Wake Forest University has named Kenneth T. Kishida, Ph.D., as the inaugural Boswell Presidential Chair of Neuroscience and Society, advancing the University’s interdisciplinary initiative to connect brain science with pressing societal issues.
Kishida, internationally recognized for his work on the neurocomputational mechanisms underlying learning, decision-making and conscious experience, is an associate professor of translational neuroscience at @wakeforestmed.
His appointment supports the University’s Neuroscience and Society initiative, aimed at expanding and enhancing the University’s vibrant community of teacher-scholars dedicated to advancing neuroscience for the benefit of individuals and society.
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On Mon., March 31, 2025, at 4p in Worrell 1312, Dr. Paul J. Laurienti, @wakeforestmed Professor of Radiology, will give a seminar talk “Neuroscience, Society, & Me.”
On Mon., March 17, at 4p in Winston 126, Dr. Ken Kishida, @wakeforestmed Professor of Translational Neuroscience, will give a seminar talk “Neuroscience of Consciousness, Choice, & Computation (NC3): What’s dopamine got to do with it (i.e., Neuroscience & Society)?… Everything!”
A new study, co-authored by #WFU@wfubiology professor Sheri Floge, brings together viral ecologists, chemists and physicists to find out more about marine microbes and what happens when viruses infect them. https://t.co/D7FyGBG8oQ
Many @wfubiology faculty, staff, and students participated in the Tri-Beta pumpkin carving contest held on Oct. 24, on the @WakeForest Winston Hall patio. All the pumpkins looked spectacular. 🎃 Congrats to Ione Johnson (pictured) for winning 1st place!
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📷: Ione Johnson ('27)
@wfubiology is hiring! We're currently looking for 4 full-time, tenure-track faculty positions in Eukaryotic Cell Biology, Microbiology, Neurobiology, & Plant Ecophysiology at the assistant professor level.
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On Mon, Sept 16, at 4pm in Winston 126 & Online, Dr. Kenneth Feeley, @univmiami Professor of Biology & @WFUAlumni, will give a special seminar titled "Should They Stay or Should They Go? The responses of tropical forests to global warming."
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WakerStaff team member Ione led a hand woodburning workshop on our Outdoor Learning Space aka the Deck. Beautiful day and an awesome, relaxing workshop! We ❤��� our OLS! @WakeForest @wfufacilities
Happy Wake-versary to the WFU Biology faculty and staff celebrating milestones at Wake Forest University! February - June 2024 👏🥳 We Thank You!! 💛🎩 #WFUyears
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Years of service listed here are based on the faculty or staff member's continuous service date.
On Monday, August 26, at 4 pm in Winston Hall 126 & Online, Dr. Ke Zhang Reid, @WakeForest Associate Professor of @wfubiology, will give a seminar talk titled "Epigenetic regulation by heterochromatin."
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On Thurs., July 25, at 1pm in @WakeDowntown 4802 & Online, Lara Rudman, @wfubiology MS grad student, will give a research seminar talk titled "Optimizing virus-like particles to study protein-protein interactions during rotavirus assembly."
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On Monday, July 22, at 12 pm in Winston 233 & Online, Olutosin 'Samuel' Olusola, @wfubiology MS grad student, will give a research seminar talk titled "The Nutrient Trail: Bacterial Chemotaxis to Essential B Vitamins."
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We are proud to celebrate Dr. James Curran's career as Professor of @wfubiology on the occasion of his retirement. Congratulations, Jim! 👏🎩 #STEM@WakeForest
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