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Dr. Susan Martinis to deliver 2025 School of MCB convocation address

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...

Congratulations to 2024 College of LAS Alumni Award Honoree Dr. Michelle Barton

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...

From academia to industry: Dr. Ben Warlick's career journey and advice for students

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...

College of LAS recognizes two outstanding Biochemistry alumni

Seven alumni of the University of Illinois College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, including two from the Department of Biochemistry, will be celebrated in April at the college’s 2025 alumni...

Q&A: Dr. Paul Donlin-Asp (UI MCB BS ’09, PhD ’17)

As an MCB major at the University of Illinois, Dr. Paul Donlin-Asp was an undergraduate researcher in Dr. Andrew Belmont’s lab and went on to pursue his PhD at Emory University. A former researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research’s Department of Synaptic Plasticity, he is now the...

Life is a rush: Meet Kameno Bell, MCB's 2024 convocation speaker

Kameno Bell knows that fumbling is inevitable — in football, and in life. Bell (BS, ’92, biology; MD, ’01), a former fullback for the Fighting Illini, has excelled in the classroom and on the gridiron, playing two seasons of professional football for the Miami Dolphins before launching an ongoing...

Chernobyl and Biology: Dual Degree Prompts Alumni Award Winner to Pivot

Congratulations to Dr. Mesa, a 2024 College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient! In April 1986, a nuclear reactor exploded at the Chernobyl Power Plant in the Soviet Union. The worst nuclear disaster in...

"Accidental Offer" Shaped Career Trajectory of LAS Alumni Award Winner

Congratulations to Dr. Monteggia, a 2024 College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient! Lisa Monteggia’s journey to a career in psychiatric neuroscience began nearly forty years ago in a microbiology lab at...

School of MCB alumni chosen for College of LAS awards

Eight alumni of the University of Illinois College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, including two with ties to the School of Molecular & Cellular Biology, will receive recognition during the college’s 2024 alumni awards at a celebration in April. They are researchers and entrepreneurs who have...

MCB alumna offered Fulbright award

13 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign students and recent graduates, including an alumna from the School of Molecular & Cellular Biology, were offered Fulbright grants to pursue international education, research and teaching experiences around the globe this coming year. Another six...
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