Department of Biology

Sam Wasser, research professor of biology, explains how a genetic investigation technique can be used to catch wildlife poachers.

Marina Watowich, a doctoral student in biology, explains the results of a new study she authored on the effects of extreme weather events on ageing.

Jeff Riffel, biology, discusses the results of a new UW study on what makes mosquitos attracted to humans.

Joseph Ammirati, professor of
biology, is mentioned in this article about a new book about a Seattle
alien fungus threatening to destroy the world.

Katie Holt, a doctoral student in
biology, explains a mass mortality event among penguins caused by a recent
heat wave in Argentina.

Incoming faculty member Z Yan Wang has been named a Next Generation Leader by the Allen Institute. 

Biology PhD student Ashely Paynter has created a podcast/organization that reflects her interests in science and activism. 

Jason Hodin, a research scientist at UW's Friday Harbor Laboratories, discusses whether sea stars bred in captivity can survive in the wild.

Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology, and Ryan McGee, a doctoral student in biology, are collaborating with Alicia Zhou to develop an interactive model that simulates COVID-19 outbreaks in the workplace or in schools.

Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology, discusses the University of Illinois's COVID-19 plan.

A video taken by Caitie Moore, a UW marine biology student, shows a baby orca jumping out of the water.

There are structural reasons people are swayed by anti-vaccine propaganda. Sneering at the unvaccinated won't solve them. Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology at the UW, is quoted.

Jeff Riffell, a UW biologist, and Claire Rusch, a graduate student in biology, are mentioned in this article about recent mosquito experiments.

Sharlene Santana, a UW professor of biology and curator of mammals at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Jeffrey Riffell, a UW professor of biology, former UW postdoctoral researcher Zofia Kaliszewska, and UW doctoral alum Leith Leiser-Miller have authored a new study on the scent compounds of pepper.

The next six months of the coronavirus pandemic may look dispiriting. But that doesn’t mean we’re doomed. Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology at the UW, is quoted.