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  • Robert Shoemaker, 2024-25 Swenson-Bunn Memorial Award for Teaching Winner

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    Robert Shoemaker (Biology) was selected as the 2024-25 recipient of the Swenson-Bunn Memorial Award for Teaching. The award honors the memory of two Gustavus students and members of the Student Senate, Greg Swenson and Holly Bunn, who were killed in a car accident in 1989. This is the only award given to faculty by students.

  • Janie Frandsen Appointed Arthur Glass, Charles Hamrum, and Arne Langsjoen Endowed Professor of Biochemistry

    Janie Frandsen Appointed Arthur Glass, Charles Hamrum, and Arne Langsjoen Endowed Professor of Biochemistry

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    Dr. Janie Frandsen has been appointed the Arthur Glass, Charles Hamrum, and Arne Langsjoen Endowed Professor of Biochemistry, a role that honors visionary teaching and active scientific research. This chair recognizes faculty excellence in student mentorship and a commitment to advancing biochemistry education. Dr. Frandsen’s research investigates bacterial gene regulation through the lens of non-coding…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Brenda Kelly

    Faculty Spotlight: Brenda Kelly

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    Brenda Kelly (Provost’s Office and Chemistry/Biology) co-authored the undergraduate textbook The Science of Cooking: Understanding the Biology and Chemistry Behind Food and Cooking.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Laura Burrack

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    Laura Burrack (Biology) published an article entitled “Erg251 has complex and pleiotropic effects on sterol composition, azole susceptibility, filamentation, and stress response phenotypes” in PLoS Pathogens together with several collaborators, including Gustavus students Bode Hogan ’26 and Tessa Bierbaum ’23.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Jim Parejko

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    Jim Parejko (Biology) published an article “Climate change and plant rhizosphere microbiomes: an experiential course-embedded research project” in the Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education that is based on a course-embedded research project that was used in BIO 344: Exploring Microbiomes in the fall of 2023.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Jon Grinnell

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    Jon Grinnell (Biology) was featured prominently in a recent New York Times article about bison attacks in Yellowstone Park. Grinnell and his students have researched bison behavior, ecology, and management at a reserve in South Dakota for the last 18 years or so, but, Grinnell says, “it was still a surprise to get an email…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Janie Frandsen

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    Janie Frandsen (Chemistry and Biology) presented a poster co-authored with students Rachel Trebesch ’25 and Kristin Martens ’23 titled “Transcriptome-wide analysis of E. coli small RNA binding site accessibility in target mRNAs” at the RNA Society Meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland.

  • Heather Haemig, 2023-24 Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence Winner

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    Heather Haemig (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) was selected as the 2023-24 recipient of the Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence. Presented each year at the final faculty meeting, this award recognizes a Gustavus non-tenure-track faculty member for significant contributions to teaching and learning.

  • Laura Burrack, 2023-24 Mansergh Faculty Scientific Research Award Winner

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    Laura Burrack (Biology) was selected as the 2023-24 recipient of the Mansergh Faculty Scientific Research Award. Presented each year at the final faculty meeting, this award recognizes a Gustavus faculty member for an outstanding peer-reviewed publication that contributes to the scholarly achievement and reputation of the faculty and the College.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Jim Parejko

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    Jim Parejko (Biology) presented a poster titled “Methods for the Madness: Advancing Microbiology Teaching Labs on a Budget” at the 83rd annual North Central Branch meeting of the American Society for Microbiology at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.