Mentored teaching and research programs foster a strong educational environment in the Department of Biology for both undergraduate and graduate students. Our research is primarily conducted within three focus areas: Cell and Developmental Biology, Neurobiology and Neuromechanical Systems, or Evolution and Ecology. The Department is closely affiliated with other divisions such as the School of Medicine and the Case School of Engineering at Case Western Reserve University, as well as organizations in Greater Cleveland that provide additional opportunities and resources to our students and faculty.
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Manish Sarkar wins Trailblazing Award at the 2026 Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting
Manish Sarkar, currently a PhD candidate in the Abbott lab, was awarded the Trailblazing Diversity and Inclusion Award by the Ecological Society of America in Salt Lake City, Utah this past July. As a theoretical ecologist, he uses mathematical and computational models to investigate ecological questions and better understand the...
Alicia Matthews from the Fortenberry Lab Receives the American Society of Hematology Graduate Student Award
Congratulations to our very own Alicia Matthews for being selected by the American Society of Hematology to receive the ASH Hematology Inclusion Pathway (HIP) Graduate Student Award—a national honor recognizing promising early‑career hematology researchers. This two‑year fellowship provides $40,000 in research funding, supporting Alicia’s work to develop a novel RNA‑based...