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, development and cellular structure to transform sunlight into chemical energy.
2017-12-05 - The Grosman and Tajkhorshid labs collaborate on "Chasing the open-state structure of pentameric ligand-gated ion channels." Their findings are presented as the cover story in the December Issue of The Journal of General Physiology.
2017-11-30 - The MCB Graduate Student Association (GSA), known as the MCBees, inaugurated a new outreach event, “Science on Tap,” on Sunday, November 19, 2017. Zach Costliow (Degnan Lab) presented, “Homebrewed Vitamins: What B1 and B. thetaiotaomicron are doing in your gut” at Riggs in Urbana.
2017-11-27 - Regenerating tissue must initiate the signaling that drives regenerative growth, and then sustain that signaling long enough for regeneration to complete. Drosophila imaginal discs, the epithelial structures in the larva that will form the adult animal during metamorphosis, have been an important model system for tissue repair and regeneration for over 60 years.
2017-11-13 - A new shape-shifting polymer can target and kill Helicobacter pylori bacteria in the stomach without killing helpful bacteria in the gut. Such a treatment could improve the digestive health of billions of people worldwide who contract H. pylori infections.
2017-10-31 - A new study, published in mBio, exposes a zinc-import system in bacteria that could contribute to their ability to cause infection.
2017-10-25 - Robert Gaynes, a distinguished doctor known for his effective teaching and mentorship of medical students, has been chosen as a 2017 Illini Comeback Guest by the University of Illinois Alumni Association.
2017-10-23 - Cycyota received the Jeanne C. Mowe Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes an individual who has made a significant contribution in tissue banking or transplantation, whether in research, education, or laboratory improvement, or who has served the Association or the field of tissue banking.
2017-10-12 - The study, reported in Nature Communications, identifies new potential drug targets that could inhibit the creation or actions of the dangerous cholesterol byproduct.
2017-09-29 - Dr. Susan Martinis, head of biochemistry, started her new role as interim vice chancellor for research on Oct. 16, 2017. “Professor Martinis has earned a reputation here at Illinois as a collaborative scholar and consultative leader who gets work done. These qualities make her an ideal fit for this role,” said Robert Jones, chancellor of U of I’s Urbana-Champaign campus, in an announcement on...
2017-09-13 - The Vallee Foundation supports original, innovative, and pioneering work by early career scientists. Kehl-Fie is one of five scientists chosen from an international pool of candidates.
2017-09-07 - A new study, reported in the journal mSystems, contributes to understanding how vitamins may be used to modify or influence the microbial composition of the human gut.
2017-09-07 - Nair, a professor of biochemistry in the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology and director of the Center for Biophysics and Quantitative Biology, is a leader in studying how bacteria can make antibiotics and other medicinally relevant molecules.
2017-08-28 - "Intolerance, racism and violence...will never be condoned" in MCB or at Illinois.
2017-08-25 - A new study published in Development by Assistant Professor Eric Bolton and Research Associate Hyun-Jung Park reveals that glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF), which signals through activation of RET tyrosine kinase, inhibits androgen-induced development of the mouse prostate gland.