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KU Biology @kubiology.bsky.social · 16h

KU Biology @kubiology.bsky.social · 20h

Please join us for the 2025 Mathias P. Mertes Memorial Lecture on Thursday, October 16, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. in 1020 SOP. The featured speaker is Dr. Stuart Conway (please see attached flyer for more information). Light refreshments will be served at 3:30.

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 7d

🔔 New episode alert!

Dr. Robin Orozco ( @robsorozco.bsky.social ) from the @universityofkansas.bsky.social joins us to chat about her work on allelic variation and immune responses.

Stream it here or on any podcast app: https://bit.ly/46Jf7GI

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KU Biology @kubiology.bsky.social · 5d

@robsorozco.bsky.social is an Assistant Professor where her lab studies how specific allelic variants affect immune responses. She talks about what we can learn from mouse models and the role of PTPN22 in antiviral immunity.
www.immunologypodcast.com/ep-116-allel...

Ep. 116: "Allelic Variation" Featuring Dr. Robin Orozco - The Immunology Podcast

Dr. Robin Orozco is an Assistant Professor at the University of Kansas, where her lab studies how specific allelic variants affect immune responses. She talks about what we can learn from mouse models...

www.immunologypodcast.com

KU Biology @kubiology.bsky.social · 6d

Applying to graduate school in the biosciences? Just considering it? Please join us in this Applying to Graduate School workshop!

KU Biology @kubiology.bsky.social · 6d

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KU postdoc maps genomes to understand the nervous system

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KU Biology @kubiology.bsky.social · 7d

Now Hiring Biology Undergraduate Teaching Assistants for Spring 2026!
employment.ku.edu/jobs/students/biology-undergraduate-teaching-assistant-pool/31473br

Biology Undergraduate Teaching Assistant -POOL

employment.ku.edu

KU Biology @kubiology.bsky.social · 7d

Dr. Orozco is amazing! Cannot wait to hear what she has to say about #immunology!

Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 8d

Our next guest is Dr. Robin Orozco ( @robsorozco.bsky.social ) from @universityofkansas.bsky.social

Her research focuses on the role of allelic variations in immunity.🧬

🔔 Tune in to the episode on Tuesday!

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KU Biology @kubiology.bsky.social · 8d

The Haworth Greenhouse has plant cuttings available outside of Haworth 3014. The selection will change throughout the week, so be sure to stop back!

KU Biology @kubiology.bsky.social · 11d

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Brian O'Meara @omearabrian.bsky.social · 12d

Webpage on the hidden curriculum of applying to ecology and evolution grad programs in the US (a lot of the info applies to other fields too, but perhaps less well): applyingtoeeb.info

#AcademicSky 🧪

Applying to US Graduate School in Ecology, Evolution, and Related Fields

applyingtoeeb.info

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KU Biology @kubiology.bsky.social · 12d

The deadline to apply for the Life Sciences program is November 10, 2025. More information can be found on nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/grfp-nsf-graduate-research-fellowship-program

KU Biology @kubiology.bsky.social · 14d

Social media helps science communication become accessible to everyone, as explored on a NSF-IRES trip to Colombia.
biology.ku.edu/news/article/science-education-and-social-media-experiences-with-content-creation-in-the-field

Science Education and Social Media: Experiences with Content Creation in the Field

KU Communications Coordinator explores the impact of on-site social media content creation while on field research trips and making scientific communication accessible to all.

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KU Biology @kubiology.bsky.social · 15d

kansaspublicradio.org/podcast/rese...

KU graduate researcher Azeem Talabi is tackling the problem of chemo resistance in colorectal cancer by exploring combination therapies that break through this resistance.

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KU Biology @kubiology.bsky.social · 19d

Folashade Agusto led research that employs computer modeling and large datasets to better understand how COVID-19 was transmitted in one community in South Africa. news.ku.edu/news/article/study-models-how-human-behavior-lockdowns-and-restrictions-shaped-covids-spread

Study examines how behavior, lockdowns and restrictions shaped COVID’s spread

Click for more on the study appearing in PLOS One.

news.ku.edu

KU Biology @kubiology.bsky.social · 19d

Read more about Luke at biology.ku.edu/Luke-Manetha or use the link in our bio!

Interested in being featured? Submit your success story at biology.ku.edu/alumni-spotlight-questionnaire

#KUbiologyAlumni #AlumniSpotlight #RockChalk #Jayhawk #KUAlumni #KU

KU Biology @kubiology.bsky.social · 20d

Join us this afternoon

KU Biology @kubiology.bsky.social · 21d

Join us this Friday for the KU Center for Genomics Seminar! The event will be held in 2048 Malottt at 4PM on September 26. Five KUBio Faculty will present lightning talks to discuss their current work in genomics and related fields #seminar #Kugenomics

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KU Biology @kubiology.bsky.social · 27d

Study marine ecology and explore the diversity of coral reefs over winter break on this faculty-led trip!
Applications are due October 1, 2025.
You can apply at: studyabroad.ku.edu/marine-biology-bonaire

KU Biology @kubiology.bsky.social · 28d

See you tonight!

KU Biology @kubiology.bsky.social · 29d

@FehrLab has new research on the antiviral functions of PARP14 which shows PARP14 represses both coronavirus and herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) replication.
Learn more at journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.02299-25

PARP14 is an interferon-induced host factor that promotes IFN production and affects the replication of multiple viruses | mBio

The antiviral response is largely regulated by post-translational modifications (PTM), including ADP-ribosylation. PARP14 is an ADP-ribosyltransferase that is upregulated by interferon and is under po...

journals.asm.org

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KU Biology @kubiology.bsky.social · Sep 10

molecularbiosciences.ku.edu/news/article/one-year-grant-will-fund-study-of-antibiotics-in-relation-to-alzheimers-disease

One-year grant will fund study of antibiotics in relation to Alzheimer's Disease

A KUMC-ADRC Developmental Projects Grant from the University of Kansas Alzheimer's Disease Research Center was awarded to KU Molecular Bioscience faculty for research into Alzheimer’s and establishing...

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KU Biology @kubiology.bsky.social · Sep 9

New research from Dr. Victor Gonzales! news.ku.edu/news/article/study-cellophane-bees-are-built-for-chill-temperatures-more-so-than-honeybees

Research shows cellophane bee is built for the chill

Click for a new study from University of Kansas researchers in the journal Ecology and Evolution

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KU Biology @kubiology.bsky.social · Sep 9

Marine Biology in Bonaire is open for applicants! Study marine ecology and explore the diversity of coral reefs over winter break on this faculty-led trip! studyabroad.ku.edu/marine-biology-bonaire

#Kustudyabroad #Biologystudyabroad #marinebiology #scuba #winterbreak

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KU Biology @kubiology.bsky.social · Sep 8

The Christopher H. Haufler KU Core 34 Innovation Award was presented to KU Molecular Biosciences faculty for their developments in the Bacterial Infectious Disease Laboratory course.
molecularbiosciences.ku.edu/news/article...

KU Innovation award honors forward thinking faculty

The Christopher H. Haufler KU Core 34 Innovation Award was presented to KU Molecular Biosciences faculty for their developments in the Bacterial Infectious Disease Laboratory course.

molecularbiosciences.ku.edu