Alumni & Friends

The MCB community

As an Illinois and MCB graduate, not only are you are part of an excellent academic tradition, you’re part of a global, loyal, and supportive family. No matter where you go, chances are there's a fellow Illini nearby, ready to answer your call of “ILL-.” As you go out and change the world, keep in touch. We love hearing from alumni!

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Leading the way. Together.

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Make a gift

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Your support can truly make an impact. Consider providing support for the following initiatives.

  • Scholarships and fellowships for outstanding undergraduate students, such as the BEST Scholarship and Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF).
  • Graduate fellowships to attract and retain our dedicated and creative PhD students
  • Named chairs, professorships, and professorial scholars to recruit and retain world-renowned faculty
  • Visiting lectures
  • Outreach programs

 

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Volunteer your time

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Connect with our inspiring students

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Whether you have an hour to talk about your profession for a virtual discussion or several days a year to mentor a student interested in your career path, we’d love to connect with you again.

Become a mentor

Be a guest speaker at an upcoming career talk

Volunteer as judge at our research symposium

Stay in touch

The School of Molecular & Cellular Biology sends an e-newsletter to alumni and friends four times a year. The Department of Cell & Developmental Biology and the Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology mail print newsletters to alumni once a year.

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School of MCB Merchandise

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Share your School of MCB pride wherever you go! Our online merchandise store is now open. Check out t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, and more. 

Your alumni community

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When the School of MCB was formally created in 2000, some units changed their names and others joined us from the School of Chemical Sciences. Whether you are a recent graduate or a friend of the School of MCB, one of its four departments (Biochemistry, Cell & Developmental Biology, Microbiology, Molecular & Integrative Physiology), the biophysics program, the PhD in Neuroscience program, or one of the predecessor units, you are a critically important part of our school's heritage. All MCB alumni and friends are an important part of our school, and we invite you to connect with our current students and faculty and with each other.

Learn more about the School of MCB's foundation​​​​

 

Alumni Spotlights

Read article: 'Transformative' education: Dr. Jeanne Goldberg on her journey to radiology and why she supports MCB 
'Transformative' education: Dr. Jeanne Goldberg on her journey to radiology and why she supports MCB 
As she viewed the radiograph in Decatur Memorial Hospital’s Radiology Department’s reading room, Jeanne Bullock Goldberg was fascinated by what she saw: the bones and innermost details of a hand. It was 1965, and having just graduated from Douglas MacArthur High School, she had applied for a...
Read article: A career built from the heart
A career built from the heart
Alumnus serves as director of cardio oncology for Chicago-area hospital At a hospital on Chicago’s Northside, Jason Robin (BS, ‘98, biology) is the director of cardio oncology, managing the full spectrum of cardiovascular disease....
Read article: Alumna and pioneering scientist Carrol Foxall establishes fellowship for undergraduates pursuing summer research
Alumna and pioneering scientist Carrol Foxall establishes fellowship for undergraduates pursuing summer research
On the first day of a chemistry lecture in Fall 1951, Carrol Foxall recalls the instructor informing the class, which included a handful of women, that he’d never given an A to a woman before, nor did he intend to that semester. “I’m sorry, Charlie,” Carrol said to herself, “but you’re going to...
Read article: Taboo Buster: Nicole Williams works to improve women’s reproductive health through education and new treatment options
Taboo Buster: Nicole Williams works to improve women’s reproductive health through education and new treatment options
Dr. Nicole Williams, ’97 LAS, ’97 LAS, doesn’t get mad—she gets motivated. When a guidance counselor suggested that she consider becoming a nurse instead of a doctor, Williams doubled down on her studies, earned dual biochemistry and English literature degrees from the U of I and was admitted to...