• Study uncovers potential cancer treatment that is readily available

    Study uncovers potential cancer treatment that is readily available

    Associate Professor Svasti Haricharan initially approached her early research wondering, “Why do some people get cancer and other people don’t? Something about it feels so unfair.”

  • Zoom: Fueling Change

    Zoom: Fueling Change

    SDSU researchers are exploring a novel way to combat climate change: methane-eating bacteria. By Bryana Quintana with global temperatures climbing, seas rising and natural disasters wreaking havoc worldwide…

  • Gut Health Discovery Made Using Microscopic Worms — Found Close at Hand

    Gut Health Discovery Made Using Microscopic Worms — Found Close at Hand

    Robert Luallen’s biology lab turns to nematodes to understand complex gut microbiome issues By Bryana Quintana Using tiny, transparent worms found in a garden a short stroll from their lab, San Diego State University researchers made a discovery that could help improve treatment of gut health issues.  Intestines are an intricate […]

  • Celebrating with Science

    Celebrating with Science

    Jim Neel, Emeritus Professor of Biology, celebrated his 100th birthday at SDSU this summer.

  • ‘Coral Reef Arks’: Joint Study Reimagines Coral Reef Restoration

    ‘Coral Reef Arks’: Joint Study Reimagines Coral Reef Restoration

    San Diego State University Biology Professor Forest Rohwer and his former doctoral student Jason Baer are leading an initiative they call “Coral Reef Arks”— a novel method aimed at enhancing coral reef restoration efforts through a deeper understanding of the complex microbial communities that support reef health. Rohwer, whose expertise spans […]