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Celebrating Graduating Seniors at the Annual Honors Reception
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Accepting Applications: Graduate Student Support Specialist II
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Nine Biological Sciences students named to Mizzou 39
Corri Hamilton and Jie Zhu
New faculty members join Biological Sciences

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Shawn Thomas receives John D. Bies International Travel Award
six award winners
2024 Outstanding Senior Award Winners
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DBS Members Bring Home Four Awards
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Null Allele Mystery Solved with CSI-worthy Genetics
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McSteen lab reviews intercalary meristems
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Nik Bueschke receives APS Research Recognition Award
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Dr. Joe Santin Selected for Beverly Petterson Bishop Award

Yellow-striped Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates truncatus). Image by José Gabriel Julio Guzmán, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Generic license.
Hip Hop Beats: Eavesdropping on Toe-Tapping Frogs
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Scientists Unveil New Method to Predict Head Growth Patterns
Sound spectrogram and oscillogram of vocalizations produced by A. unguirostris. Image courtesy C. Perez
Blind Snake Makes Rare Vocalization
corn seedlings growing in rows
New Techniques Enhance Analysis of Early Leaf and Root Growth in Maize
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NIH-funded project takes a closer look at early placental development
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Kathryn Storey receives Elevator Pitch People’s Choice Award
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Congratulations to Shawn Thomas on IPG Community Award
Male golden rocket frogs transport their tadpoles “piggy back” and care for them throughout development, which can last for months. Credit: James Paul Tumulty
Frog dads establish territories around high-quality reproductive resources
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Dr. Pamela Brown Celebrated for Distinguished Teaching
Victor Sy holds up his framed certificate
Congratulations Victor Sy on being selected for the David Perkins Award
Dr. Justin Van Goor and Dr. Allison Roth
Division welcomes Dr. Justin Van Goor and Dr. Allison Roth
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Accepting Applications: Assistant Teaching Professor of Biological Sciences
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Accepting Application: Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) in Plant-Microbe Interactions
Members of Elizabeth King's lab include, from left to right, Esdras Tuyishimire, Adam Albright, Elizabeth King, Chuck Miller and Victoria Hamlin. (Source: Pate McCuien/University of Missouri)
Biologists to create ‘toolbox’ for understanding complex genetic traits
Dr. Tom Phillips next to new sign for facility named in his honor
Marking Dr. Tom Phillips' Legacy
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Elizabeth King Awarded MIRA Grant
Dr. Libby King with her hand in a cage of fruit flies
Research Models of DBS: Fruit flies
Kathy Newton and David Braun receiving their awards at the Maize Conference
Newton and Braun Honored at Maize Genetics Conference
Dr. Paula McSteen
Dr. Paula McSteen lauded for her research and mentoring excellence
Group photo showing the Mizzou 39 and Mizzou 18 Award winners from Mizzou Biology
Six Biology Students Selected for Mizzou 18 and Mizzou 39 Awards
Shawn Thomas
Shawn Thomas Selected as a Mentee for the Bayer University Mentoring Program
Joe Santin
New PLOS Biology paper from Santin lab on regulating firing rate
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Image from Brown Lab selected for journal cover
Dr. Caroline Grunenwald
Welcome Dr. Caroline Grunenwald

Lauren Sullivan in prairie
Division Bids Farewell to Dr. Lauren Sullivan
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Postdoctoral Fellowship in Organism-Environment Interactions
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Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) in Organism-Environment Interactions
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Study sheds light on overlooked effects of spinal cord injuries on downstream neurons
Dr. Pamela Brown looking at the results of one of her student's agar streak plate
Dr. Pam Brown Appointed STEM Faculty Fellow
two researchers sampling in mountains
Mizzou biologists link climate change to bumblebee decline in Rocky Mountains
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Division welcomes four new faculty
Tom Phillips inside the ALM Core
Tom Phillips' 32-year legacy to ALM Core
John Faaborg holding two birds
Professor John Faaborg Given Lifetime Achievement Award
Blood samples in test tubes
Joining the fight against non-small cell lung cancer