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Secondary succession following an ecological disturbance. As a forest ecosystem recovers from a fire, pioneer species (such as grasses and forbs) move into the burned area first, paving the way for intermediate species (shrubs and small trees) and culminating in the return of climax species (high-canopy trees).
Devoted husband and father. Animal lover. Accomplished pianist. Avid cyclist. Compassionate human. Exceptional scientist. The ISB community mourns the loss of Professor Ilya Shmulevich, PhD, who died on April 13, 2024. He was 54 years old.
Dr. Sean Gibbons is creating a new precision nutrition platform called My Digital Gut that leverages the gut microbiome to make nutrition and healthcare personalized, predictive, and preventive. In an ISB Research Roundtable presentation, Gibbons spoke about My Digital Gut and other microbiome-related projects studied in his lab.
Each month throughout the 2023-2024 academic year, we will highlight some of the top projects the ISB Education team is working on. In April, ISB Education presented classroom resources in Spokane, Wash., geared up for summer programs with high school students, and continued its collaborative work with Central Kitsap School District.
