A year after COVID-19 became a national emergency, a campus-run project to monitor coronavirus in wastewater is part of a multi-pronged effort to keep the community safe during the pandemic.
Research Corner Archive (2020 - 2022)
Research Corner 2020-2022
View the page below for an archive of research corner posts from 2020 to 2022.
Research Stories and Spotlights
In celebration of National Honey Bee Day (August 15), Professor Jonathan Snow chats with two mentees about the art of Barnard beekeeping, their buzziest facts, and more.
Today we sit down with Melissa Flores, Natalie Lovinger, and Nora McNamara-Bordewick, all Snow Lab alums, to discuss their publication from this past year and their experiences in the lab under the mentorship of Professor Jonathan Snow.
Biology alums Sophia Liu and Alice Sardarian sit down with us to discuss their summer 2020 publication and how research at Barnard prepared them for life beyond the 117th street gates.
After publishing Evidence from simulation studies for selective constraints on the codon usage of the Angiosperm psbA gene under the mentorship of Professor Brian Morton in the upper-level lab course, Project Lab, Theyjasvi Ashok, Nina Kalkus, and Joy Barrett sat down with us to discuss their work and what research at Barnard has been like for them.
Four students studying environmental science, neuroscience, economics, and biology share what it means to pursue STEM-based research at Barnard in a pandemic.
Award and Grant Recipients
Three Beckman Scholars share their passion for STEM, Barnard mentors, and whether the pandemic has shifted their research focus.
Here is an archive of summer research experiences made possible by biology department grants.
Student Spotlights
Today we sit down with Eliana Elikan, a junior Biology major and research assistant in the Snow Bee Lab. Under the mentorship of Professor Jon Snow, she has been focusing on a parasite infecting the bees called Nosema ceranae, which is believed to be acting in conjunction with several stressors to drive the decline in honey bee populations.
Today we sat down with Summer Research Institute (SRI) participant and research assistant, Tiffany Vo, to talk about research and why representation in STEM is so important.
Today, Hannah Prensky (BC '22) joins us to discuss her contributions to research on the importance of conjugation dynamics as well as what it's like to work as a research assistant under the guidance of Professor Allison Lopatkin.
On the heels of winning the Charles H. Turner Award from the Animal Behavior Society, Sinclair shares how neuroscience combines her love for the humanities and the sciences.
Staff Spotlights
Today we sit down with Laboratory Specialist and Class of 2020 alum, Abigail Gutierrez, to discuss her work in the lab of Professor Alison Pischedda.
Today, we are sitting with Lina Ariyan (BC '22), a February Barnard graduate who joins the Miranda Lab for the spring semester alongside Nicole Rondeau (BC '18) under the mentorship of Professor JJ Miranda.
A postdoctoral fellow in the Bauer Lab, Dr. Louise Urien joins us today to discuss her work and what it's like to be a part of the Bauer lab.
Today, we sat down to chat with the two new faces on the 10th floor of Altschul: Mehrose Ahmad (BC '21) and Corey Marshalleck. As lab technicians for Professors Allison Lopatkin and Jon Snow respectively, Mehrose and Corey discuss research, mentorship, and life outside of Altschul.
Today, Olivia Anastasio, Lena Kogan (BC '19), Abby Ryckman (BC '18), and Nicole Rondeau (BC '18) join us to discuss what drives them as scientists and who they are outside of Altschul.
Faculty Spotlights
Today we sit down with Professor Gabrielle Corradino, Term Lecturer in the Biological Sciences. She joined the department this past academic year and has been teaching introductory biology and upper-level microbiology labs in addition to our non-majors' introductory lecture course.
In this interview, Dr. Lopatkin talks to us about antibiotic resistance, computational biology, and mentorship in the lab.