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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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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Daniel Llano Selected as Pew Scholars Nominee

Congratulations to Assistant Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and the College of Medicine, and Carle Foundation Hospital neurologist Daniel Llano, who has been selected as the Urbana campus nominee for the 2014 Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences.
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Assistant Professor Auinash Kalsotra Awarded Two-Year Roy J. Carver Trust Grant

Auinash Kalsotra was recently awarded a two-year grant to study the functional role of RNA processing, a cellular process that, among other roles, regulates liver regeneration.
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MCB Alumni Awarded Fulbright Fellowships

Two recent MCB alumni have been offered fully funded opportunities through the U.S. student Fulbright program.
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Supriya Prasanth receives NSF Career Award

Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Supriya Prasanth has received the National Science Foundation CAREER Award.