Results for Biological Sciences
Researchers use high-powered computer simulations to study reintroduction of bull trout
A multi-institutional team of researchers, led by Meryl Mims, has assessed how environmental, demographic, and genetic factors play a role in the reintroduction of bull trout in Washington State. Their project is one of the first to use an advanced computer model to project 200 years into the future.
Researchers study people who feed birds in their backyards with implications for bird conservation
Researchers analyzed how people who feed birds notice and respond to natural events at their feeders by collaborating with Project FeederWatch, a program managed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology that engages more than 25,000 people to observe and collect data on their backyard birds.
Researchers analyze biodiversity patterns in Antarctic Dry Valleys
Antarctica is a nearly uninhabited, ice-covered continent ravaged by cold, windy, and dry conditions. Virginia Tech researcher Jeb Barrett was part of an international collaborative team that analyzed biodiversity patterns in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica.
Virginia Tech researchers receive NSF grant to study the honey bee gut microbiome
Researchers Lisa Belden, David Haak, T.M. Murali, and Richard Fell from Virginia Tech and Jenifer Walke from Eastern Washington University are collaborating to study the critical role of the honey bee gut microbiome in health and defense against parasites using a systems biology framework.
Virginia Tech professor researches vaccine efficacy
Kate Langwig, an assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Science at Virginia Tech, is researching ways in which vaccine effectiveness can be improved.
Researcher embarks on kayaking trip to assess invasive crayfish species
Bryan Brown studies large-scale community ecology. His work focuses on how multiple species interact in aquatic habitats and how those interactions are altered by changing environmental conditions.
Paleontologists identify small fossils as that of oldest frog relative found in North America
Paleontologists from Virginia Tech have identified fossil fragments of what are thought to be the oldest known frogs in North America.
Virginia Tech undergraduate biochemistry and biological sciences student wins Sigma Xi research grant
The grant awarded to Esther Wisdom, a junior in the Honors College, is one of 17 of the approved proposals submitted by undergraduate students. Overall, 12 percent of the grant applications were approved for funding.
Virginia Tech researchers tackle the biological invasions crisis
Examples of invasive species threatening Virginia include a sap-sucking invasive insect called the hemlock woolly adelgid, which has decimated the hemlock tree population, and the spotted lanternfly, which attacks grapes, peaches, hops, and many tree species.
The Fralin Life Science Institute supports sustainability and green lab efforts
Ph.D. student Ellen Garcia has created a grassroots green lab effort at Virginia Tech and is working to build a Green Lab Program.
Researchers investigate a billion years of coexistence between plants and fungi
What can a billion years of coexistence tell us about plants and fungi evolution? Virginia Tech professor emeritus Khidir Hilu, along with a team of 13 researchers with complementary expertise in botany, mycology, paleontology, and bioinformatics, joined forces to address this question in a large-scale study published in Nature Communications.
Timing is everything: New discoveries in circadian rhythms provide insight into cancer treatment
Researchers, including Carla Finkielstein, are now discovering that molecules usually implicated in protecting us from cancer initiation and progression are directly involved in regulating the function of our daily circadian rhythms.
More than 200 high school students to participate in Virginia Tech-hosted 2019 Science Olympiad
The event is part of the national Science Olympiad, a series of science competitions held in all 50 states designed to help youth improve their understanding in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and to work together in teams to learn new skills.
Robert Cohen named head of Department of Biological Sciences in College of Science
Cohen most recently was chair of the biological sciences department in the College of Science at Clemson University.
Students reflect on lessons learned during study abroad in Ecuador
Tropical Conservation and Biology, a six-credit course offered at Virginia Tech, is taught in the classroom, followed by a three-week study abroad trip to Ecuador.
Researchers discover how 'cryptic' connections in disease transmission influence epidemics
A new study by Virginia Tech researchers of disease transmission in bats has broad implications for understanding hidden or "cryptic" connections that can spread diseases between species and lead to large-scale outbreaks.
Researchers awarded NSF grant to build computational framework to test gene mutations in living cells
Virginia Tech and Colorado State University researchers have been awarded a $1.52 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop new algorithms and mathematical models with the goal of predicting the effects of novel combinations of gene mutations in living cells.
Arianna Krinos wins Astronaut Scholarship Foundation award for second consecutive year
Krinos, a senior with triple majors, will be presented with the scholarship on Thursday by former NASA astronaut Michael J. McCully, who will then give a guest lecture that is open to the public.
Roanoke-based Virginia Tech graduate student selected as a Society for Neuroscience fellow
Ubadah Sabbagh is a doctoral student in Virginia Tech's Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health Graduate Program.
Video and photos: VTCSOM Class of 2022 participates in their White Coat Ceremony
The 43 members of the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine's Class of 2022 received their white coats during the annual White Coat Ceremony on Oct. 19.
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