Seawolf Advisory!

On Dec. 11, our Facilities and Campus Services team was made aware of a pothole that shut down the westbound lanes of Northern Lights Boulevard between UAA Drive and Career Center Drive. It has since been upgraded to a sinkhole, and the lanes will remain closed for an undetermined amount of time while crews repair the damage. We anticipate the closure will extend through the week.

Finals week is a very stressful time for students. Students, please know that your professors have been made aware of the situation. Please communicate with them any delays you may experience due to this issue. We know this is an unexpected traffic challenge. Please take a deep breath. We want you to have a smooth and safe finals week.

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  •  Nanopore Day Demo at UAA

    Oxford Nanopore's minION sequencing device.During Friday’s Nanopore Day, UAA Biological Sciences students Xiao Bai, Ralf Dagdag and Matthew Redlinger led demonstrations featuring Oxford Nanopore’s hand-held MinION sequencing device. Researchers, including students at UAA, have begun to perform deep sequencing in their laboratories with the MinION sequencing device.

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  • Faculty Spotlight

    Kathryn Milligan-Myhre, assistant professor of biological sciences, leads a micro and genetics lab for students in the Della Keats Health Sciences Summer Program earlier this summer.

    Biological Sciences Assistant Professor, Dr. Kat Milligan-Myhre helps cultivate inclusive opportunities in the health sciences for students from underrepresented backgrounds including Alaska Native students and students from rural Alaska.

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  • Published Straight Out of Class

    Dr. Brandon Briggs holding microbes modified using CRISPR.

    As part of their final project in BIOL A451: Microbial Biotechnology, UAA Biological Sciences students James Wilson, Sarah Gering, Jessica Pinard and Ryan Lucas worked under the mentorship of Dr. Brandon Briggs to investigate how genetically engineering microbial pathways and enzymes can lead to better bio-production of ethylene, isoprene and isobutene — gaseous alkenes that can be used to create industrial chemicals and polymers. Their findings were published in Biotechnology for Biofuels.

 

 

 

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David House

If you have questions about the Biological Sciences program, contact the Academic Advisor for the College of Arts and Sciences David House or (907) 786-4378.

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Department of Biological Sciences
University of Alaska Anchorage
3211 Providence Drive, CPSB 101
Anchorage, Alaska 99508
Telephone: (907) 786-1298

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