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.

Multi-university Research Initiative (MURI) awarded to Rhanor Gillette's team

2019-06-29

Rhanor Gillette (Molecular and Integrative Physiology) is part of a team that has received a Multi-university Research Initiative (MURI) award. According to the Coordinated Science Laboratory at Illinois, this $7.5 million award is for building a Cyberoctopus, a software equivalent to the marine...

Office of the Provost honors Auinash Kalsotra and Supriya Prasanth

2019-05-29

Auinash Kalsotra (Biochemistry) and Supriya Prasanth (Cell and Developmental Biology) received 2019 Campus Distinguished Promotion Awards from the University of Illinois Office of the Provost. These awards celebrate scholars whose contributions have been extraordinary in terms of quality of work...

Professor William Brieher receives LAS Dean’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

2019-04-24

Professor William Brieher has been selected by an awards committee to receive the LAS Dean’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, alongside four other professors at Illinois. This honor grants the recipients $1,000 to support their teaching and research, while a one-time increment of $2,...

Dr. Hong Jin selected as an LAS 2019-2020 Helen Corley Petit Scholar

2018-12-21

UIUC Biochemistry Assistant Professor Hong Jin has been selected as an LAS Helen Corley Petit Scholar.

Congratulations to Monica Chinea Diliz on receiving the Hispanic Scholarship Fund Outstanding Scholar Award!

2018-07-26

Monica has been recognized as an Outstanding Scholar by the Hispanic Scholarship Fund and as a Chester and Nadine Houston graduate fellow.

College of LAS names alumni award winners from CDB and MICRO

2018-07-24

The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences has announced the recipients of its 2018 annual alumni awards: Anne Carpenter, (PhD,'03 CSB) and Joanne Chory, (MS, '80 MICRO).

Biochemistry's Second Annual Award Symposium

2018-04-26

The Department of Biochemistry held its second annual graduate student award symposium on Friday, April 6th. The symposium featured two speakers who received awards: Dr. Harris, the recipient of the 2017 Biochemistry Trust of Urbana Award for Excellence in Graduate Studies, and William Arnold, who...

Professor Llano Becomes Professorial Scholar

2017-05-30

Dan Llano was recently appointed the Benjamin R. and Elinor W. Bullock and Edwin E. and Jeanne Bullock Goldberg Professorial Scholar in the Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology in the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology. Llano is an associate professor in MIP and a member of the...

Microbiology alumna wins the 2018 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences

2017-12-11

La Jolla—Salk Institute scientist Joanne Chory, one of the world’s preeminent plant biologists who is now leading the charge to combat global warming with plant-based solutions, has been awarded a 2018 Breakthrough Prize for her pioneering work deciphering how plants optimize their growth,...

Dr. Brenda Wilson honored with the Dr. Larine Y. Cowen Leadership in Diversity Award

2018-07-24

The Celebration of Diversity program is an annual event that brings together campus and community leaders to affirm their collective support for an inclusive society and community. This event celebrates the achievements of faculty, academic professionals and civil service employees who make...