News, Publications & Research | Bioinformatics Program

Instrumentation suite offers students a competitive edge

May 11, 2020 | Bona students are gaining hands-on, employable skills while conducting high-quality research — all thanks to a modern instrumentation lab.

Manuscript by Kaminske and Ryan accepted for publication

May 06, 2020 | A manuscript by Dr. Althea Need Kaminske, associate professor of psychology, and Dr. Sean Ryan, assistant professor of biology, was accepted for publication at the journal Cell Biology Education - Life Sciences Education.

Manuscript accepted by Chemistry Teacher International

Mar 17, 2020 | A manuscript by Dr. Scott Simpson and Dr. Kellie Gast, assistant professors of chemistry; Patrick Schneider, visiting lecturer of chemistry; and Madeleine Wedvik, a senior chemistry major from Westerly, Rhode Island, was accepted to the open-access journal Chemistry Teacher International.

SBU professor, organizations spark drive to aid Chinese medical personnel

Feb 21, 2020 | A biology professor and two St. Bonaventure-based organizations are spearheading a campaign to raise money to protect medical personnel in the Chinese city devastated by the coronavirus outbreak.

Work by Simpson and chemistry grad Izydorczak to be published

Feb 14, 2020 | A publication by Alex Izydorczak, a graduate of the Department of Chemistry, and Dr. Scott Simpson, assistant professor of chemistry, has been accepted for publication in ChemistrySelect, a journal of ChemPubSoc Europe

St. Bonaventure biology student wins award at annual Rustbelt RNA Meeting

Oct 30, 2019 | St. Bonaventure biology major Audrey Bui, ’22, was recognized for her poster presentation on plant-pathogen interaction at a regional biochemistry meeting.

Dr. Zhang and five students author peer-reviewed paper in journal

Oct 16, 2019 | Dr. Xiao-Ning Zhang, professor of biology and director of the biochemistry program, and five undergraduate students, three of them recent graduates, co-authored a paper published in the Sept. 19 edition of Frontiers in Plant Science, a leading journal in its field.

SBU hosting interactive science program Sunday at Lincoln Park

Sep 23, 2019 | 51�Թ�app is engaging community members to “Fall in Love with Science” this Sunday at Olean’s new Farmers Market in Lincoln Park.

St. Bonaventure awarded four-year $650,000 National Science Foundation grant

Sep 05, 2019 | 51�Թ�app has received a $650,000 National Science Foundation grant that will lead to greater research opportunities for undergraduate students at the university and STEM career training for teachers and students across Western New York.

Four profs, four disciplines: SBU forms group to study pregnancy and prenatal development

Jul 10, 2019 | Four professors at 51�Թ�app have established an interdisciplinary Consortium for the Study of Pregnancy and Prenatal Development.

Bona’s Simpson awarded $119,373 research grant from National Science Foundation

Jun 21, 2019 | Dr. Scott Simpson, assistant professor of chemistry at 51�Թ�app, has been awarded nearly $120,000 in grant funding for research from the National Science Foundation.

Four 51�Թ�app faculty members honored for professional excellence

May 19, 2019 | Four 51�Թ�app faculty members who were honored with awards for professional excellence earlier this spring were recognized Sunday at the university’s 159th Commencement Exercises.

St. Bonaventure receives Noyce grant to help New York meet secondary STEM teacher shortage

Jan 22, 2019 | 51�Թ�app has received a grant to help meet the shortage of secondary STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) teachers graduating from college in New York state.

St. Bonaventure biochemistry graduates achieve ASBMB certification with distinction

Oct 04, 2018 | Just months after earning national accreditation for its biochemistry program, 51�Թ�app is affirming its students’ competitiveness. The university’s May biochemistry graduates achieved certification with distinction from the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB).

51�Թ�app’s biochemistry program wins accreditation by prestigious national society

Feb 05, 2018 | The biochemistry program at 51�Թ�app has been awarded three years of accreditation by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB), a prestigious, internationally recognized organization with more than 12,000 members worldwide.