Biology faculty answers questions on the microorganisms behind sourdough
Everybody is stuck at home and everybody is seemingly baking bread. VCU biology professor Fernando Tenjo shares why yeast and fermentable foods are so captivating. Read the article ‘Been baking sourdough? We spoke with a VCU biology professor who teaches Yeast and Fermentation about the friendly microorganism.’ by Brian McNeill from VCU News. Fernando Tenjo […]
Biology Faculty, Staff to Serve on CHS and University Organizations
Several members of the VCU Biology community will serve on university and college organizations for Academic Year 2020 (Fall 2019 – Summer 2020). Carolina Yáber was elected to be Secretary for Faculty Council of the College of Humanities and Sciences. Carolina is an assistant professor in VCU Biology. Gerron Scott was elected to serve as […]
From zombie ants to shooting spores, biology course introduces students to all things fungi
Fungi have been shooting their spores all over a table in professor Fernando Tenjo’s classroom. His students gather them up and joke about how “adorable” and “cute” the little reproductive necessities look under the microscope. Few people would use those same words to describe the fungi over by the window. That was scraped off rabbit […]