Join us for a Biology Seminar with Isaac Lichter Marck, PhD from the California Academy of Sciences. The origin and evolution of enigmatic desert wildflowers Thursday, April 23, 2026 | 2:00–3:00 PM | SEC 116 Student Discussion: 3:00–3:30 PM #Botany #Evolution #BiologySeminar #SFSU

Join us for a WiSE Seminar with Katie Hafner of Lost Women of Science. April 22 | 4–5 p.m. | SEIC 210 Come hear about the stories of women in science whose contributions deserve greater recognition. Co-sponsored by the Computer Science Department. #WiSE #WomenInScience #LostWomenOfScience #SFSU

We are thrilled to welcome Dr Faith Dukes for our Phage Power Hour Speaker Series! Visit www.phagepathways.com for the zoom link. This program is funded by the Department of Energy, Office of Science. #phage #research

Happening today! #research #seminar on participatory science and wild birds by Dr Kelly Langhans from the Dept of Fish, and Wildlife Conservation! Join us at 2 pm!

Super thrilled to be welcoming Dr Gabriele Ghiotto, postdoc at the @jgi.doe.gov for a seminar on “Single nucleotide variants drive evolutionary phage-host arms race" today! He develops novel tools and computational strategies to study the human virome. #virome #phage

A big success! We loved welcoming everyone into the lab for a hands-on exploration of biology. So much curiosity, energy, and excitement in one room. Thank you to all who came and made it such a memorable event. #STEM #Biology #ScienceOutreach #HandsOnLearning

We’re ready for Explore SF Day in the Department of Biology! Take a quick walk through our lab and see where curiosity, discovery, and hands-on learning come to life. We’re excited to welcome future students, families, and our community to explore the spaces where biology happens every day.

Enthralled with #DrLisaDWhite sharing her history and science at #SFSU @sfstatebio.bsky.social seminar. @ucmpberkeley.bsky.social Director of Education & Outreach #SF_ROCKS #geologist. Who knew the @tarpits.org #direwolves had been stored at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social #SatherTower??

Kicking off the 2026 Phage Pathways cohort with our first speaker: Oscar Luo, MBA, CLS, MLS(ASCP)CM, SBBCM. We’re excited to launch this year’s cohort and associated events with his expertise. April 10, 2026 | 10–11 AM. Supported by the U.S. Department of Energy. #PhagePathways www.phagepathways.com

This past fall I started my Master’s in Biology @sfstatebio.bsky.social and @calacademy.bsky.social! My project aims to generate a molecular phylogeny for the chromodorid genus Verconia to investigate color pattern evolution and assess the presence of undetected cryptic and pseudocryptic species

We reached 125% of our goal today! Thank you for making this happen! #GatorsGiveDay

Early bird registration for the 2nd SynBYSS Conference in Barcelona on June 8–11, 2026 is ending soon! Register now to ensure a spot. SynBYSS coincides with a visit by Pope Leo XIV honoring the 100th anniversary of architect Antoni Gaudí's death, so hotels may fill quickly. www.jcvi.org/synbyss

The Silva Lab (PI: @nicholasjsilva.bsky.social) studies how glia regulate neurons during development and disease. Using genetic, cellular, and molecular tools in zebrafish, we’re uncovering key neuron-glial mechanisms. Support our work on #GatorsGiveDay! #Neuroscience #Zebrafish #Research

It's #GatorGivingDay and we're almost at our goal! Every $$ supports our wonderful students and community here at @sfstatebio.bsky.social Thank you for your support! giving.sfsu.edu/schools/SanF...

Undergraduate student Alexandra Jose shares “SFSU has provided me with such amazing opportunities to let me pursue my academic goals, contribute to research that inspires me, and be part of an incredible community!” Your gift makes such research opportunities possible. #GatorsGiveDay

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Join me in making a gift to the Department of #Biology at SF State! It's Gator Giving Day 2026! @sfstatebio.bsky.social @calstate.bsky.social - giving.sfsu.edu/schools/SanF...

Join us for an upcoming seminar by Lisa Hua, PhD from Sonoma State University. Research in the Hua lab: Chromosome organization and its implications in human disease Thursday, March 19, 2026 2:00–3:00 PM SEC 116 Looking forward to this exciting talk! #SFSU #Biology #Seminar #Genetics #STEM

Join us for a Biology Seminar with Adrianne Correa, PhD (UC Berkeley): Weaving Community-Science Partnerships to Understand and Bolster Reef Health in a Changing Ocean 📅 Thurs, March 12, 2026 ⏰ 2:00–3:00 PM 📍 SEC 116

Join us Wed, Mar 11 at 11 AM at EOS + on Zoom for a seminar by Dr. Sophie George (University of Washington; Professor Emerita, Georgia Southern University): Marine Heatwaves effects on growth and development of Pisaster ochraceus larvae in multidimensional space #MarineBiology #MarineHeatwaves

🐟👀 SFSU Biology seminar — Thu Mar 5 2–3pm | SEC 116 Dr. Patricia Schneider (LSU): “Split Screens: Exploring Vision through the Eyes of the Four-Eyed Fish.” Student time: 3–3:30pm. Come by!

Welcome Dr. Lu Wang to the Anand Lab @SFSU! 🧫🌊 bringing expertise in #microbial #ecology, mobile genetic elements, and #metagenomics/AMR—plus an impressive #science-#policy journey through @noaa.gov and EPA. We’re so happy you’re here, Lu! #MicrobialEcology #AMR #Metagenomics #SFSU

🧠 SFSU Biology Special Seminar Dr. Biswa Ramani, MD, PhD (UCSF) — neurodegeneration + neuropathology + physician-scientist career path 📅 Wed 2/25/2026 • 🕙 10:00–11:40 • 📍 Hensill Hall 233 Hosted by @nicholasjsilva.bsky.social All welcome!

My colleagues at @sfsu.bsky.social used 3 decades of data to show that students with low undergrad GPA have equal PhD completion rates compared to students with high GPA. @sfstatebio.bsky.social journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

🌿🚣‍♂️ Rosenberg Institute Seminar Series — Wed, Feb 18 (11:00am) Stuart Siegel, PhD, SPWS: Two Birds, One Ecosystem – Bringing Nature-Based Solutions to the SF Estuary Sea level rise, restoration, and what it takes to scale solutions across the Bay. #NatureBasedSolutions #SanFranciscoBay

A different kind of #Valentine's Day flower…🚨 #Corpse flower is opening in our SF State #greenhouse! 🌺👃 Our Titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum) aka the “corpse flower” is in #bloom mode: it typically peaks for ~24–48 hours. The greenhouse is open today noon–8pm for anyone who wants to catch it!

First lab meeting of the school year. Going over the basics of Drosophila genetics. @sfstatebio.bsky.social #drosophila

Shea from Prof. Kevin Simonin’s lab is measuring the water cost of flowers 🌼 in California poppy populations at Mt. Diablo. Flowering is essential for reproduction, but it comes with a price. This work uncovers how plants balance beauty, survival, and resilience. #PlantScience #CaliforniaPoppy

The Tonos lab headed to the field to kick-off a project examining the relationship between Malagasy fruit-eating #birds and fruiting #plants. They seek to understand these relationships in degraded and #protected areas, and how they may recover due to community-led #conservation efforts!

Summer in the field with the Boria Lab @SFSU 🌿 Students monitored small mammals across Bay Area habitats, from dunes near the Golden Gate to redwood forests. Hands-on training + real data for conservation science. #Fieldwork #Ecology #BoriaLab

Science meets storytelling 🌍✨ Check out this new blog post from the Sehgal Lab that dives the hidden connections between parasites, biodiversity, and human health. Read more here: www.ravindersehgal.com?p=2899 #ScienceBlog #ResearchMatters #Microbiology #Conservation #LabLife

New from the Swei lab in Science Advances: In California’s Mediterranean climate, infected ticks don’t respond to weather like uninfected ticks. Cloud cover ↑ density; wind ↓ it. Implications for Lyme risk forecasting. #LymeDisease #DiseaseEcology #ClimateChange #VectorBiology #SFSU

Our #PASEDB community is growing thanks to passionate leaders like ours! ✨🙌 @karen-crow.bsky.social president from @sfstatebio.bsky.social , Leslie Pick previous president from @umdentomology.bsky.social and Chris Amemiya past president from @ucmerced.bsky.social

Our very first thesis defense! Anand Lab is proud to support this milestone in environmental microbiology and public health. Friday, May 9 | 10 AM–12 PM | Thornton Hall (Blakeslee Room) + Zoom #AnandLab #ThesisDefense #OneHealth #AMR @sfstatebio.bsky.social @archanand.bsky.social #Metagenomics

Animal lovers + science nerds, unite! Join Dr. Jan Randall @ SF State on May 8 for a student lunch & seminar on how animals talk to each other! Lunch: 12:30 | HH 520 Seminar: 2:00 | SEC 116 #Biology #AnimalBehavior #SFStateEvents

Such an interesting talk today @sfstatebio.bsky.social Seminar by Dr. Shannon Yan from #StanfordBiology Answering physical tension questions during various stages of mitosis, vesicle budding, and migration 🔬🧫🥼👩🏻‍🔬

Today’s @sfstatebio.bsky.social seminar with a “Mechanic in the house” #ShannonYan #StanfordBiology asking a big question: how does a cell physically divide? Amazing to see #mitotic membrane tension profiles generated by pulling at membrane with #optical_tweezers #optical_laser_trap #optogenetics

Excited to host Dr Shannon Yan (Stanford) at SF State Bio on May 1! 🥪 Student lunch 12:30–1:30 PM (HH 520) & 🔬 Seminar 2–3 PM + BIOL 870 Q&A 3–3:30 PM (SEC 116). Join us to dive into mechanobiology & live-cell force dynamics! #SFStateBio #Mechanobiology

Do baby poop #microbiomes correlate with higher risk for allergies & #asthma in early childhood? #SusanLynch #ucsfmicrobiome has evidence that microbiota products can promote #allergic #inflammation in mouse model! #intergenerational #12,13-diHOME #epigenetics #siolta @sfstatebio.bsky.social seminar

Earth Week at SFSU is here! From healing meditations to hands-on upcycling, come be part of a powerful movement toward climate and environmental justice. April 21–24. Check the full schedule and join us on campus! #EarthWeek #Sustainability #SFState #ClimateAction

Excited to host UCSF’s Dr. Susan Lynch @ SFSU Bio Colloquium, April 17. Topic: Leveraging early life microbiomes to treat disease. 12:30PM: Student lunch (HH 520) 2PM: Seminar (SEC 116) #Microbiomes #Asthma #ScienceTalk #SFSUBiology

Congratulations to Gen-PINC Scholar, Maria Anjum who has accepted a research internship at the Gladstone-UCSF Institute of Genomic Immunology, Marson Lab!! The PINC program at SFSU is very proud to announce this well-deserved achievement! @sfstatebio.bsky.social @gladstoneinst.bsky.social

@sfstatebio.bsky.social Professor, Mike Goldman, an inspiration for many @csubiotech.bsky.social program faculty and students, attended his last Strategic Planning Council meeting yesterday at Kellogg West, Pomona. We will miss you Mike! #CalStateUniversity #Biotechnology

Just out: Prof. Jonathon Stillman’s new review in Journal of Experimental Biology from his Spring ‘24 BIOL865 course. It explores how heat waves affect intertidal organisms. Read: journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/... #MarineBio #HeatStress #TeachingToPublication

This was an incredible, international, tree-of-life spanning collaborative effort led by @roseamarks.bsky.social. I had fun and it was great model for how we can start to reach across disciplinary barriers and silos. @naturecomms.bsky.social #interdisciplinary

Life without water? A few organisms manage it. A new paper by Assistant Professor Jenna Ekwealor and co-authors in Nature Communications explores desiccation tolerance. Read more here! 🧬 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #biology #desiccation #biotech #conservation