BSI News and Announcements

Earlier this month, BSI welcomed its newest cohort of BSI Scholars for the academic year. It was a particularly competitive application cycle that included many stellar and deserving students. Student projects are in a mix of departments with a biological emphasis. BSI is looking forward to a robust research year...

Lab turns critical eye on itself, aims to retain diverse voices It’s said that a diversity of voices promotes a diversity of solutions, but retaining those diverse voices remains a challenge for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. A new project at the University of Colorado Boulder, though, hopes...

This week, BSI kicked off the 2021-22 academic year with our Continuing BSI Scholars program. These students have previously received research funding through BSI, and their funding this year will support their continued efforts in research labs across campus. We hope the students, mentors, and labs have a great year...

Mutation-mapping tool could yield stronger COVID boosters, universal vaccines Researchers at CU Boulder have developed a platform that can quickly identify common mutations on the SARS-CoV-2 virus that allow it to escape antibodies and infect cells. Published today in Cell Reports , the research marks a major step toward successfully...

Are you an undergraduate working in a CU lab conducting biosciences-related research? Apply to the 2021-22 BSI Scholars funding and professional development program! Eligible students conducting original STEM research are paid to work in a laboratory on the CU Boulder or CU Denver Anschutz Medical Campus. Students also attend seminars...

Congratulation to Emily Zuetell and William Weaver for earning prestigious NSF graduate fellowships. The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) helps ensure the vitality of the human resource base of science and engineering in the United States and reinforces its diversity. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in...

We are excited to welcome the latest BSI Scholars. BSI is looking forward to a robust research summer with all these undergraduate researchers in what we hope will be a more typical research environment. Student projects are in a mix of departments with a biological emphasis. Congratulations to them all!...

We want to thank all the BSI Scholars for doing a wonderful job sharing their research with the University community and the broader community. The BSI Scholars Research Symposium had 65 student research participants from several CU departments, including, MCDB, EBIO, Biochemistry, IPHY, Chemical and Biological Engineering, as well as...

This virtual symposium will feature current BSI Scholars’ posters (asynchronous) and presentations (live). In addition, BSI will host guest panels throughout the week that include current undergraduate researchers (BSI Scholar Ambassadors), CU alumni, and graduate students (STEM Routes). Welcoming keynote provided by Dr. Lee Niswander (MCDB Chair and Faculty). Students...

Calling all CU Boulder undergraduate research assistants working in biosciences-related labs! Applications for the Summer 2021 BSI Scholars in STEM Undergraduate Research are now available. BSI Scholars is a funding, professional development and mentoring program for CU Boulder undergraduates. Eligible students conducting STEM research may apply for funding to support...