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Liqian Ma awarded Mead Graduate Fellowship

The University of Illinois School of Molecular and Cellular Biology is pleased to announce the inaugural recipient of the Julie and David Mead Graduate Fellowship.

A novel approach to a new career

Alumna Carole Stivers worked as a biochemist in Silicon Valley—and then started anew as a science fiction writer.

Love, science, and a drink remedy for space travel

A unique and lifelong pursuit of knowledge for Carol Greenleaf and her late husband, John, began at Illinois.

Meet MCB: Neal Kitchen, PhD 2009

When Neal Kitchen joined the department of cell and developmental biology in 2002, his plan was to get a PhD and then find a job with a company that would pay for an MBA program. But just as he neared graduation, the financial crisis of 2007-2008 took the wind out of the job market. “There were a...

UIUC alumni return for career development seminar series organized by graduate students

CDB graduate students wanted to open a discussion about career opportunities, particularly outside of academia. They formed a group that included students and postdocs in the summer of 2017, and to date, the group has hosted three alumni with very different and fascinating career paths.

MCB Magazine: Small but Mighty; Tiny Organisms that Make a Big Impact

Our fall issue of the MCB magazine focuses on the diverse ways in which microbes affect our health.

College of LAS names alumni award winners from CDB and MICRO

The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences has announced the recipients of its 2018 annual alumni awards: Anne Carpenter, (PhD,'03 CSB) and Joanne Chory, (MS, '80 MICRO).

Merck researcher's career launched at the same time as CDB

Alfred Reszka’s future was intertwined with the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology in ways he never could have predicted when he came to the University of Illinois in the 1980s. Reszka was one of the first graduate students in the new department, and the connections he made in CDB laid...

Microbiology alumna wins the 2018 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences

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,...

Biology Alumnus Receives Illini Comeback Award

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.