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Rutgers doctoral student Julia Van Etten, whose @Couch_Microscopy Instagram page garnered more than 25,000 followers by showcasing microorganisms as art, has been working with NASA on research into how red algae can help explain the origins of life on Earth. In this film, Van Etten, a graduate student in the Ecology and Evolution Graduate Program, speaks about her work […]
Biochemistry and Microbiology
Debashish Bhattacharya Produces Award-Winning Video Based on his NSF-funded Coral Genomics Research
Distinguished Professor Debashish Bhattacharya‘s four-year collaborative research project on the coral heat stress phenome is sponsored by the National Science Foundation with a $509,125 grant. His project will use genomics, genetics, and cell biology to identify and understand the corals’ response to heat stress conditions and to pinpoint master regulatory genes involved in coral bleaching due to […]
Senior Story: Max Dvinskikh (SEBS’22) – Headed for the Ivy League!
“Max Dvinskikh is an honors student and currently has the highest GPA of our graduating seniors,” says Ines Rauschenbach, assistant teaching professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology. “They have worked on multiple research projects and been extensively involved in many clubs and programs on campus. Max has also been invited to further their […]
Senior Story: Nolan Fehon (SEBS’22), Leaving a Legacy of Climate Activism
Throughout his time as a student at Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS), Nolan Fehon has made sustainability, climate change and environmental activism his passion and mission. Fehon has been a member of Students for Environmental Awareness (SEA) for four years, serving as secretary for one year and as president for the past […]
Distinguished Prof. Debashish Bhattacharya Uses Genomics and Gene Editing to Help Save Coral Reefs
Rutgers researcher Debashish Bhattacharya, a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, who has been recognized for trying to save dying coral reefs, will examine their genetic makeup to try to pinpoint the genes involved in coral bleaching caused by climate change, which could have a devastating effect on reef ecosystems throughout […]
In Memoriam: James D. Macmillan, Professor Emeritus of Microbiology
James (Jim) David Macmillan, 91, professor emeritus of Rutgers University died peacefully on April 5, 2022 at his home in Manchester, NJ. Macmillan served on the Rutgers faculty for over 30 years, leaving a lasting impact on the field of microbiology and on the students and faculty with whom he worked alongside. He was born […]
Feature-Length Documentary Chronicles the Work of Rutgers Researchers Martin Blaser and Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello
When Rutgers’ microbiologists Martin Blaser and Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello (professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology) visited China in December 2017, the influence of their research was clear from the people they met. Across the country, doctors were exploring how to modify practices to control obesity and to treat children with autism with techniques […]
New Study Sheds Light on Origins of Life on Earth
Addressing one of the most profoundly unanswered questions in biology, a Rutgers-led team has discovered the structures of proteins that may be responsible for the origins of life in the primordial soup of ancient Earth. The study appears in the journal Science Advances. The researchers explored how primitive life may have originated on our planet from simple, non-living materials. They […]
SEBS Faculty Max Häggblom and Julie Lockwood Among Rutgers Professors Named AAAS Fellows
Max Häggblom, Distinguished Professor and chair in the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, and Julie Lockwood, professor and chair in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, were among 12 Rutgers faculty – the largest group ever from the university – to be elected to the newest class of fellows for the American Association for the […]
Distinguished Professor Max Häggblom Leads $1.5 Million NSF Study on Microbiomes of Polar and Alpine Soils
Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Max Häggblom, is principal investigator of a collaborative, multinational project, “Dimensions US-China-South Africa: Establishing genetic, phylogenetic and functional mechanisms that shape the diversity of polar and alpine soil microbiomes,” funded by the National Science Foundation. Rutgers co-principal investigators are Lee Kerkhof, professor in the Department […]
