BSI News and Announcements

A three-month-old CRISPR-mutant sea lamprey larvae. (Credit: David Jandzik) New CU Boulder-led research finds that the traits that make vertebrates distinct from invertebrates were made possible by the emergence of a new set of genes 500 million years ago, documenting an important episode in evolution where new genes played a...

BSI grieves the senseless loss of Black American lives including the most recent deaths of Rayshard Brooks, GeorgeFloyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and the countless acts of violence against Black people. The protests across the globe have drawn attention to the pervasive racism in our society. Black communities continue to...

This week, BSI welcomed its newest BSI Scholars. This group of students will join a group of Scholars whose summer projects were deferred to the academic year, along with this year's Continuing Scholars. BSI is looking forward to a robust research year with all these undergraduate researchers. Student projects are...

Porous bio-click microgel scaffolds control hMSC interactions and promote their secretory properties Authors: Alexander S. Caldwell, Varsha V. Rao, Alyxandra C. Golden and Kristi S. Anseth This new paper in Biomaterials explores microgel scaffolds for wound regeneration. Congratulations Lexie and the rest of the team. See the full article in...

This week, BSI kicked off the 2020-21 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...

Throughout May and June, BSI welcomed a new cohort of BSI Scholars as campus slowly reopened. Students involved with field research projects were the first to get started; while more recently, we had students return to the lab. This summer we also have some students who opted to defer their...

Marwa Osman is engaged in valuable and important work here at CU Marwa Osman, a University of Colorado Boulder junior, has spent the last two years on a leadership odyssey that has made space for students of color and environmental justice on campus. She has taken advantage of multiple programs...

From Bryant lab to London, alumna’s educational journey led her to the fight against COVID-19 Anna Blakney, a third-generation alumna of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, is among the researchers working to develop a vaccine for the COVID-19 virus at Imperial College London. “It’s really an incredible opportunity,”...

BSI Poster Symposium - Spring 2019 It has been a busy few weeks around BSI. We wrapped up the BSI Scholars program with student presentations over Zoom. It was obvious that the students worked very hard in the lab this year and accomplished a lot. Congratulations to everyone on creating...

Congratulations to Raven Jayne, Liam Canty and Maureen McNamara. These current BSI Scholars earned 2020 Jacob Van Ek Awards in the College of Arts and Sciences. The award recognizes superior academic achievement and outstanding contributions to CU Boulder and the surrounding community. Faculty mentors nominate applicants on the basis of...