September 15, 2026
Karlstrom, Albertson, Downes, and Timme-Laragy group photo
From left to right: Rolf Karlstrom, Craig Albertson, Gerald Downes, and Alicia Timme-Laragy. Not pictured Erik Learned-Miller

A team of five professors spread across the Biology Department, Public Health, and Computer Science have worked together to secure a four year, $2.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Alicia Timme-Laragy (Public Health), and their colleagues Craig Albertson (Biology), Gerald Downes (Biology), Rolf Kalstrom (Biology), and Erik Learned-Miller (Computer Science) will use the grant towards upgrading the equipment of four independently run zebrafish laboratories on campus.  

To read the full article on the grant, click here.