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Coral reefs make up less than one quarter of 1 percent of the marine environment, but their importance to the oceans cannot be overstated. Though they take up relatively little real estate, they’re home to more than 25 percent of all known marine fish, says the World Wildlife Federation (WWF). And they’re currently under multiple […]
Biochemistry and Microbiology
Jeff Boyd Wins Prestigious Early CAREER Award From NSF
Jeff Boyd, assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, won a prestigious early CAREER award of $1,033,667 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for his project, “Iron-sulfur cluster assembly in Bacillus subtilis.” The CAREER award is among the NSF’s “most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve […]
Rutgers-led Studies Find Microplastics Pollution in Freshwater Environments Like the Raritan and Passaic Rivers
Generations of Rutgers students and alumni have sung lovingly about the “Banks of the Old Raritan,” but the 90-mile-long waterway is awash in microplastic pollutants, a problem that plagues many freshwaters in New Jersey. In a recent study, researchers from Rutgers University–New Brunswick and other institutions found high levels of tiny pieces of plastic – […]
2018 SEBS Convocation Remarks by Executive Dean Bob Goodman
Good morning! I extend my congratulations and warmest best wishes to our graduates. I also want to express my thanks to friends and family who have supported your student scholars through their careers and life-building experiences here at Rutgers New Brunswick and its School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. All of you have reached a […]
2018 George H. Cook Scholars Granted their Honors Cords
On April 13, 55 George H. Cook Scholars, along with five students from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, presented their senior thesis in the Cook Student Center. The scholars program is directed by Malcolm Watford, professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences, while Janice Geiger serves as the administrative assistant. In order to be […]
Solar Powered Sea Slugs Shed Light on Search for Perpetual Green Energy
Near-shore animal becomes plant-like after pilfering tiny solar panels and storing them in its gut “It’s a remarkable feat because it’s highly unusual for an animal to behave like a plant and survive solely on photosynthesis.” In an amazing achievement akin to adding solar panels to your body, a Northeast sea slug sucks raw materials […]
Professor Peter Kahn Wins Prestigious 2018 Clement A. Price Human Dignity Award
Peter Kahn, professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, was recognized with the 2018 Clement A. Price Human Dignity Award “in recognition for distinguished leadership for over 40 years advancing social responsibility and forging intercultural collaborations including the global Bosnian Student Project.” Kahn, a member of the faculty since 1976, served as the local […]
SEBS Scientists Publish Study that Could Spawn Better Ways to Combat Crop-Killing Fungus
Rutgers-led genome research finds fungus pathogen that causes disease in rice became harmful 21 million years ago About 21 million years ago, a fungus that causes a devastating disease in rice first became harmful to the food that nourishes roughly half the world’s population, according to an international study led by Rutgers University–New Brunswick scientists. […]
Graduate Student Alex Shumaker Wins Competitive Grant for Coral Microbiome Project
Alexander Shumaker, doctoral candidate in Microbial Biology in the School of Graduate Studies and a member of the Debashish Bhattacharya lab in the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, has been awarded the 2017 PacBio SMRT grant for his proposed research on the coral microbiome. Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc (PacBio) is the leader in long-read […]
Liping Zhao Leads Study Establishing a Healthy Gut Microbiota as a New Nutritional Approach For Preventing And Managing Type 2 Diabetes
Dietary fibers promote gut bacteria that benefit blood glucose control, says study by Rutgers and other scientists The fight against type 2 diabetes may soon improve thanks to a pioneering high-fiber diet study led by a Rutgers University–New Brunswick professor, Liping Zhao. Promotion of a select group of gut bacteria by a diet high in […]
