Division of Biological Sciences

Spotlight

Division Celebrates First-Ever Research Showcase 2009!

On Thursday, June 4th, 2009, the Division of Biological Sciences hosted the inaugural Research Showcase 2009. The Showcase was created as a forum for students to exhibit their talent and the exciting research that is being conducted in faculty labs all over campus. Students engaging in research via the phage genomics initiative, BISP 199, BISP 196, and the Divisional integrated master's program all participated in the event.
Graduate Student Community Awards

Ria Del Rosario, a faculty assistant in the Division of Biological Sciences, recently won the Outstanding Graduate Student Support Staff Award given by the Graduate Student Association.

Del Rosario was recognized with the award at the association’s second annual Graduate Student Community Awards Reception May 29 at the Student Services Center.

Anti-inflammatory Drugs May Defeat a Treatment-Resistant Type of Cancer

Effective drugs for treating a chemotherapy-resistant form of lymphoma might already be on the market according to a study that has pieced together a chemical pathway involved in the disease.

By following the trail of several molecular flags that mark this type of cancer, a team from the University of California, San Diego, the Burnham Institute for Medical Research and the University of Copenhagen Hospital have discovered that anti-inflammatory drugs used to treat arthritis will shrink lymphoma tumors in mice.
Success of Socrates Fellows Program Shows After One Year

For ninth-grader Priscilla Maestro, it is just a normal day in her biology class at Castle Park High School in Chula Vista as she and fellow students evaluate mock samples of urine and blood as part of learning a medical procedure used by hospitals and clinics to determine diabetes in patients. Examining and making note of the changing colors of the samples as designated chemical solutions are added, she is using her knowledge in biology to not only learn a technical procedure usually reserved for medical professionals, but in the process, is also better understanding how science is applied in real-life situations.