Alumni

Biology Alumnus Receives Illini Comeback Award

2017-10-25

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.

Alumnus Thomas Cycyota Receives American Association of Tissue Banks Award

2017-10-23

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.

Meet MCB: Alumni In-Hyun Park

2016-12-31

In-Hyun Park gets at the genetic roots of Rett syndrome using iPS cells.

Meet MCB: Alumna Anne Carpenter

2016-12-31

Anne Carpenter received her PhD in cell and developmental biology from Illinois in 2003 (under the name Anne Nye).

Susan Lindquist, Scientist Who Made Genetic Discoveries Using Yeast, Dies at 67

2016-12-31

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.

Growing Blood Vessels in the Lab

2016-12-31

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...

Illinois Alumni Makes Lasting Mark in Physiology

2016-12-31

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...

James Spudich Receives a 2016 Alumni Achievement Award for his groundbreaking research on how we move

2016-12-31

Spudich has made his mark with pioneering discoveries on molecular motors—the tiny powerhouses responsible for movement at the cellular level. For this research, he has won a 2016 Alumni Achievement Award—one in a long line of honors. He also won the prestigious Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research...

2016 MCB Convocation Address by Dr. Deborah A. Paul

2016-06-14

"Do something that means something to you; that you are passionate about."

Professor David Shapiro Named Eugene Howe Scholar in Biochemistry

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.

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