Greetings!

Linda Lowe-Krentz, Ph.D. Professor and Chair

It seems as if only yesterday I was writing greetings to all of you in last year’s newsletter. Yet, another year has passed with comings and goings of faculty and students, with exciting new scientific discoveries and interesting new plans for the next research project. At Lehigh, we have now witnessed the hiring of a Dean for the new College of Health. Dr. Whitney Witt who has experience in industry and academia is already on campus, and you can read about her on Lehigh’s website.

On South Mountain, three new faculty joined Biological Sciences this year - read about David Zappulla, Santiago Herrera and Ann Fink. They have already integrated into the life of the department. It is the time of year that we are meeting first year students who will major in Biological Sciences, preparing posters for the end of the year undergraduate symposium and learning about which graduating seniors will move on to graduate school, medical school, jobs, and other exciting future endeavors. Our graduate students are looking forward to full time lab work over the summer.

Our newsletter has a great story about research in the lab of one of our assistant professors, Daniel Babcock. Read about other faculty news, student successes and alum updates including a story about three alums from 2010 who are now MDs. We hope you find items of interest through the pages.

Not enough? Look for more news on our website.

Please send us your updates, stop by and visit, come to the annual poster session, and do stay in touch. We are always interested in hearing your news.

Linda Lowe-Krentz, PhD
Professor and Chair