MSU Biological Sciences’ Li earns NSF CAREER award, department’s fourth in two years

Assistant Professor Ling Li is the latest faculty member in the Mississippi State University Department of Biological Sciences to receive the prestigious National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development award.

MSU names Matthew Brown to Dr. Donald L. Hall Professorship of Biology

Matthew W. Brown is the newest appointee to the prestigious Dr. Donald L. Hall Professorship of Biology at Mississippi State University, a position made possible with an endowment created by its namesake.

MSU Department of Biological Sciences nets record high federal competitive funding

Mississippi State's Department of Biological Sciences is managing the largest amount of competitive federal funding at any time in its history and celebrating multiple major awards which are elevating research productivity and prestige.

Dr. Wang Receives NIH Grant to Study Virus Replication

Dr. Ying Wang, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, has received a grant to study virus replication that could provide significant biomedical and agricultural applications.

Dr. Gout Part of International Team Working on Coronavirus Project

Dr. Jean-Francois (Jeff) Gout, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, is part of an international team working to understand Coronavirus genetic mutations.

Dr. Folk-Groundbreaking Study

Dr. Ryan Folk, Assistant Professor & Herbarium Curator for Biological Sciences, paper published in Nature Communications, natural sciences journal publishing research advances of significance.

Kudos to Dr. Donna Gordon

Dr. Brian Counterman et.al. Groundbreaking Research Featured in Science

Dr. Mark Welch Meets with Governor of Cayman Islands

Dr. Mark Welch, Professor of Biological Sciences, recently met with Governor Martyn Roper of the Cayman Islands. Dr. Welch is collaborating with the Mosquito Research and Control Unit (MRCU)of the Caymans in a joint effort to determine what species of mosquitoes feed on blue iguanas found in the Cayman Islands.

Dr. Brown Elected President of The International Society of Protistologists

Dr. Matt Brown, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, was recently elected President of the International Society of Protistologists for the 2020-2021 term.