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02/15/2020 Remembering GZ Brown
With the recent passing of one of our dearest members, founders and influencers; we are remembering GZ “Charlie” Brown with high regards knowing how much he impacted...
Latest Publication from BioBE!
This past January 2020, the publication How Light Exposure Changes Bacterial Communities in Household Dust was published under new discovery at Frontiers for Young Minds....
Review on health in the built environment
Hot off the press, a new review on health in the built environment is available today! The article is found here, but an open-access, view-only version is available here. ...
Publication on the urban microbiome
Dr. Gwynne Mhuireach published one of the chapters from her dissertation, on evaluating bacteria found in air from vegetated or paved areas in an urban setting! Mhuireach,...
Congratulations to BioBE’s Sam Velazquez!
Another of BioBE's stellar student researchers is headed to graduate school! Sam Velazquez has been working with Dr. Sue Ishaq on bioinformatics in our lab. She is a bright...
BioBE heads to the UO SPICE Fair, Saturday April 13
This Saturday, April 13th, is the 2019 UO Science and Invention Fair, held on campus in Willamette Hall from 11 am to 3 pm. The Fair is designed for children in grades K -...
Microbes in the built environment; interview with Jefferson Exchange
In case you missed it live, you can stream Sue Ishaq's interview with Geoffrey Riley at the Jefferson Exchange, about her work at BioBE. She talks about how to go from...
Upcoming radio interview with Jefferson Exchange!
BioBE's Sue Ishaq will be speaking with the Jefferson Exchange crew on their live radio show about microbiology in the built environment on March 11th, at about 8:30 am PST....
Stop Motion Science: The Light Box Video
Written by Mira Zimmerman and Fiona Curliss At BioBE, we strive to produce scientific research that is clear and understandable to any audience, not only for...
CoD interview with Sue Ishaq on Indoor Microbiology
UO College of Design's Alex Notman sat down with BioBE's Sue Ishaq to chat about her work on microbes in buildings and the intersection of biology and buildings: "The Great...
New Publication on Anti-Microbials & Drug Resistant Microbes Indoors
After reading this, you might think twice about hand washing after your workout. Dr, Erica Hartmann, of Northwestern University, and Dr. Ashkaan Fahimipour, of BioBE, have...
A Tale of Two Cohorts
Sequence data contamination from biological or digital sources can obscure true results and falsely raise one's hopes. Contamination is a persist issue in microbial...
Welcome to our New Wet Lab Manager: Leslie Dietz
A bold new addition to the BioBE family, we would like to welcome our new Wet Lab Manager, Leslie Dietz! She will be overseeing all new projects and day to day lab work,...
Lightbox project video in production
Following our recent publication on the effect of light on house dust; Fahimipour et al. 2018. "Daylight exposure modulates bacterial communities associated with household...
Perspective on the Role of Light in the Indoor Microbiome
Written by Mark Fretz, Sue Ishaq, and Mira Zimmerman Light is as necessary to the perfect growth and nutrition of the human frame as are air and food; and, whenever it is...
New publication on daylight and dust communities!
We are pleased to announce that our latest publication is now available! Daylight exposure modulates bacterial communities associated with household dust Ashkaan K....
Forthcoming…Perspective on the Role of Light in the Indoor Microbiome
In anticipation of our forthcoming publication on the effect of light on indoor dust, we have written a blog post about the "Perspective on the Role of Light in the Indoor...
Your Microbiome and Your Phone
Written by Samantha Velazquez, Edited by Mira Zimmerman and Sue Ishaq If you were to guess what someone might be carrying in their pockets, a cell phone would be a safe...
Welcome Back Gwynne!
BioBE is warmly welcoming back Gwynne Mhuireach, but this time as a Postdoctoral Researcher! She earned her PhD in Landscape Architecture this spring, focusing on outdoor...
New publication on human exposure to chemicals in dust!
New study on exposure to chemicals in dust published in The Journal of Hazardous Material! The collaborative team was led by Rolf Halden and Jing Chen at Arizona State...
BioBE has an open Lab Manager position!
BioBE is looking for a Lab Manager and Technician; the full position description and application can be found here. Review of Applications Begins August 27th, 2018; position...
BioBE/ESBL will be part of an exhibition at the Rhode Island School of Design!
The Biology and the Built Environment was invited to participate in an art exhibition at the end of this summer at the Rhode Island School of Design; Biodesign:...