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Biology and Genetics Undergraduate Programs - Community Service event helps to provide thousands of meals for the food insecure.

A team of scientists at Iowa State University discovered, after seven years of research, a widely found gene in plants that acts as a key transporter for the hormone that influences root growth and development.

BIOL 4230Lab (Developmental Biology Lab) undergraduate research published in Zebrafish journal

BIOL 4230Lab (Developmental Biology Lab) undergraduate research published in Zebrafish journal (Instructors: Drs. Jeff Essner, Renu Srivastava, and Maura McGrail).

“I told them, ‘Oh! I want to do that but with turtles. Is it doable?” said Nicole Valenzuela, professor of ecology, evolution and organismal biology at Iowa State.

With buds and blooms beginning to dot campus, spring is in the air. Students are rushing to finish projects, and for some undergraduates in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS), this includes wrapping up their funded undergraduate research projects.

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In the Espín Lab at Iowa State University, we study the early stages of blood development, particularly the birth of blood stem cells, which happens only once during embryonic development.

Summer is winding down, and while most students likely spent the past few months working part-time jobs, pursuing internships, or just relaxing, 13 students in Iowa State University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) participated in faculty-sponsored research projects. These students are the latest recipients of the LAS Dean’s High Impact Award for Undergraduate Research.

https://news.las.iastate.edu/2023/04/17/undergraduate-researchers-shine-this-spring/?fbclid=IwAR1qHpDVLnpmIK555iZN3i6JDZuN8RNokFsIjzbSqlr5n0e1NHxSQctEZBE