2024-09-17
- Thanks to a serendipitous discovery and a lot of painstaking work, scientists can now build biohybrid molecules that combine the homing powers of DNA with the broad functional repertoire of proteins — without having to synthesize them one by one, researchers report in a new study. Using a naturally occurring process, laboratories can harness the existing molecule-building capacities of bacteria...
2024-09-16 - What talks without being seen or heard? It sounds like a riddle, but neuronal communication had perplexed biochemists until a few years ago, when scientists discovered ways in which neurons talk to each other — not with cell phones or instant messaging, but through the exchange of virus-like particles. Now, researchers from the University of Illinois have elucidated which pathway is used to...
2024-09-12 - An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Illinois has discovered a potential new treatment option for drug-resistant breast cancer. Their findings, published in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, demonstrates the role of activators of ferroptosis in overcoming acquired resistance to FOXM1...
2024-09-10 - The School of Molecular & Cellular Biology and Department of Biochemistry are saddened to share the news that emerita biochemistry professor Ana Jonas passed away on June 12, 2024. Known for her compassion, curiosity, and drive, Jonas managed a robust research enterprise that advanced our understanding of the role lipoproteins play in cardiovascular disease. During her three decades at...
2024-09-09 - A new review article co-authored by Chu-Young Kim, Professor of Biochemistry, discusses the architecture of modular polyketide synthases (PKS), a type of enzyme found in various organisms that synthesize widely used clinical drugs like the antibiotic erythromycin and the immunosuppressant rapamycin. The...
2024-09-04 - A recent recall of more than seven million pounds of deli meat has marked the largest listeria outbreak since 2011, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The outbreak has been traced to a Boar’s Head meat plant in Virginia, leading to the hospitalization of nearly sixty people who...
2024-08-30 - Nicholas Wu, assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry, is among the newest cohort of Vallee Scholars named Friday by the Vallee Foundation. The award recognizes outstanding junior faculty members conducting innovative biomedical research and...
2024-08-23 - 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! Sayeepriyadarshini (Sayee) Anakk...
2024-08-23 - This summer we've profiled recipients of summer undergraduate research fellowships to learn about their academic interests and glance into their daily lives as undergraduate...
2024-08-21 - The Endocrine Society today announced it has chosen 14 leading endocrinologists as winners of its prestigious 2025 Laureate Awards, the top honors in the field. Among those receiving honors are University...
2024-08-19 - An AI language model developed by Illinois researchers for sequence-based antibody specificity prediction and published in Immunity will accelerate epitope mapping and improve scientists’ understanding of the B-cell repertoire. The model, which distinguishes between antibodies targeting the head and stem domains of human...
2024-08-07 - The National Institutes of Health has approved the T32 grant, “Interdisciplinary Research Training at the Interface of Reproductive Sciences and Bioengineering." The training program is aimed at predoctoral students who want to work at the interface of reproductive sciences and engineering, two long-standing areas of research excellence at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. “Both the...
2024-08-07 - This summer we're profiling recipients of summer undergraduate research fellowships to learn about their academic interests and glance into their daily lives as undergraduate...
2024-07-23 - Jim Collins’ research isn’t for the faint of heart — or stomach. “We don’t talk about it at the dinner table,” he laughed. Collins, a parasitologist who conducted his postdoctoral work at the University of Illinois, studies parasitic flatworms known as schistosomes. These parasites have caused profound morbidity in over 200 million of the world’s poorest people. Recently named an...
2024-07-23 - This summer we're profiling recipients of summer undergraduate research fellowships to learn about their academic interests and glance into their daily lives as undergraduate...