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  • Rows of water jugs
    Water disinfection byproduct disrupts reproductive hormones, damages pituitary in female mice
    2021-11-24 - Chemical disinfection makes water from both natural sources and wastewater streams drinkable; however, the process also creates byproducts, not all of which are understood or regulated. A new study from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers has found that one byproduct disrupts hormones in the brain that regulate the female reproductive cycle in mice and also damages cells in the...
  • Text: In Memoriam, Professor Eric Jakobbson
    In memoriam: Professor Eric Jakobsson a ‘Renaissance man’ who cared about community
    2021-11-19 - Longtime Urbana resident Eric Jakobsson is being remembered as a devoted husband and father, a brilliant scientist and mentor, a political bridge-builder and all-around nice guy.
  • Tight shots of hands holding equipment in bright blue and purple gloves.
    Congratulations to winners of the 2021 MCB Undergraduate Research Symposium
    2021-11-17 - The School of Molecular & Cellular Biology is pleased to announce the winners of its annual Undergraduate Research Symposium.
  • Graphic of ion-channel structure
    Detailed map of ion-channel structure could steer development of new therapeutic strategies for epilepsy
    2021-11-13 - Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are hopeful their findings on the gating mechanisms behind epilepsy-associated potassium channels could provide a foundation for new therapeutic strategies for treating epilepsy, especially in young patients. Their research was recently published in Communications Biology.
  • Headshot of Hong Jin
    Uncovering the Critical Function of Drg1 in Protein Synthesis
    2021-11-11 - Biochemistry researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are conducting trailblazing work on a group of conserved proteins that are directly related to abnormal cell proliferation and developmental and neurological disorders. In a new article published in Cell Reports, biochemistry professor Hong Jin and her team have deciphered the function of developmentally-related GTPase (Drg)...
  • Closeup of the American flag.
    Giving back: Undergrad researcher, veterans work together to study brain health
    2021-11-11 - This Veterans Day, student researcher Elizabeth Spurlock reflects on her experience investigating issues related to brain health in populations who have served. Her research is conducted in partnership with the Beckman Institute and the Chez Veteran Center at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
  • Physician measures child's height at doctor's office.
    New faculty member to further explore research linking brain receptor to increased height, early puberty
    2021-11-11 - For the past few decades, scientists have observed a trend of increased height and younger age of puberty onset in humans. Now, research outlining a new pathway in humans linking body fat to puberty onset and growth could provide an explanation as to why these changes are occurring. Their findings could have dramatic implications for diseases and conditions that cause loss of lean mass, delayed...
  • Pill capsules in blue and white
    Scientists discover how antibiotics penetrate Gram-negative bacterial cell walls
    2021-11-09 - In a study reported in the journal Chemical Science, researchers developed a new method to determine how antibiotics with specific chemical properties thread their way through tiny pores in the otherwise impenetrable cell envelopes of Gram-negative bacteria.
  • Researcher pours ice to prepare specimens for cryo-EM.
    New "Cryo-EM" technology illuminates life
    2021-11-02 - Thanks to the installation of a cryogenic electron microscope at the University of Illinois, researchers are exploring what was once hidden or difficult to study at the molecular level.
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    Champaign-Urbana students conduct nutrition research during virtual summer camp
    2021-10-19 - The School of Molecular & Cellular Biology partnered with the eClose Institute to offer a new program for middle and high school students from historically excluded groups that introduces them to scientific research opportunities.
  • Illinois alumnus Michael Recny and his family (daughter, Brenna; wife, Cate; son, Donovan) sit together on a beach in various shades of light blue and white.
    Biotech leader reflects on his career, extends support for next generation of innovators
    2021-10-15 - From helping bring a powerful, first-in-class HIV treatment to market to his most recent position as the CEO and co-owner of a preclinical contract research organization, Michael Recny (PhD, biochemistry, ’83) has paved a successful career path in the biotechnology industry, a field that was just emerging at the time he graduated from the University of Illinois.
  • Headshot of Kevin Van Bortle
    Meet Kevin Van Bortle, assistant professor of cell and developmental biology
    2021-10-11 - The School of Molecular & Cellular Biology and Department of Cell & Developmental Biology are thrilled to welcome new faculty member Kevin Van Bortle! He joins us from the Stanford University School of Medicine, where he conducted his postdoctoral research. We recently spoke with him about his research and teaching interests, what drew him to the University of Illinois, and how he spends...
  • Headshot of Nicholas Wu.
    Biochemistry professor Nicholas Wu earns NIH Director's New Innovator Award
    2021-10-05 - Nicholas Wu, a professor of biochemistry at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has received a National Institutes of Health Director’s New Innovator Award, part of the Common Fund’s High-Risk, High-Reward Research program.
  • From left, chemistry professor Stanislav Rubakhin, molecular and integrative physiology (MIP) graduate research assistant Dan Castro, chemistry professor and MIP affiliate Jonathan Sweedler, chemistry professor Elena Romanova and bioengineering graduate research assistant Yuxuan Richard Xie.
    New analytical technique helps researchers spot subtle differences in subcellular chemistry
    2021-09-30 - Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign can now rapidly isolate and chemically characterize individual organelles within cells. The new technique tests the limits of analytical chemistry and rapidly reveals the chemical composition of organelles that control biological growth, development and disease.
  • Illustration of the ultrastructural morphology exhibited by SARS-CoV-2 and the spike proteins that adorn the outer surface of the virus.
    Antibodies from original strain COVID-19 infection don't bind to variants, study finds
    2021-09-20 - People infected with the original strain of the virus that causes COVID-19 early in the pandemic produced a consistent antibody response, making two main groups of antibodies to bind to the spike protein on the virus’s outer surface. However, those antibodies don’t bind well to newer variants, a new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign found.

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