Graduate Student Research Talks: "The role of Sox4 in zebrafish eye development"
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A&S Post-Docs Take Prizes in Pitch Contest
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 18, 2020) — The University of Kentucky Society of Postdoctoral Scholars (SOPS) hosted their first Research Pitch Competition where 19 postdocs and fellows showcased their research with one-minute elevator pitches. Among the winners are Ajoy Aloysius and Kathryn Everson in Biology in the College of Arts & Sciences.
An Update on COVID-19 from A&S Scientists
Join Dr. Vincent Cassone, chair of the Biology Department, and Dr. Mark Prendergast, director of the Neuroscience Program, in conversation with A&S Dean Mark Kornbluh about the most recent COVID-19 research. The discussion will include what we know about the spread of the virus, protective measures to limit its spread, and strategies for vaccines. Hear the latest information on testing and masks.
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New Biology Faculty Member Uses Snakes to Explore Riddles of Evolution
By Richard LeComte
Phillip Skipwith is plumbing the depths of the evolutionary processes that create species – and his subjects have scales.
“I want to understand how you go from having a ancestral lizard skull to having a derived snake skull,” he said. “That’s a big change.”