College of Liberal Arts & Sciences School of Molecular & Cellular Biology

Awards and Honors

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. 

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Dr. Brenda A. Wilson receives 2015 Leadership Award

The School of Molecular and Cellular Biology and the Department of Microbiology congratulate Dr. Brenda A. Wilson, professor of microbiology, on her 2015 Leadership Award, which she received from the YWCA of the University of Illinois at an awards ceremony on April 23rd.
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Professor Tajkhorshid Awarded Supercomputing Capacity at DOE National Laboratory

Large-scale simulations will develop a greater understanding of cellular membrane transporters, which could allow drug developers to design more targeted drugs for major pathophysiological conditions such as psychological disorders, cancer, and multi-drug resistance.
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Dr. Claudio Grosman named Romano Professorial Scholar

Dr. Claudio Grosman has been named a Richard and Margaret Romano Professorial Scholar. The three-year appointment recognizes outstanding research achievement and campus leadership through the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
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Kalsotra Awarded Nationally Competitive March of Dimes Research Grant

Assistant professor of biochemistry and medical biochemistry, Auinash Kalsotra, has been awarded the Basil O’Conner Starter Scholar Research Award from the March of Dimes.
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MCB Undergrad and Staff Writer Wins Science Journalism Student Award

MCB senior and Communications Office writer Chelsey Coombs has won the Society of Neuroscience 2013 Science Journalism Student Award.
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Researcher in Newmark Laboratory Wins Bioart Contest

Bo Wang, a post-doctoral researcher, is one of twelve winners of the NIH's BioArt Contest.
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Susan Martinis Named as a 2013 University Scholar

The Office of the Vice President of Academic Affairs recognized Professor and Head of Biochemistry Susan Martinis as one of six University Scholars at the Urbana-Champaign campus for 2013.
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College of Medicine Recognizes Byron Kemper, Abigail Salyers for Excellence

The College of Medicine at Illinois recognized Emeritus Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Byron Kemper and Arends Professor Emerita of Microbiology Abigail A. Salyers for their excellence in research and teaching.
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Auinash Kalsotra Nominated for Searle Scholars Program

Congratulations to Auinash Kalsotra for his latest honor: a campus nomination for the prestigious Searle Scholars Program.
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Ning Sun Receives Baxter Young Investigator Award

Biochemistry Ph.D. student Ning Sun (Huimin Zhao Lab) was selected to receive a Baxter Young Investigator Award.
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