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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).
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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...
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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,...
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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.
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Alumnus Thomas Cycyota Receives American Association of Tissue Banks Award
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.
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Meet MCB: Alumni In-Hyun Park
In-Hyun Park gets at the genetic roots of Rett syndrome using iPS cells.
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Meet MCB: Alumna Anne Carpenter
Anne Carpenter received her PhD in cell and developmental biology from Illinois in 2003 (under the name Anne Nye).
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Susan Lindquist, Scientist Who Made Genetic Discoveries Using Yeast, Dies at 67
Susan Lindquist, a molecular biologist whose conceptually daring work with yeast proteins opened new avenues to understanding gene functioning and degenerative diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, died on Thursday in Boston. She was 67.
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Growing Blood Vessels in the Lab
With the goal of providing a ready supply of vessels, Laura Niklason created a prototype engineered blood vessel in 1997, and in 2012 an advanced version was used successfully in the first human patient. The FDA has fast-tracked the engineered blood vessel, moving it into Phase 3 human clinical...
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Illinois Alumni Makes Lasting Mark in Physiology
Frank continues to visit the Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and to lend his support and expertise. “The Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology is a small, but strong department, that is central to the research and educational missions of the School of MCB and the...