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Xinzhu Yu receives NIH Director's New Innovator Award

2023-10-03

Xinzhu Yu, a professor of molecular and integrative physiology in the School of Molecular & Cellular Biology, is a recipient of the...

Protein p53 regulates learning, memory, sociability in mice

2023-09-28

University of Illinois researchers have established the protein p53 as critical for regulating sociability, repetitive behavior, and hippocampus-related learning and memory in mice, illuminating the relationship between the protein-coding gene TP53 and neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders...

Researchers make new insights into bacterial cell cycle

2023-04-07

Three scientists in the Mera Lab, Stephanie Puentes-Rodriguez, Paola Mera, and Inoka Menikpurage, stand together smiling for the camera. They are in the doorway leading from one lab space to additional lab space. They are all smiling.

In a recent paper published in the Journal of Bacteriology, the Mera Lab focused on how the bacterium Caulobacter crescentus coordinates the replication and separation of the chromosome simultaneously. The researchers found that the regulators of those two crucial events communicate with each other...

Possible genetic basis and mouse model found for severe nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

2023-02-10

Illustration of a human standing with a DNA strand circling the human. Image by Michael Vincent.

The SRSF1 gene acts as a guardian against DNA damage in the liver, School of MCB researchers found. When it is missing or inactivated, severe nonalcoholic fatty liver disease symptoms develop.

Researchers demonstrate new cancer drug development method

2023-02-02

Emad Tajkhorshid poses by journal covers

Researchers from the School of Molecular & Cellular Biology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the University of Illinois Chicago collaborated to highlight lipid-protein interaction as a new avenue for oncology drug development.

Research: Reading for pleasure can strengthen memory in older adults

2023-01-20

Exterior of Beckman Institute at nighttime. Lights in the building are on and trees along path to the building are illuminated.

Researchers at the Beckman Institute, with help from the Champaign Public Library, investigated the potential benefits of reading in improving memory. They found that regular, engaged leisure reading can strengthen memory skills in older adults, laying the groundwork for better practices in...

Experts boost activity of potential therapeutic target in triple-negative breast cancer

2022-11-30

John Katzenellenbogen, left, Benita Katzenellenbogen, right, stand together in front of a lab bench, smiling for the camera.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Less than 20% of diagnosed breast cancers are designated “triple-negative,” meaning that the affected tissues lack three types of receptors often found in other breast cancer types, but TNBCs are often aggressive with ...

NIH renews support for computational work that advances biomedical research

2022-11-08

Since its launch more than three decades ago, researchers with the Macromolecular Modeling and Bioinformatics Center at the University of Illinois have developed powerful modeling, simulation, and visualization software tools that help researchers better...

Researchers explore gene interactions in influenza to help improve accuracy of flu vaccines

2022-10-06

Person in mask gives student a flu shot at a flu shot clinic provided by McKinley Health Center at the University of Illinois.

The influenza virus, which causes the flu, is a major public health issue, infecting millions of people and estimated to cost $10 billion in direct medical costs in the United States each year. Like most viruses, influenza mutates rapidly as it spreads, making it difficult to vaccinate against...

Lethal damage to the ribosome, arguably the most important machinery in living organisms, can be repaired

2022-09-27

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New research from University of Illinois biochemistry professor Raven Huang reveals that lethal ribosomal damage in bacteria can be reversed by a pair of bacterial enzymes named PrfH and RtcB. The finding raises the question of whether similar ribosomal damage can also be repaired in humans because...

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