USC Dornsife News

The project may one day help California grow stronger, healthier mussels, oysters and kelp that can withstand the effects of climate change. [2 min read]

USC students conduct marine research through virtual internships with leading environmental scientists. [4 ¾ min read]

How much do microbes control our internal climate, and can we manipulate the microbiome to adjust the thermostat? [7½ min read]

USC Dornsife biologist Sergey Nuzhdin shows that strong evolutionary pressure drives mosquitoes to adapt quickly to human influences on their local environment.

These USC Dornsife researchers step up to the plate to combat food insecurity.

With the rapidly expanding world population, food production must increase in tandem. USC Dornsife’s Sergey Nuzhdin is investigating how the humble chickpea may be a solution.

Researchers from the USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies weigh the options for sourcing the salmon, shrimp or oysters served up on your dinner table.

USC Dornsife’s Sergey Nuzhdin, professor of molecular biology, uses fruit flies to examine whether behavior is genetic- or social environment-based. The team provided proof for the first time that grouping according to social preference has a genetic basis.

USC College faculty garner high marks and grants from the National Institutes of Health.