Students from Puerto Rico receive support to conduct research in BSI lab
After Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico in 2017, two former undergraduate students from the University of Puerto Rico, Sarah Colon […]
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First ever CASE 3MT competition
First developed by the University of Queensland in 2008, the Three Minute Thesis competition (3MT®) challenges students to communicate the […]
Simulating oil spills in the lab
Dr. Piero Gardinali, professor within the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, shares on the Academic Minute how oil spills can be […]
BSI-mentored researchers awarded grants
Graduate student and PhD candidate, Sana Nasim, and postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Hooi Hooi Ng, mentored by Biomolecular Sciences Institute faculty […]
Forensic Science Masters program rated 4th in top ten, 1st in real world training
According to OnlineMasters.com, FIU was selected as one of the Best Online Master’s in Forensic Science Programs in the country for 2019. FIU’s […]
New U.S. patents awarded for inventions by biomolecular faculty members
Three new patents were issued to FIU for inventions developed by faculty members in the Biomolecular Sciences Institute including Irina Agoulnik, Alexander […]
Red Tide spikes manatee fatalities
Recently, there has been an estimated 100 manatee fatalities due to the lingering toxic algae known as Red Tide. With […]
Hands-on forensic science course celebrates 20-year history
As the former chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in 1998, Provost Kenneth G. Furton introduced one of his […]
How a technique is used to extract pesticides from wine
Postdoctoral Associate, Abuzar Kabir, developed an extraction technique called, Fabric Phase Sorptive Extraction (FPSE), to try to solve some of the […]
Leonardo Acuna: From helicopter mechanic to biochemist
Becoming a biochemist might seem like an unexpected next step for a helicopter mechanic, but for Leonardo Acuna, the first […]
