2025-07-08
- The School of Molecular & Cellular Biology is pleased to announce that several of its faculty members have been recognized by the University of Illinois and College of Liberal Arts & Sciences for their contributions to research and education....
2025-06-30 - Congratulations to recent MCB graduate Mia Rode on being awarded a Fulbright grant!Five University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign students and recent graduates were offered Fulbright grants to pursue international education, research and teaching experiences around the globe this coming year. Four of...
2025-06-26 - Regeneration, the ability to heal damaged or lost tissues, is both everyday and a real life superpower. Health research inspired by the remarkable regeneration of animals like starfish or the salamanders axolotls asks how future therapeutics could promote the regrowth of hard-to-heal tissues, limbs...
2025-06-23 - University of Illinois researchers have successfully treated a common type of colorectal cancer tumor with a cholesterol inhibitor drug, demonstrating a promising treatment for the disease in animal experiments.The study,...
2025-06-18 - School of Molecular & Cellular Biology professor Lin-Feng Chen has published new research reporting an important factor driving chemoresistance for patients with colorectal cancer. The research was published in the journal...
2025-05-12 - Since his time as a graduate student at Illinois, Dr. Alexander “Craig” Mackinnon (PhD, ‘04, Cell and Structural Biology; MD, ’04) has built a career in anatomical pathology and molecular genetic pathology. Currently serving as the inaugural director of the Division of Genomic Diagnostics and...
2025-05-06 - Anirudh Acharya, a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, has been awarded a two-year postdoctoral fellowship from the FRAXA Research Foundation to support his...
2025-04-24 - As a graduate student in the Erik Nelson Lab, Dhanya Pradeep investigates how metabolic signaling pathways regulate immune responses in breast cancer. Her research is centered on the farnesoid X receptor (FXR), a metabolic receptor...
2025-04-14 - The School of Molecular & Cellular Biology is honored to announce that Dr. Susan Martinis will deliver the convocation address at its 2025 ceremony.The School...
2025-04-09 - Professor Benita Katzenellenbogen has taught and mentored students, and researched women’s health throughout her career at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, focusing on issues such as breast cancer and endometriosis. While...
2025-04-03 - Dr. Michelle (Shelley) Barton’s remarkable career in cancer research, leadership, and graduate education is a testament to resilience, innovation, and an unwavering commitment to scientific advancement. As a researcher, she played a pivotal role in the discovery of TRIM24, a protein found in...
2025-04-02 - The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign each year presents Campus Awards for Excellence in Instruction to exceptional faculty and staff members, graduate teaching assistants and advisors campuswide.We are pleased to announce that...
2025-04-02 - Dr. Ben Warlick, a biochemistry alumnus from the Class of 2013, has built a well-rounded career in industry. We sat down with Warlick while he was on campus recently to share his advice with the School of MCB community on career development, transitioning from academia to...
2025-03-18 - Some notoriously difficult to treat infections may not be as resistant to antibiotics as has been thought, according to new research using a microfluidic device that more closely duplicates the fluid flow found in the body than standard cultures. The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign...
2025-03-13 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working with federal and state health agencies to address a widespread outbreak of bird flu among dairy cows, poultry, and other animals in the United States. More than 150 million farm birds have been slaughtered to prevent the disease’s...