Biological Sciences

Christine Richardson, Ph.D., professor and chair of biological sciences, has been selected to serve as the next Director of the Center for Biomedical Engineering and Science. Her term will run through June 30, 2028. With this new role, CBES is shifting to the Klein College of Science with the support of researchers from across campus, […]

Alex Suptela, Ph.D. is a postdoctoral fellow in biological sciences and two-time UNC Charlotte graduate, earning both a master’s and doctorate degree in biology. Suptela also attended Gardner-Webb University and double majored in biology and psychology with a minor in chemistry. Suptela is from Gastonia, NC and his dream job is to become a teaching […]

On the road to future cancer treatments, Shan Yan. Ph.D., is blazing his own path. That was evident recently when – as published in Nature Communications – Yan and his research team at UNC Charlotte broke new ground in the functional understanding of the protein APE1 that jumpstarts human DNA damage repair. The findings could […]

More than 30 research posters competed for prizes at the 2024 Biomedical Sciences Symposium, which took place on Sept. 9 at the Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City.  Hosted by the Division of Research and the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, participants included students from UNC Charlotte, the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) […]

When a subdivision in Union County grew increasingly concerned over a bright red storm water pond, a news station turned to the UNC Charlotte College of Science to get expert answers. Residents reported the Indian Trail neighborhood’s homeowners association was unresponsive over their concerns that the pond could contain a toxic red algae bloom. With […]

The College of Science hosted the Carolina Raptor Center as they released their 10,000th rehabilitated raptor on Saturday, Aug. 10. The red-tailed hawk spent 58 days in CRC’s hospital facility and was released into the trees at the Hauser Alumni Pavilion in front of a crowd of guests, including families and CRC volunteers. The event […]

Dhairya Desai, a rising senior and chemistry honors student, has been named a 2024-25 Newman Civic Fellow. The fellowship is awarded by Campus Compact, a national non-profit and the oldest association in higher education dedicated to civic and community engagement. Desai is a Levine Scholar working towards a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and a […]

With a $2.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation, Bao-Hua Song aims to achieve two goals: develop new soybean varieties diverse enough to resist the world’s most damaging soybean pest and advance UNC Charlotte as a leader in plant science.  Soybean cyst nematode, a plant-parasitic roundworm that targets the roots of soybean and other legume plants, […]

Tuesday, September 26, 2023 Shan Yan, professor and associate chair for research in the Department of Biological Sciences, is the 2023 recipient of the Education Award from the Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society. Yan was recognized for his long-standing dedication to educating and mentoring future generations of scientists in the field of environmental mutagenesis. He […]

Have you ever wondered why some people never became sick from COVID-19? A study published today in Nature shows that common genetic variation among people is responsible for mediating SARS-CoV-2 asymptomatic infection. The results indicate that individuals having this variant never feel sick once infected. This exciting discovery was a result of a U.S.-Australia collaborative […]