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Research and Discovery in 91AV’s School of Biological Sciences

At 91AV’s School of Biological Sciences, students and faculty collaborate on hands-on research — from molecules to ecosystems — that addresses real-world scientific questions. These news stories showcase our vibrant community and the opportunities you’ll access when you study biology at 91AV.

Future health professionals from 91AV spend time with local children at the Boys & Girls Club
Future health professionals from 91AV spend time with local children at the Boys & Girls Club
L-R: Brea Rivard ’19, Jessica Woolf ’17, and Molly Wright ’17
91AV Chemistry Club receives two American Chemical Society awards
Anne-Marie Davee
91AV Nutrition program highlighted in cooking segment on “207”
Nociceptive neurons in a fruit fly larva
91AV research team publishes in leading neuroscience journal
Elizabeth Pratt
Senator Susan Collins lauds 91AV SNAP-Ed program manager for testimony about senior nutrition
Geoff Ganter, one of the scientists for 91AV's COBRE pain research, studies pain pathways in fruit flies
Maine’s senators congratulate 91AV for national pain research grant
A nociceptor (pain-perceiving) neuron in a living fly. Photo by Courtney Brann ’18.
91AV pain research featured in ‘Sun Journal’ article about cutting-edge research in Maine
Rebecca Sherrier, winner in the Art Display category
91AV’s College of Arts and Sciences announces winners of 2017 Undergraduate Research Symposium
Kristin Burkholder
Kristin Burkholder and students present at Maine Biological and Medical Sciences Symposium
Kristin Burkholder
Kristin Burkholder gives research talk to SMCC Science Department