2016-09-27
- Professor Satish Nair of the Department of Biochemistry has been appointed Director of the Center for Biophysics and Quantitative Biology. Professor Nair has been serving as Interim Director since November 2015. Professor Martha Gillette of the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology has been appointed Director of the Neuroscience Program as of August 2015.
-
2016-09-02 - G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest and most versatile family of cell-surface receptors. They play critical roles in various cellular and physiological systems and have emerged as a leading group of therapeutic targets. Due to their structural and functional conservation across animals, much has been learned about GPCRs from studies in laboratory models. Given the extraordinary...
2016-08-26 - Professors Ning Wang and Andrew Belmont led a team that found the pathway by which physical forces drive gene expression in cells.
2016-08-26 - Professors Ning Wang and Andrew Belmont led a team that found the pathway by which physical forces drive gene expression in cells.
2016-08-23 - To recognize the importance of faculty contributions to science and education and to acknowledge Dr. Sligar’s mentorship, Dr. Jenner created the Stephen G. Sligar professorship in 2016. The Investiture was held on October 28, 2016 at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.-
2016-08-01 - A study published in Nature Communications by the Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology’s Dr. Jongsook Kim Kemper and colleagues shows the role of RanBP2-mediated SUMO modification of an orphan nuclear receptor Small Heterodimer Partner (SHP) in maintaining bile acid (BA) homeostasis. Bile Acids are signalling molecules that profoundly affect metabolism but they have detergent-like...
2016-07-14 - The School of Molecular and Cellular Biology is honored to announce that Professor Milan Bagchi, Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, has been named the Deborah Paul Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology. An official investiture ceremony was held in the fall semester of 2016.
2016-07-10 - In a study published in PLoS Genetics, graduate student Harini Iyer and colleagues show that the transcription factor Nuclear Factor Y-B (NF-YB) is required for SSC proliferation in planarians as well as in Schistosoma mansoni, a parasitic flatworm related to the free-living planarian and a causative agent of the disease schistosomiasis. Since reproduction plays a crucial role in the life cycle...
2016-07-07 - The Schools of MCB and IB recently hosted an NSF- and HHMI-sponsored Mobile Summer Institute (MoSI) for Undergraduate Biology Education.
2016-06-14 - "Do something that means something to you; that you are passionate about."
2016-06-12 - Emad Tajkhorshid, professor of biochemistry, biophysics, computational biology, and pharmacology, and his research group are studying the movement of gases across biological membranes, a vital process for powering cells with oxygen and performing photosynthesis, among other things. The group is hoping to closely examine the role of proteins in these processes in order to better understand the...
2016-05-17 - Ms. Brandyberry is the recipient of the College Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising; Professor Rivier is the recipient of the LAS Dean’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.
2016-04-15 - A number of current and recent graduate students and postdoctoral scholars have applied for and won prestigious awards and fellowships. The awardees reflect the breadth of outstanding research at UIUC and the quality of students and researchers attracted to the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology.
2016-04-01 - The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) was officially named a Milestones in Microbiology site by ASM on 16 October 2015, in recognition of the many major accomplishments of UIUC microbiologists whose seminal discoveries significantly increased biological understanding, advanced the science of microbiology, and continue to impact the discipline.
2016-01-12 - The Department of Biochemistry and the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology congratulate Professor David Shapiro, who has been named the Eugene Howe Scholar in Biochemistry.