Hobart and William Smith Colleges - Biology

Dr. Franks '72 Volunteers in Indonesia

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Ophthalmologist Dr. Edward Franks '72 recently returned from Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Rehabilitation Center on the island of Borneo, where he has volunteered for the past several years, treating the eye injuries of orphaned orangutans. While there, he also volunteered at the local hospital screening and diagnosing the underserved population of the region. "After reading extensively about primates ...

Gale ’66 in Vanity Fair

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Dr. Robert Gale '66, L.H.D. '87, is featured in the January 2012 issue of Vanity Fair; a reporter shadowed him as he visited with workers and residents of the area surrounding Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Gale has aided in several international nuclear incidents including coordinating all medical relief efforts for victims of Chernobyl in 1986, Goiania, Brazil in 1987 and Armeni...

Wasserman '70 Gives Immunology Lecture

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

For more than 30 years Trustee Dr. Richard L. Wasserman ’70, a pediatric immunologist, has been treating patients who suffer from faults in their immune systems. Wasserman has committed his life to thousands of patients while also maintaining an equally steadfast dedication to the Colleges through philanthropy and career advice to students interested in the world of medicine and healthcare. While...

Bacon '12 Named Marshall Scholar

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Wendi Bacon '12 has been awarded the Marshall Scholarship, one of the most prestigious awards available to American students. She is one of only 36 students in the country to receive the highly-coveted scholarship and she was ranked first among candidates in the New York region. The Marshall Scholarship provides full funding for two years of study at a university in the United Kingdom. Bacon will...

Flaherty '10 Dives into Research

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Fulbright recipient Brittany Flaherty '10 has hardly taken a breath since graduation - and she couldn't be happier about it. Flaherty recently returned to the East coast after spending more than a year in Vancouver studying at the University of British Columbia. Flaherty received a Fulbright Scholarship, for which she audited courses on integrated water management and water policy and politics. I...

D'Addario setting records

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Herons cross-country runner Emily D'Addario'13 set course records in each of the first three races of the season. While such a strong start is impressive for any runner, it is more unusual in D'Addario's case because this is the first year she has ever run competitively. The former soccer player's first race was the Seneca7 last spring and she became an official member of the cross-country team t...

Stout '12 Researches Grape Disease

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Josephine Stout '12 recently worked on a project that could be beneficial to the region's wine and grape industry. Working in the lab of Professor of Biology Sigrid Carle, and in collaboration with Professor of Plant Pathology Tom Burr at Cornell's New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Stout researched a bacterium that infects grape vines. The research is focused on a bacterium called A...

Mugel '13 Summers with Puffins

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Stephen Mugel '13 spent most of his summer living on and traveling among islands off the coast of Maine. Mugel wasn't on a resort vacation; he was an intern for Project Puffin working with field biologists and other research assistants. While living on the islands, he studied and worked to protect endangered bird species including roseate arctic and common terns, Atlantic puffins, guillemots, raz...

Trabuco '90 Performs Surgery in Congo

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Hobart alum Emanuel Trabuco '90 is one of a team of six doctors from the Mayo Clinic who perform pro-bono surgeries on women in the Democratic Republic of Congo to correct pelvic prolapsed and incontinence. The rate of pelvic prolapsed and severe incontinence in the Congo is alarmingly high due to complications that arise from pregnancies and childbirth following rape. Trabuco works at the Mayo C...

Hilton Interns for the Penguins

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Joanie Hilton '12 is spending her summer interning at the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium. So far, the Pittsburgh native's work has mostly focused on the aquarium's family of 30 penguins, made up of Macaroni, Gentoo and King Penguins. In the position, Hilton works with the penguin keeper Kathryn Wozniak to prepare the penguins' food and feed the flightless birds. She also narrates the dive show ...