Location: 8 Müller Lab
🧬 Biology Student Seminar this week!
Join us for two exciting talks:
🧠 Troy LaPolice & Nittany AI Group
Transforming university scheduling with MatchMyLab
🧬 Natalia Grube
Taenia evolution & what it reveals about carnivory in hominins
🗓️ 12:00–1:00 PM
📍 8 Müller Lab
#PSUBiology #StudentSeminar
Join us for two exciting talks:
🧠 Troy LaPolice & Nittany AI Group
Transforming university scheduling with MatchMyLab
🧬 Natalia Grube
Taenia evolution & what it reveals about carnivory in hominins
🗓️ 12:00–1:00 PM
📍 8 Müller Lab
#PSUBiology #StudentSeminar
April 20, 2026 at 3:32 PM
🧬 Biology Student Seminar this week!
Join us for two exciting talks:
🧠 Troy LaPolice & Nittany AI Group
Transforming university scheduling with MatchMyLab
🧬 Natalia Grube
Taenia evolution & what it reveals about carnivory in hominins
🗓️ 12:00–1:00 PM
📍 8 Müller Lab
#PSUBiology #StudentSeminar
Join us for two exciting talks:
🧠 Troy LaPolice & Nittany AI Group
Transforming university scheduling with MatchMyLab
🧬 Natalia Grube
Taenia evolution & what it reveals about carnivory in hominins
🗓️ 12:00–1:00 PM
📍 8 Müller Lab
#PSUBiology #StudentSeminar
🎉 Big congratulations to our 2025–26 Biology Graduate Student Award winners!
Recognized for outstanding academic achievement and promise across our department 👏
Special shoutout to all recipients of the Popp, Mohnkern, Troxell, and Hill awards—you make #PSUBiology proud! 🧬🌿
Recognized for outstanding academic achievement and promise across our department 👏
Special shoutout to all recipients of the Popp, Mohnkern, Troxell, and Hill awards—you make #PSUBiology proud! 🧬🌿
April 20, 2026 at 3:30 PM
🎉 Big congratulations to our 2025–26 Biology Graduate Student Award winners!
Recognized for outstanding academic achievement and promise across our department 👏
Special shoutout to all recipients of the Popp, Mohnkern, Troxell, and Hill awards—you make #PSUBiology proud! 🧬🌿
Recognized for outstanding academic achievement and promise across our department 👏
Special shoutout to all recipients of the Popp, Mohnkern, Troxell, and Hill awards—you make #PSUBiology proud! 🧬🌿
🚨 Biology Seminar this Tuesday!
Join us for a powerful talk by Christopher Medina-Kirchner (Harvard Medical School):
“Agony and Ecstasy: A Scientist’s Path from Incarceration to MDMA Research”
🗓️ April 14
⏰ 12–1 PM
📍 8 Müller Lab
Join us for a powerful talk by Christopher Medina-Kirchner (Harvard Medical School):
“Agony and Ecstasy: A Scientist’s Path from Incarceration to MDMA Research”
🗓️ April 14
⏰ 12–1 PM
📍 8 Müller Lab
April 13, 2026 at 3:54 PM
🚨 Biology Seminar this Tuesday!
Join us for a powerful talk by Christopher Medina-Kirchner (Harvard Medical School):
“Agony and Ecstasy: A Scientist’s Path from Incarceration to MDMA Research”
🗓️ April 14
⏰ 12–1 PM
📍 8 Müller Lab
Join us for a powerful talk by Christopher Medina-Kirchner (Harvard Medical School):
“Agony and Ecstasy: A Scientist’s Path from Incarceration to MDMA Research”
🗓️ April 14
⏰ 12–1 PM
📍 8 Müller Lab
Come join us today for our seminar
April 7, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Come join us today for our seminar
🧠 Are we really as “special” as we think?
In a recent Ezra Klein interview, Michael Pollan explores a provocative idea:
👉 Human consciousness may not be as unique — or as protected — as we assume.
In a recent Ezra Klein interview, Michael Pollan explores a provocative idea:
👉 Human consciousness may not be as unique — or as protected — as we assume.
April 1, 2026 at 7:07 PM
🧠 Are we really as “special” as we think?
In a recent Ezra Klein interview, Michael Pollan explores a provocative idea:
👉 Human consciousness may not be as unique — or as protected — as we assume.
In a recent Ezra Klein interview, Michael Pollan explores a provocative idea:
👉 Human consciousness may not be as unique — or as protected — as we assume.
Check out The Philadelphia Inquirer highlighting Penn State University’s new neurobiology majors!
March 25, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Check out The Philadelphia Inquirer highlighting Penn State University’s new neurobiology majors!
🧬 Penn State Biology Pre-Seminar Poll
Before our last seminar, we asked a classic question:
Are viruses alive?
Here’s what our department said 👇
86% — Yes
14% — No
Before our last seminar, we asked a classic question:
Are viruses alive?
Here’s what our department said 👇
86% — Yes
14% — No
March 20, 2026 at 6:12 PM
🧬 Penn State Biology Pre-Seminar Poll
Before our last seminar, we asked a classic question:
Are viruses alive?
Here’s what our department said 👇
86% — Yes
14% — No
Before our last seminar, we asked a classic question:
Are viruses alive?
Here’s what our department said 👇
86% — Yes
14% — No
Join us tomorrow for our seminar:
Speaker: Jubao Duan, Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Chicago
Title: From GWAS to disease biology: neurogenomics in human iPSC models
Time: 12:00–1:00 PM
Location: 8 Müller Lab
Speaker: Jubao Duan, Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Chicago
Title: From GWAS to disease biology: neurogenomics in human iPSC models
Time: 12:00–1:00 PM
Location: 8 Müller Lab
March 16, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Join us tomorrow for our seminar:
Speaker: Jubao Duan, Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Chicago
Title: From GWAS to disease biology: neurogenomics in human iPSC models
Time: 12:00–1:00 PM
Location: 8 Müller Lab
Speaker: Jubao Duan, Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Chicago
Title: From GWAS to disease biology: neurogenomics in human iPSC models
Time: 12:00–1:00 PM
Location: 8 Müller Lab
Congratulations, to Carly Sjogren who was just named a Global Learning Fellow.
March 10, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Congratulations, to Carly Sjogren who was just named a Global Learning Fellow.
Despite the weather delay, we will still be having the Biology seminar today at the usual place and time (noon in Müller 008).
March 3, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Despite the weather delay, we will still be having the Biology seminar today at the usual place and time (noon in Müller 008).