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St. Thomas professor progresses cancer research using fruit flies

April 22, 2020April 23, 2020

St. Thomas biology professor and published researcher Afshan Ismat is working on a research project with undergraduate students to discover how cancer cells spread from tumors into other parts of the body. Reporter Annie Terry has the story.

Biology department chair to step down

April 22, 2015April 23, 2015

Tim Lewis, the chair of the St. Thomas biology department, will step down at the end of the fiscal year on June 30 after holding the position for six years.

EPA grant funds biology students’ research

November 8, 2014November 9, 2014

The $15,000 grant given this summer allowed biology students to analyze Lake Como, which has an excess amount of phosphorus stored in the lake’s sediment.