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Biology

Look Inside the Lab Researching Vaping’s Effects on the Oral Microbiome

Muhlenberg professor and student team are exploring how exposure to e-liquids changes the function of immune cells.

Students Present Research in Spain

Summer Check-In: Three Students Present Research at Conference in Barcelona, Spain Sabeen Safi ’26, a pre-dental public health major, shares her experience of presenting the work she’s done on vaping and the oral microbiome in the lab of Muhlenberg Associate Professor of Biology Giancarlo Cuadra. Monday, July 14, 2025 10:33 AM

Victoria Diaz

Summer Research: Victoria Diaz ’28 Helps Assess Stream Health Diaz, an environmental science major, worked to capture and count small aquatic organisms in nearby Little Cedar Creek as part of an ongoing project led by Professor of Biology Erika Iyengar and Senior Lecturer of Environmental Science Karen Tuerk. Thursday, July 10, 2025 11:00 AM

Sophie Tomov

Summer Research: Sophie Tomov ’26 Explores Immune Cell Development Tomov, a pre-med biology major and French minor, is participating in the New York University Summer Research Early Identification Program (NYU SR-EIP). Wednesday, July 2, 2025 11:07 AM

Aspiring Doctor Experiences Medicine Hands-On

Carlee Davidson ’26 recently spent two days with Chris Raab, M.D. ’93, a Lehigh Valley Health Network pediatrician.

Junior Helps Endangered Bat Species

Sophie Tomov ’26 spearheaded a change to the college’s bat removal policy in order to make the survival of captured bats more likely.

Junior Biology Major Abroad

International student Fuka Aizawa ’26 has worked in two different labs at Muhlenberg and is now taking part in a research assistantship in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Professor of Biology’s Paper Cited as a Key Publication in Awarding of Nobel Prize

A 1993 paper by Muhlenberg’s Bruce Wightman laid groundwork for the research that earned Gary Ruvkun and Victor Ambros the 2024 Nobel Prize.

Muhlenberg Bird/Glass Collision Research Featured in ‘National Geographic’

Glass is even more deadly to birds than previously thought, according to a new peer-reviewed study led by Professor of Ornithology Daniel Klem. But, unlike many environmental problems, the solutions are simple.

Four Alumni Are Co-authors on a Recently Published Biochemistry Paper

As students, Sara Ringenbach ’23, Riri Yoza ’23, Paige A. Jones ’22 and Muxue Du ’21 conducted undergraduate research with Professor of Chemistry Keri Colabroy, who’s also a co-author. The research relates to enzymes that create building blocks for antibiotics.