Congratulations to IU microbiologist Cristina Landeta who was awarded two grants totaling $2.2 million to advance research on bacterial protein folding and antibiotic discovery. @cris-s.bsky.social 📖 go.iu.edu/KmfQL7
IU biologists uncover a molecular mechanism that helps bacteria spread antibiotic resistance genes. Microbiology graduate student Abby Teipen is lead author of the new study and Biology Professor Ankur Dalia is senior author. Read the article: go.iu.edu/pQ49cJ
Congratulations to GCDB grad student Spencer Gray on his upcoming photography exhibit! Join Spencer tomorrow, Friday, July 3, from 5–8 p.m. at the Fell Art Gallery on 4th Street in Bloomington for the opening reception, held as part of Bloomington’s Gallery Walk. Free and open to the public.
Grateful for Lawrence Washington's generous gift establishing a permanent legacy in honor of his late wife, Dr. Kathleen Matthews, whose career was devoted to building the Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center located in the IU Department of Biology. @bdsc.bsky.social 📖: go.iu.edu/t5uW2K
Major gift to establish endowment for IU Drosophila Stock Center
IU Biology news: The IU Stock Center maintains thousands of documented, living genetic strains of Drosophila melanogaster, a small fruit fly that has served as one of science’s most powerful tools for...
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Society for Developmental Biology@socdevbio.bsky.social · 2mo ago✨ We look forward to hosting Lesley Weaver from Indiana University at the #2026SDB in Las Vegas! 🎰 Her lab studies how inter-organ communication and hormone signaling regulate adult stem cells and maintain tissue homeostasis. 🪰✨ #devbio #drosophila 🪸
See our new latest pre-print for a study led by grad student Ian Reynolds, with current and former undergrads Isabel Westin and Caleb Wood in the lab. A study that goes to show how so many cell surface processes are connected to each other in bacteria. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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New preprint by my grad student Nick Haas on nitrogenase regulation in the emerging synbio bacterium, Vibrio natriegens. w help from Dalia and Wang labs @iubiology.bsky.social. A new spin on γ-proteobacterial paradigms with paths for biofertilizer production. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Congratulations to IU Biology Professor and Chair Armin Moczek who was selected as the Alfred M. Boyce Lecturer in Entomology at UC Riverside! It's an honor which recognizes his impactful contributions to the field of entomology. @ecoevodevo-lab.bsky.social go.iu.edu/5sxTxX
IU biology chair Armin Moczek selected as Alfred M. Boyce lecturer in entomology
IU Biology news: Armin Moczek is recognized as internationally prominent scientist who has made impactful contributions to the field of entomology.
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Congratulations to IU biology major Owen Black ‘28 for receiving the coveted Goldwater scholarship! “The biology department has provided me with great professors thus far, teaching me valuable information for my research the past two years.” @inneslab.bsky.social @msr20.bsky.social go.iu.edu/NHwF7C
IU biology major earns prestigious Goldwater scholarship
IU Biology news: IU biology major earns prestigious Goldwater scholarship
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Excited to hear about @hhmi-science.bsky.social peer review training program 🙌 We’ve been posting public review of preprints at @iubiology.bsky.social, thanks to @fraserlab.com @prereview.bsky.social @asapbio.bsky.social @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social Highly recommend FAST: asapbio.org/focus-areas/...
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Richard Sever@richardsever.bsky.social · 3mo agoDespite its importance, peer review is something rarely taught. HHMI have a new peer review training program that takes advantage of preprints openrxiv.org/peer-review-...
Congratulations to IU biology faculty members Pranav Danthi, Greg Demas, Laura Mojonnier, Tuli Mukhopadhyay and Karen Whitworth, who have each been awarded for their instructional skills and dedication to their students! go.iu.edu/6GVjU9
Five biology faculty honored for teaching excellence
IU Biology news: Five biology faculty honored for teaching excellence
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Shoutout to IU Biology’s Graduate Services Office staff who made this happen to celebrate our amazing grad students! 🙌
Shefali@iamshef.bsky.social · 4mo agoHappy #gradstudent appreciation week y'all !! Thank you @alizeemalnoe.bsky.social for this wonderful message - it literally made my day. We are very grateful to have you in our gcdb community, you are amazing ❤️🥹 Thank you @iubiology.bsky.social for organizing this, we felt appreciated 🎉🥳 #phdlife
Congratulations to IU biologist Maria P.Fernandez! She has been awarded a five-year MIRA grant from NIGMS to study how circadian clock neuron networks develop and form functional connections. go.iu.edu/kUG78z @mariadelapax.bsky.social
Congratulations to Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biology Michael Wade, who co-authored a landmark study expanding understanding of evolution and natural selection. Read more: go.iu.edu/Bwf9Dq
Jay Lennon named IU Distinguished Professor! IU President Pamela Whitten said of the six recipients,“Their teaching, scholarship and leadership have transformed students’ lives and earned the respect of peers around the world." go.iu.edu/Q8IIdW @jaytlennon.bsky.social
A new study, led by Biology Professor and Gill Chair @iugillinstitute.bsky.social Orie Shafer, is reshaping how scientists study sleep by revealing that fruit flies experience multiple distinct sleep states rather than a unitary state. @currentbiology.bsky.social @bdsc.bsky.social go.iu.edu/D2Krue
International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🧪 Let's celebrate some remarkable female scientists featured in CB: www.cell.com/current-biol...
Jewel Plummer Cobb: A trailblazing life of impact
Stacey Finley commemorates the life and work of biologist Jewel Plummer Cobb, whose outstanding contributions to cancer research, education and advocacy had far-reaching impact.
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What: The 2026 Indiana University Animal Behavior Conference When: March 27-28 Where: Monroe Convention Center, Bloomington, IN Conference registration is open. Abstract deadline is Feb. 13. Attendance only deadline is March 9, 2026. Learn more: go.iu.edu/8sMB
Congratulations to IU Biology Professor Clay Fuqua and his research team, who have been funded for a four-year project via an R01 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences at the National Institutes of Health. Learn more: go.iu.edu/8wNy @fuquaclay.bsky.social
IU biologist leads NIH-funded study on bacterial biofilm regulation
IU Bloomington Department of Biology News: IU biologist leads NIH-funded study on bacterial biofilm regulation
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TONIGHT at IU Bloomington: Join Concerned Scientists @ IU and Advocates for Science @ IU for their monthly CSIU Community Forum, Dec. 3, 5-6:30 p.m. in Myers Hall 130. Panelists include IU Department of Biology Chair Armin Moczek @ecoevodevo-lab.bsky.social .
Poster abstracts for #Dros26 are open! No matter your career stage, presenting a poster is a powerful way to get feedback that only comes from one-on-one conversations. Share your work and connect with the community—submit your abstract today: buff.ly/qPG6vBi
The Department of Biology at IU Bloomington welcomes Dr. Leslie Griffith, professor of neuroscience at Brandeis University, for the 2025-26 Tracy M. Sonneborn Memorial Lecture Series on Tuesday, December 2, at 3:30 p.m. in Biology Building A100. Learn more: go.iu.edu/8wj4/
🔬✨Join us Nov. 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Science Fest 2025. Explore hands-on, interactive activities that spark curiosity and inspire learners of all ages. You might even spot Hoosier the Bison in his new lab coat! 🦬 🥼 🎉 Open to the public, free admission. 🔗sciencefest.indiana.edu/index.html
IU faculty are leading the way! ✨ 12 were tapped for Big Ten Academic Alliance leadership programs – including Biology Professor and Chair Armin Moczek in the Departmental Executive Officer Program. 📖: go.iu.edu/8vPP
IU Biology chair among faculty selected for Big Ten leadership program
IU Biology News: IU Biology chair among faculty selected for Big Ten leadership program
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Come join us! Applications to the GCDB Biology Doctoral program at IU are due December 1st. @iubiology.bsky.social @alizeemalnoe.bsky.social @rhcalderon.bsky.social @lesleynweaver.bsky.social @hoosierflyman.bsky.social @tennessenlab.bsky.social @flyeyelab.bsky.social @briancalvi.bsky.social
Microbiology societies from 5 continents have launched the first global strategy to harness microbial science in tackling climate change. IU Biology’s Jay Lennon is lead author of the paper, co-published in 6 leading scientific journals. Congratulations, @jaytlennon.bsky.social ! 🔗 go.iu.edu/8uZN
📢 Joan Wood Lecture Series IU Biology welcomes Dr. Sabeeha Merchant, (UC Berkeley). Sept. 23 at 3:30 p.m., Biology Building, room A100. Talk: Tales of many algae: from fundamental discovery to applications Learn more: go.iu.edu/8uX9
📢 James P. Holland Lecture IU Biology welcomes David Pride, M.D., Ph.D. (UC San Diego) on Sept. 10 at 3:30 p.m. in Biology A100 + via Zoom. Talk: Developing phages to treat pathogen infections Learn more about his work: thepridelaboratory.org Join webinar: go.iu.edu/8uOo
