Maddy Janakis and Dr. Dan Speiser published a new study in Integrative Organismal Biology
Discover how crabs in tidal creeks stabilize their gaze to detect moving objects.
Biologist Sean Ehlman will soon bring his expertise on animal behavior to USC’s biology department
Sean Ehlman researches how ecological factors shape animal behavior, using AI-powered tracking tools to study fish and other aquatic species in changing environments.
Dr. Yuki Ogawa published a new study in PNAS
Learn more about the assembly of axo-axonic synapses
Dr. Eric LoPresti receives funding from the NSF
Funding will support the digitization of the historic and modern moth collections.
Trinity Depatie and Dr. Carrie Wessinger published a new study in the American Journal of Botany
Learn more about the evolution of personate flowers.
Dr. Mingli Xu awarded an ASPIRE grant
The ASPIRE program gives USC faculty the opportunity to compete for funding to start a promising new research project for later external funding.
Cat Schlenker and Dr. Jay Pinckney published a new study in Estuaries & Coasts
Learn more about factors controlling phytoplankton growth
Alannah Dicintio awarded the Kathryn Hinnant-Johnson, M.D. Memorial Fellowship
This fellowship recognizes a doctoral student for excellence in research in genetics
Drs. Tannaz Mohammadi and Bert Ely published a new study in Microorganisms
Discover new giant bacteriophages found within soil bacteria
Anthony Pignatelli awarded the Jeffrey Barnsdale Memorial Fellowship
The Jeffrey Barnsdale Memorial Fellowship recognizes biology graduate students for their excellence and superior performance as teaching assistants
In memoriam: Ward Watt
1940-2024
Congratulations to our new Magellan scholars!
The Magellan Scholars program was created to enrich the academic experience of our undergraduates through research opportunities in all disciplines.
The Waldman lab published a new article in JoVE
Discover how researchers detect nuclear blebbing and DNA leakage in cells
Dr. Eilea Knotts receives the 2025 Garnet Apple Award for Teaching Innovation
The Garnet Apple Award honors USC's most exceptional faculty who demonstrate an ongoing commitment to best teaching practices and innovation
The Armstrong lab published a new study in the journal Biomolecules
Discover how the fat tissue and ovaries communicate
Mikayla Carty, Gourab Gupta, Sierra Jaeger, Brian Kessler, and Harshita Negi awarded a SPARC Graduate Research Grant
The SPARC grant is a merit-based award designed to ignite research and creative excellence across all disciplines at USC
The Davis lab published a new study in Human Molecular Genetics
Learn more about Robinow Syndrome, a disorder characterized by short stature, skeletal dysplasia, and occasionally cleft palate.
Undergraduate student Christian Geils and Dr. Katie Kathrein published a new review article in the Journal of Gene Medicine
Discover how cytokine immunotherapy is used to fight against solid tumor
Graduate student Tricia Simon and Dr. Rekha Patel published a new review article in the journal Dystonia
Learn more about the movement disorder Dystonia-PRKRA
The Kathrein lab published a new study in PLOS One
Learn more about the regulation of hematopoietic stem cells
Ian Sisto and Dr. Bert Ely published a new study in the journal Viruses
Discover how some bacteria protect themselves from bacteriophage infections
Dr. Alissa Armstrong awarded a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation
Funding will support studies on inter-organ communication and coordination of physiological responses in tissues
Drs. Trenton Agrelius and Jeff Dudycha published a review article in Heredity
Learn more about maternal effects induced by resource and predation environments
The Ely lab published a new study in the journal Bacteria
Discover the Dolichocephalovirinae, a family of giant bacteriophages
Drs. Jim Morris and Gary Whiting published a new study in the journal Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Research
Learn more about carbon sequestration in marshes