Tamar Barkay, distinguished professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, is one of two Rutgers professors recently elevated to the rank of fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The world’s largest general scientific society, AAAS selects its fellows based on their efforts in advancing science or fostering applications considered scientifically […]
Biochemistry and Microbiology
Six Receive George Hammell Cook and Dennis Fenton Distinguished Alumni Awards
Six graduates of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (and its predecessors) were honored with alumni awards for outstanding achievement at an annual luncheon and celebration on April 26, 2015, at the Cook Student Center. The honorees receiving the George Hammell Cook Distinguished Alumni Award, given to those with undergraduate degrees from the school, […]
Fellowship for Outstanding Early Career Scientists Awarded to Rutgers Bioinformaticist Yana Bromberg
How can you tell one microbial species from another? One way is to compare species functional abilities encoded in microbial DNA. To do so experimentally, that is to design and carry out bench experiments to establish the molecular functions of every gene in every microbial genome, is not feasible. Bioinformatics, an interdisciplinary field that combines […]
Staff Spotlight: Eileen Glick, Administrative Assistant, Biochemistry and Microbiology
This month’s Staff Spotlight focuses on Eileen Glick who shares something about herself with the campus community. How long have you been working at SEBS and what other positions have you held, if any? I have been at the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology for 25 years. I started working part-time at Rutgers in 1981 […]





