Seminars Fall 2023
The Department of Biology will hold online or in-person seminars during Fall 2023 semester. All in-person seminars are located in Life Sciences and Biotechnology 1006. Links for online-only seminars will...
Patrick Harris Archives
Former ECU faculty member makes science fun for all generations
Thanks to the support of individuals like Dr. John and Nancy Bray, the Department of Biology has been able to support several efforts to improve public awareness about biodiversity and...
Four biology faculty receive awards at ECU’s 2023 Teaching Awards Ceremony
Congratulations to Drs. Elizabeth Ables, Anne Bunnell, Sue McRae and Heather Vance-Chalcraft for being recognized for their outstanding efforts in teaching. Dr. Ables received The Board of Governor’s Award for...
Two biology faculty recognized at ECU’s 2023 Research and Scholarship Awards Ceremony
Congratulations to Drs. Rachel Gittman and Dr. Jean-Luc Scemama for being recognized at this year’s ceremony. Dr. Gittman received ECU’s Scholarship of Engagement Award because of her outstanding ability to...
ECU undergraduates learn biology in Costa Rican rainforests and coral reefs
Jeff McKinnon (Biology) recently completed a spring break study abroad trip to Costa Rica with 14 undergraduate students, most enrolled for introductory laboratory credit. During this field intensive, students learned...
Biology congratulates students who participated in the 2023 White Coat Ceremony at ECU’s School of Dental Medicine
ECU’s second-year dental students participated in a ceremony on Jan. 2023 where they received their white coat and made a pledge to their future patients as they begin their care...
Two alumni from ECU’s Department of Biology awarded ECU’s most prestigious medical scholarship
Congratulations to David Murray and Valentine Okafor for their selection into the Class of 2026 ECU Brody Scholars. The Brody Scholarship is ECU’s most prestigious medical scholarships and includes four...
Rebecca Asch and Ph.D. student Brian Bartlett awarded funding to investigate the impact of climate change on National Marine Sanctuary system.
Assistant Professor Rebecca Asch and Ph.D. student Brian Bartlett were one of seven teams across the nation awarded funding by the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Climate Program Office...
Biology faculty work to improve opportunities for underrepresented populations in STEM disciplines
Recent efforts by biology faculty and their collaborators has resulted in the securing of two external awards that will help us to improve opportunities for underrepresented populations in STEM disciplines....
MS student Carol Gause receives grant to study rare bird
Congratulations to Carol Gause who received a grant from the Carolina Bird Club and the Frances Peacock Scholarship for Native Bird Habitat from the Garden Club of America. Carol will use these funds...
Doctoral student elected to advisory council for major professional society
Congratulations to Robert Driver (IDPBBC student in Biology) who was recently elected as Chair of the Graduate Student Advisory Council for the Society for the Study of Evolution. The Society...
ECU biologist receives NSF funding to investigate responses of marine fishes to climate change.
Congratulations to Dr. Rebecca Asch who recently received funding from the National Science Foundation. Dr. Asch and her colleagues intend to utilize six multi-decadal fisheries data sets to investigate the...
Biology’s Engagement and Outreach Scholars
Biology is very proud of Dr. Carol Goodwillie’s recognition at ECU’s recent Research and Scholarship Award’s ceremony...
Dr. Ariane Peralta receives ECU Five-year Achievement Award for Research
Biology is very proud to share the news that Dr. Peralta’s has been awarded ECU’s Five-year Achievement Award for Research and Creative Activities. Dr. Peralta’s field of expertise is microbial ecology....
Blackbeard takes to the seas
Blackbeard, ECU’s acoustic wave glider, is being used as part of an effort to determine the migratory pathways of southern flounder....
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Tim Lee awarded a grant from the Lerner-Gray Memorial Fund for Marine Research
Tim Lee awarded a grant from the Lerner-Gray Memorial Fund for Marine Research...
ECU graduate student illustrates book by renowned biologist and Pulitzer prize-winning author
Kristen Orr, an MS student in the lab of Dr. Sue McRae, created fifteen illustrations of various ant species for the book "Tales from the Ant World" by renowned biologist and Pulitzer prize-winning author E.O. Wilson....
Congratulations to Anna Williams on receiving the George T. Barthalmus Undergraduate Research Award!
Biology Sophomore Anna Williams (B. S., Molecular Cell Biology, Class of 2022) is the recipient of one of the 2020-2021 George T. Barthalmus Undergraduate Research Awards. Anna’s research in Dr. Elizabeth Ables’s lab studies how germ cells divide to form interconnected multicellular cysts....
Dr. Erin Field features on National Public Radio’s Science Friday
Erin Field was interviewed by Ira Flatow on NPR's Science Friday on October 16, 2020. She was featured due her work exploring the microbiome of shipwrecks - in particular the Pappy's Lane shipwreck located in Pamlico Sound....
Biology faculty lead research team awarded $1.5M grant to study watershed resiliency
Biology faculty lead efforts for $1.5 million dollar grant from the National Science Foundation to study how environmental change, like sea level rise, influences the effect of agricultural pollution on watersheds. Dr. Ariane Peralta.....
Emory Wellman studies storm resilience of restored oyster reefs
Emory’s Masters degree research in the lab of Dr. Rachel Gittman focuses on oyster reef restoration. In May 2018, oyster reefs were built from two different substrata on eroding salt...