2009-03-15
- Professor of microbiology James Imlay is featured in the latest issue of ASBMB Today for his work on the mechanisms of oxidative damage.
2009-03-10 - Assistant Professor of Biochemistry Lin-Feng Chen and his colleagues discovered a novel way inflammation is regulated.
2009-02-22 - Professor of Microbiology Carl Woese will be honored this year with the Abbott-ASM Lifetime Achievement Award for his work on microbe diversity.
2009-02-10 - Assistant Professor of CDB Supriya Prasanth coauthored a paper detailing the novel role of an important cell division protein.
2009-01-24 - Professor of Microbiology Abigail Salyers has been given the American Society for Microbiology Graduate Microbiology Teaching Award. The honor is given to an individual for distinguished teaching at the graduate level and outstanding mentoring of graduate and postgraduate students.
2009-01-05 - Assistant Professor of Microbiology Carin Vanderpool, never predicted she would be in the position she is today. After only two years at the University of Illinois she has created a lab from the ground up, been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and made great strides with small RNAs—a newly developing area of research in cellular regulation.-
2008-11-22 - The Cell and Molecular Biology & Molecular Biophysics (CMB-MB) Training Grant Program celebrated its 21st annual research symposium in fall of 2008. The program encourages graduate students to explore interdisciplinary research including genetics, physiology, biophysics, and microbiology
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2008-11-16 - Professors Gene Robinson and David Clayton review the link between genes and behavior in the latest issue of Science.
2008-11-04 - In a career spanning nearly eight decades, Gunsalus, known as "Gunny," conducted research that led to many important discoveries on biological catalysis and regulation, the formation of essential metabolites, and mechanisms of chemical transformations and energy transfer critical to central metabolic reactions. His work drew upon many fields, including organic chemistry, physics and genetics.
2008-10-27 - Microbiology professor William Metcalf and his team have developed a way to mass-produce an antimalarial compound.
2008-10-24 - Govindjee, Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Plant Biology, recently received the LAS Alumni Achievement Award for his lifetime contributions to photosynthesis research. The annual award is given by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Alumni Association to a select few alumni who have made outstanding contributions to their field or the community.-
2008-10-21 - The School of Molecular and Cellular Biology has received a generous gift from George and Tamara Mitchell of Sidney, Illinois, to create two endowed chairs in the Department of Biochemistry.
2008-10-14 - Roger Adams Laboratory and Burrill Hall are undergoing $12 million renovations to improve energy efficiency and upgrade their interiors. Once construction is finished, researchers will benefit from modern laboratory spaces and increased safety. The third and fourth floors of Roger Adams Laboratory are being completely overhauled to make way for new office space and state-of-the-art labs for...
2008-09-14 - Biochemistry professor David Kranz and his team have developed a treatment for antiobiotic resistant staph bacteria.
2008-07-22 - MIP professor Albert Feng and his team have discovered how a frog can selectively listen for its mate's calls.