2017-05-22
- The lectureship is sponsored by the Division of Biological Chemistry of the American Chemical Society and the American Chemical Society’s “Biochemistry” journal.
2017-05-17 - Molecular and Integrative Physiology Professor Jongsook Kemper, postdoctoral fellow Sangwon Byun (leading author of the study), research scientist Young Kim, and colleagues publish results in the EMBO Journal.
2017-05-12 - Election to the NAS is one of the highest professional honors a scientist can garner. Chosen by their peers, the 2,290 members and 475 foreign associates are an elite group distinguished by their outstanding contributions to the fields of science and technology.
2017-05-11 - Novel imaging techniques are necessary for examining whole brain protein expression patterns. Animal brains are large, complex structures that are difficult to image comprehensively. Neurons can be several inches long, while only a few nanometers in width and can branch in many directions connecting different regions of the brain.
2017-05-10 - The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) bestows a Staff Award to identify and honor selected staff members for their outstanding contributions to the college. Recipients receive a $2000 award and a commemorative plaque that was presented to Dennis
2017-05-09 - Lysosome-mediated autophagy is essential for cellular survival by recycling cytoplasmic components under nutrient-deprived conditions and removing damaged organelles in cells, but must be suppressed in nutrient-rich conditions to prevent unnecessary breakdown of cellular components. Molecular and Integrative Physiology Professor Jongsook Kemper, postdoctoral fellow Sangwon Byun (leading author...
2017-05-09 - Named for the founder of the award, the Lynn M. Martin Award for Distinguished Women Teachers is designated to promote exceptional achievement in undergraduate teaching by women. Two awards (one for Teaching Assistants and one for Faculty members) are awarded by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
2017-05-03 - Two LAS students have been honored in U of I's annual Image of Research competition, in which graduate students pair powerful images with compelling descriptions of research. Out of a pool of 20 finalists, Chris Seward, a graduate student in cell and developmental biology, won second place, and Melinda Lanius from mathematics won honorable mention and the People's Choice Award. Descriptions of...
2017-05-01 - A world leader in developing and applying advanced computational techniques to understand proteins, Tajkhorshid has been named the J. Woodland Hastings Endowed Chair in Biochemistry.
2017-05-01 - A new study in mice reveals how a protein called Brd4 boosts the inflammatory response – for better and for worse, depending on the ailment. The study is the first to show that this protein, while problematic in some circumstances, also can protect the body from infection. The findings are reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
2017-04-07 - Students and faculty are invited to attend workshops, June 5-8, 2017 on the UIUC campus.
2017-02-28 - Epilepsy is a medical condition characterized by spontaneous seizures due to hyperexcitability of brain neurons. Assistant Professor Nien-Pei Tsai, graduate student Jiuhe Zhu and colleagues uncovered that an insufficient function or mutations of a novel epilepsy-associated gene Nedd4-2 leads to neuronal hyperexcitability caused by an uncontrolled level of a neurotransmitter receptor named AMPA...
2017-02-23 - This is the first atomic structure of a ribosomal complex solved by cryoEM on the U of I campus.
2017-01-19 - Scientists have discovered a new type of bacterial enzyme that can blunt the body’s key weapons in its fight against infection.
2016-12-31 - A new era has dawned in understanding neuropathological disorders such as epilepsy, schizophrenia, depression, and autism spectrum disorders. These disorders, traditionally classified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders by the American Psychiatric Society, are now being re-examined through the lens of molecular and cellular physiology. As a result of novel research...