Shoutout to IU Biology’s Graduate Services Office staff who made this happen to celebrate our amazing grad students! 🙌

🙌 @flybase.bsky.social

This photo is biology professor Maria P. Fernandez. She is standing in front of windows.

Congratulations to IU biologist Maria P.Fernandez! She has been awarded a five-year MIRA grant from NIGMS to study how circadian clock neuron networks develop and form functional connections. go.iu.edu/kUG78z @mariadelapax.bsky.social

This is a headshot of Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biology Michael Wade.

Congratulations to Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biology Michael Wade, who co-authored a landmark study expanding understanding of evolution and natural selection.
Read more: go.iu.edu/Bwf9Dq

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Jay Lennon named IU Distinguished Professor!

IU President Pamela Whitten said of the six recipients,“Their teaching, scholarship and leadership have transformed students’ lives and earned the respect of peers around the world." go.iu.edu/Q8IIdW @jaytlennon.bsky.social

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A new study, led by Biology Professor and Gill Chair @iugillinstitute.bsky.social Orie Shafer, is reshaping how scientists study sleep by revealing that fruit flies experience multiple distinct sleep states rather than a unitary state. @currentbiology.bsky.social @bdsc.bsky.social

go.iu.edu/D2Krue

Jewel Plummer Cobb: A trailblazing life of impact Stacey Finley commemorates the life and work of biologist Jewel Plummer Cobb, whose outstanding contributions to cancer research, education and advocacy had far-reaching impact.

International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🧪 Let's celebrate some remarkable female scientists featured in CB: www.cell.com/current-biol...

This is a logo for Animal Behavior, Indiana University.

What: The 2026 Indiana University Animal Behavior Conference
When: March 27-28
Where: Monroe Convention Center, Bloomington, IN
Conference registration is open. Abstract deadline is Feb. 13. Attendance only deadline is March 9, 2026.
Learn more: go.iu.edu/8sMB

IU biologist leads NIH-funded study on bacterial biofilm regulation IU Bloomington Department of Biology News: IU biologist leads NIH-funded study on bacterial biofilm regulation

Congratulations to IU Biology Professor Clay Fuqua and his research team, who have been funded for a four-year project via an R01 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences at the National Institutes of Health.
Learn more: go.iu.edu/8wNy @fuquaclay.bsky.social

This explains a panel discussion for the future of the sciences at IU and includes the headshots of three faculty members who will be a part of the panel.

TONIGHT at IU Bloomington: Join Concerned Scientists @ IU and Advocates for Science @ IU for their monthly CSIU Community Forum, Dec. 3, 5-6:30 p.m. in Myers Hall 130. Panelists include IU Department of Biology Chair Armin Moczek @ecoevodevo-lab.bsky.social .

Poster abstracts for #Dros26 are open! No matter your career stage, presenting a poster is a powerful way to get feedback that only comes from one-on-one conversations. Share your work and connect with the community—submit your abstract today: buff.ly/qPG6vBi

This is a photo of Dr. Leslie Griffith.

The Department of Biology at IU Bloomington welcomes Dr. Leslie Griffith, professor of neuroscience at Brandeis University, for the 2025-26 Tracy M. Sonneborn Memorial Lecture Series on Tuesday, December 2, at 3:30 p.m. in Biology Building A100.
Learn more: go.iu.edu/8wj4/

🔬✨Join us Nov. 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Science Fest 2025.

Explore hands-on, interactive activities that spark curiosity and inspire learners of all ages. You might even spot Hoosier the Bison in his new lab coat! 🦬 🥼

🎉 Open to the public, free admission.

🔗sciencefest.indiana.edu/index.html

IU Biology chair among faculty selected for Big Ten leadership program IU Biology News: IU Biology chair among faculty selected for Big Ten leadership program

IU faculty are leading the way! ✨
12 were tapped for Big Ten Academic Alliance leadership programs – including Biology Professor and Chair Armin Moczek in the Departmental Executive Officer Program.
📖: go.iu.edu/8vPP

Indiana University scientists lead project on how birds responded to the 2024 Great American Eclipse YouTube video by Kimberly Rosvall

This is a nice IU short on our eclipse project. #NSF youtube.com/shorts/PrQGn...

Welcome to the IU Biology community, Julia! We're so excited you're here.

Come join us!
Applications to the GCDB Biology Doctoral program at IU are due December 1st.

@iubiology.bsky.social
@alizeemalnoe.bsky.social @rhcalderon.bsky.social @lesleynweaver.bsky.social @hoosierflyman.bsky.social @tennessenlab.bsky.social @flyeyelab.bsky.social @briancalvi.bsky.social

IU Biology Professor Jay Lennon is standing outside in front of leaves.

Microbiology societies from 5 continents have launched the first global strategy to harness microbial science in tackling climate change.

IU Biology’s Jay Lennon is lead author of the paper, co-published in 6 leading scientific journals.

Congratulations, @jaytlennon.bsky.social !
🔗 go.iu.edu/8uZN

Sabeeha Merchant, (UC Berkeley)

📢 Joan Wood Lecture Series

IU Biology welcomes Dr. Sabeeha Merchant, (UC Berkeley).
Sept. 23 at 3:30 p.m., Biology Building, room A100.

Talk: Tales of many algae: from fundamental discovery to applications
Learn more: go.iu.edu/8uX9

David Pride, M.D., Ph.D. (UC San Diego)

📢 James P. Holland Lecture
IU Biology welcomes David Pride, M.D., Ph.D. (UC San Diego) on Sept. 10 at 3:30 p.m. in Biology A100 + via Zoom.

Talk: Developing phages to treat pathogen infections
Learn more about his work: thepridelaboratory.org
Join webinar: go.iu.edu/8uOo

Pictured: Madison Meschen presenting in the biology building atrium at IU.

Big thanks to everyone who came out last week for the CISAB REU poster session in the IU Biology Atrium! It was amazing to see the work of 9 interns who spent their summer exploring animal behavior research.

Pictured: Madison Meschen presenting
Learn about REU in Animal Behavior: go.iu.edu/8u8i

Congratulations, Erica! 👏👏👏
@ericanadolski.bsky.social

Siddhartha Yaddanapudi, Josy Joseph, and Anjaly Prasannajith engage visitors during Science Fest as part of IU Biology's outreach efforts.

IU Biology grad students are bringing science to the community!
Anjaly Prasannajith (Walczak lab), Josy Joseph (Zelhof lab), and Siddhartha Yaddanapudi (Shaw lab) create hands-on outreach activities to spark curiosity about cell biology. ✨🔬🧫
Read more: go.iu.edu/8tXj

Thanks for stopping by, @cody.im! 🪴🌸✨

Exciting news from the IU Biology Greenhouse!

Wally, our corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum), is officially preparing to bloom! 🪴🌸

🎥You can watch the livestream: go.iu.edu/8tM8

📷: Jessica L. Hooten, Department of Biology

Congratulations, @jaytlennon.bsky.social!

Photo of Wally, the resident Amorphophallus titanum (corpse flower) at the Indiana University Bloomington Biology Building Greenhouse,

Wally, the resident Amorphophallus titanum (corpse flower) at the IU Bloomington Biology Building Greenhouse, may be preparing for another rare and spectacular bloom! You can watch Wally grow – and possibly bloom – live via the Wallycam livestream here: go.iu.edu/wally.
Learn more: go.iu.edu/8tEt

IU Bloomington Distinguished Professor of Biology Roger Innes.

IU biologist Roger Innes, newly elected to the National Academy of Sciences, is advancing research on plant immune systems that could increase crop yields and reduce costs for farmers. @inneslab.bsky.social @msr20.bsky.social @luciaborniego.bsky.social

Read more: go.iu.edu/8tDD

URGENT: FlyBase has lost practically all its funding overnight; even user fees are tied up in denied grant funding. 🤬🤯

Any lab using @flybase.bsky.social please donate using the link in post below.

This incredible community, on whose backs our #Drosophila labs depend, can't be left out to dry.