NSF – Department of Biology

CWRU Biology professor and alum co-host international symposium in Tokyo

June 2, 2026
ecology, Gaku Takimoto, Japan, JSPS, Karen Abbott, Katie Dixon, NSF, University of Tokyo

Professor Karen Abbott and Dr. Katie Dixon (CWRU Biology alum: BS 2015 / MS 2017), along with their collaborator Professor Gaku Takimoto (University of Tokyo), hosted a research symposium on Critical Transitions in Ecology on May 30, 2026. The symposium took place in Tokyo and featured talks by researchers...

BioChem Alum and Former Biology TA Awarded NSF GRFP Fellowship

April 16, 2026
alumni, Anjali Raju, fellowship, NSF

Anjali Raju (CWRU ‘24) was recently awarded as part of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the “Life Sciences – Structural Biology” category, which “recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students who are pursuing full-time research-based master's and doctoral degrees in STEM fields”. Anjali shared some details about her...

Karen Abbott Receives NSF Award for Promoting US-Japan Collaboration

September 9, 2025
faculty awards, JSPS, Karen Abbott, NSF

Dr. Karen Abbott was awarded joint NSF-JSPS funding to spend 2 months at the University of Tokyo in 2026. The award is part of a pilot program to enhance US-Japan collaborations in math and related areas of study. Congratulations Karen!

Recent Graduate Earns Prestigious NSF Award

August 13, 2025
NSF, Osmary Medina-Baez

Recent graduate student from the Abbott and Burns labs Osmary Medina-Báez has earned an NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology. Osmary will be studying how changes in moisture influence thermal physiology in butterflies from tropical and temperate locations. Congratulations Osmary! You can read more HERE.

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