
Celebrating 10 Years at the ‘Interface of Science and Engineering’
The 2025 installment of the ‘Life at the Interface of Science and Engineering’ endowed lecture series will examine the convergence of medical, physical and engineering sciences, empowered by AI.

UAlbany Biology Students win Best Poster Awards at 2025 Gordon Research Conference
UAlbany Biology students Joey Tavarez and Kennedi Weston, and College of Nanotechnology postdoctoral fellow Pujhitha Ramesh were recognized with "Best Poster Awards" at the Salivary Glands and Exocrine Biology Gordon Research Conference (GRC) in Ventura, California (January 26 to 31, 2025), a prestigious international conference showcasing cutting-edge research in Exocrine Biology.

Noteworthy: Research grants, awards and publications
The latest developments on University at Albany faculty and staff who are receiving research grants, awards and other noteworthy attention.

UAlbany Department of Biological Sciences Researcher Spotlight: Ruogu Wang and AI in Biological Imaging
The University at Albany Department of Biological Sciences is excited to highlight another outstanding researcher: Dr. Ruogu Wang, a postdoctoral fellow from Professor Alex Valm’s Lab. Dr. Wang's current work focuses on combining artificial intelligence (AI) with biological imaging.

Biology Graduate Student's Contribution to Research in Neurodegenerative Disease
UAlbany Department of Biological Sciences graduate researcher Asmer Aliyeva makes significant contribution in revealing the molecular mechanisms behind neurodegenerative diseases.

UAlbany Minerva Center announces 2024 Endowed Undergraduate Research Awards
The University at Albany’s Minerva Center for High Impact Learning has announced its Fall 2024 Endowed Undergraduate Research Awards, offering up to $1,000 in funding to support individual undergraduate research projects.

UAlbany Biologist Awarded $3.3M for Research on Kallmann Syndrome and Olfactory Development
Paolo Forni has received two grants totaling more than $3.3 million from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. The funding will support his work studying Kallmann syndrome and related disorders affecting fertility and olfaction.
15th Annual Life Science Research Symposium
The 15th Annual Life Science Research Symposium was held on Thursday, November 21, 2024, at the University at Albany’s D'Ambra Auditorium in the Life Sciences Research Building, bringing together students, postdoctoral researchers, and faculty from a wide range of disciplines to present their cutting-edge research in the life sciences.