The Indiana University Department of Biology welcomes Sabeeha Merchant, the Warren C. Eveland Endowed Chair in the Biological Sciences and professor of biochemistry, biophysics, structural biology, and plant biology at the University of California, Berkeley, as a 2025–26 Joan Wood Lecturer.
Dr. Merchant’s talk, “Tales of many algae: from fundamental discovery to applications,” will take place Sept. 23 at 3:30 p.m. in the Biology Building, Room A100.
The Joan Wood Lecture Series provides a forum for undergraduates to interact with women in science-related careers. Designed to encourage undergraduate women to pursue advanced degrees in science, the series showcases the many career opportunities available to science majors.

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