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Huck lecture series to feature bioengineering, environmental toxicology experts

Huck lecture series to feature bioengineering, environmental toxicology experts

Two-in-one tool tracks viral RNA inside live infected cells in real time

Two-in-one tool tracks viral RNA inside live infected cells in real time

Keeping jumping genes in place: New role for protein complex discovered

Keeping jumping genes in place: New role for protein complex discovered

Jill Hamilton named Plant Institute associate director

Jill Hamilton named Plant Institute associate director

Q&A: How does technology help track foodborne pathogens and outbreaks?

Q&A: How does technology help track foodborne pathogens and outbreaks?

Genome detectives: Students sequence the genome of a harmful plant pathogen

Genome detectives: Students sequence the genome of a harmful plant pathogen

One-step rapid syphilis test detects infection earlier, researchers report

One-step rapid syphilis test detects infection earlier, researchers report

Engineers at Penn State contribute to national $20M liver bioprinting project

Engineers at Penn State contribute to national $20M liver bioprinting project

Tiny droplets can form soft networks for brain-inspired computing

Tiny droplets can form soft networks for brain-inspired computing

$1.9M NIH award to fund study of how mechanical signals control cell fate

$1.9M NIH award to fund study of how mechanical signals control cell fate

Colombian bees detailed in one of the first annotated checklists of its kind

Colombian bees detailed in one of the first annotated checklists of its kind

College of IST announces winners of first 'AI in Research Symposium'

College of IST announces winners of first 'AI in Research Symposium'

Penn State CTSI launches four fellowship opportunities for 2027-28

Huck Institutes core facility assistantships available for spring semester

Huck Institutes core facility assistantships available for spring semester

NIH grant to fund research on how aging affects long-term memory

NIH grant to fund research on how aging effects long-term memory

NIH grant to fund research on how aging affects long-term memory

NIH grant to fund research on how aging affects long-term memory

Tomocube HT-X1

Microscopy Core acquires Tomocube HT-X1 Microscope System for High Resolution 3D Live-cell Holotomography Imaging

Modern Methods in Biological Research course to be offered in spring 2027

Modern Methods in Biological Research course to be offered in spring 2027

Microbiome sciences doctoral program celebrates first graduate

Microbiome sciences doctoral program celebrates first graduate

Mahony named Huck Chair in Genomics and AI

Mahony named Huck Chair in Genomics and AI

Sharples named Huck Early Career Chair in Movement Neuroscience

Sharples named Huck Early Career Chair in Movement Neuroscience

Age, not feed additives, affects antimicrobial resistance genes in chickens

Age, not feed additives, affects antimicrobial resistance genes in chickens

Liver, gut bacteria alter food molecules, influence body’s biological activity

Frog's coat of bacterial armor helps protect it from fungal disease

Frog's coat of bacterial armor helps protect it from fungal disease