Awards and Honors | School of Molecular & Cellular Biology

The School of Molecular & Cellular Biology and its departments of Biochemistry, Cell & Developmental Biology, Microbiology, and Molecular & Integrative Physiology recognize outstanding undergraduate, graduate, faculty, staff, and alumni with several awards and fellowships. In addition to school and departmental honors, MCB is always thrilled to highlight awards from other campus units, and national/international organizations. Some of the most recent news stories spotlighting our community are listed below.

Dr. Stephanie Ceman chosen for Campus Award for Excellence in Instruction

2025-04-02

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign each year presents Campus Awards for Excellence in Instruction to exceptional faculty and staff members, graduate teaching assistants and advisors campuswide.We are pleased to announce that...

College of LAS recognizes two outstanding Biochemistry alumni

2025-02-25

Seven alumni of the University of Illinois College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, including two from the Department of Biochemistry, will be celebrated in April at the college’s 2025 alumni...

American Heart Association awards ‘Fola Adesanya a predoctoral fellowship

2025-02-18

Biochemistry PhD candidate ‘Fola Adesanya has been awarded a 2025 predoctoral fellowship from the American Heart Association to support his research into the role of mitochondrial dysfunction in the pathogenesis of heart defects seen...

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College of LAS honors Dr. Stephanie Ceman with teaching award

2025-02-07

Dr. Stephanie Ceman, Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology, has been honored with a College of Liberal Arts & Sciences...

Congratulations to recipients of the 2024 School of MCB awards!

2024-12-09

The School of Molecular & Cellular Biology celebrated the achievements of its community during this year’s annual holiday celebration. On Dec. 4, 2024, Milan Bagchi, Deborah Paul Endowed Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Director of the School of MCB, honored several faculty,...

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Biochemistry's Nicholas Wu named Vallee Scholar

2024-08-30

Nicholas Wu, assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry, is among the newest cohort of Vallee Scholars named Friday by the Vallee Foundation....

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Celebrating new School of MCB faculty scholars, distinguished promotions

2024-08-23

Five faculty members from the School of Molecular & Cellular Biology have been recognized for their excellence in research and teaching through named scholar positions and distinguished promotions. Congratulations to Sayee Anakk, Auinash Kalsotra, Paola Mera, Lori Raetzman, and Joe Sanfilippo...

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Endocrine Society honors Raeztman and Nelson with 2025 Laureate Awards

2024-08-21

The Endocrine Society today announced it has chosen 14 leading endocrinologists as winners of its prestigious...

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New training grant funded for researchers in reproductive sciences and engineering

2024-08-07

The National Institutes of Health has approved the T32 grant, “Interdisciplinary Research Training at the Interface of Reproductive Sciences and Bioengineering." The training program is aimed at predoctoral students who want to work at the interface of reproductive sciences and engineering, two...

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Nelson named 2024 Researcher to Know

2024-05-29

The School of Molecular & Cellular Biology is proud to announce that Erik Nelson has been named a 2024 Researcher to Know by the Illinois Science & Technology Coalition. Researchers to Know are selected by university...