Help Name the New MSUM Iguana

It was a sad day when Curie the resident MSUM Green iguana passed away. But, don’t fear, a kind family near Detroit Lakes contacted the MSUM Biosciences Department to donate their 3-year-old Green iguana. If you have passed by recently might have caught a glimpse of her chilling out on the branches or eating some raspberries.

Professor Adam Stocker to present research on Genetic Manipulations

Thursday, April 14 | 4:00 pm | Langseth Hall 118 MSUM’s Biosciences department is hosting a seminar talk this Thursday, April 14, at 4:00 pm in Langseth Hall room 118. Biosciences professor Adam Stocker will be presenting his research in a talk titled “Genetic Manipulations during Brain Development change both Anatomy and Behavior.” The talk is open to the public and free of charge.

Curie, the Biosciences Department’s iguana, has passed away

Curie, the Biosciences Department’s beloved iguana, passed away on Monday, March 14.  Curie had been declining for some time due to his advanced age.  He was donated from a member of the community in February 2010, at the age of approximately 6 years, and was an immediate hit on campus.  He could often be seen strolling the hallways of Langseth […]

Adam Stocker published in the peer-reviewed journal PLoS ONE

Adam Stocker, Biosciences, had a paper published in the peer-reviewed journal PLoS ONE titled: “Emx1 is Required for Neocortical Area Patterning.” The published findings identify a new gene that participates in specifying functional areas in the developing neocortex. The neocortex is the most recently evolved and the most iconic part of the human brain (i.e. it is the large wrinkled […]