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Nickolas Caster working in the lab at Rochester General Hospital.

Leading from the Lab

Alum Nickolas Caster’s internship at Rochester General Hospital paved the way for him to lead the program and train the next generation of lab professionals. 

From Babylon to Brockport

Fearing for her family’s safety, Hiba Abdullah fled Iraq and came to Brockport to pursue a degree in Medical Technology.
Matthew Halloran in lab standing by skeleton

Matthew Halloran ’18

BIOLOGY (BS) Matthew Halloran discusses how his time at SUNY Brockport formed him into the educator he is today at Victor Central School District.
Emma Sargent

Discovering a Piece of the Alzheimer’s Puzzle

National Science Foundation taps physics major in new research to combat Alzheimer’s Disease.
Mackenzie Drum

Accelerated Graduation

Student finishes her bachelor’s degree and master’s in only 3.5 years.
Sevinch performing a test in the research lab

Awakening a Cure for African Sleeping Sickness

Student aids professor’s research to find a breakthrough to combat a deadly disease.

Jenna Baer

BS in Biology, Honors College
Biology professor poses next to energy-saving invention

Living a Low-Waste Lifestyle

From composting to using a snow plow that runs on kinetic energy, professor reduces his carbon footprint.
two students conduct research in a grassy field

A Summer Well Invested

The Summer Undergraduate Research Program provides faculty-mentored, paid, hands-on learning for students in many disciplines, including Biology.