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. 

MCB graduate wins Fulbright, will research gene editing therapies abroad

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Congratulations to recent MCB graduate Mia Rode on being awarded a Fulbright grant!Five University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign students and recent graduates were offered Fulbright grants to pursue international education, research and teaching experiences around the globe this coming year. Four of...

Congratulations to recipients of the 2024 School of MCB awards!

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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,...

Celebrating new School of MCB faculty scholars, distinguished promotions

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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...