STEAM TRAIN 2022 adventure completed

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When one imagines what 6th-8th grade students might be interested in, these projects may not immediately come to mind: studying metabolism in the Minecraft universe, investigating whether toxic frogs know they are toxic, printing 3D corals, building a robot that can deliver snacks or one that can...

Congratulations to student award winners!

Text on photo: Congrats to MCB student award winners. Various pictures from May 2022 awards ceremony interspersed with squares and blocks filled solid with orange and blue.
The School of Molecular & Cellular Biology is pleased to announce the winners of its 2021-2022 student awards, fellowships, and scholarships.These awards recognize academic achievement, research accomplishments, and excellence in teaching. We’re proud to have so many outstanding students....

Celebrating individuality at UIUC

Michael Kraft stands smiling outside Illini Union wearing a U of I t-shirt.
LAS students, including MCB major Michael Kraft, recently shared how they saw the Power of I through the individuality they experienced on campus. Each person you see walking to their classes has a unique story waiting to be told. My very first class was LAS 101, which enrolled students...

Beckman Institute Student Researcher Spotlight: Madeleine Subach

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From attending biology lectures to working in a lab full of researchers, this month's featured student researcher at Beckman Institute, Madeleine Subach, is driven to investigate issues in human tissue cell signaling. Her research contributes to the improvement of recovery methods following muscle...

MCB undergraduates explore health care innovation

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Integrated research, innovative education, and entrepreneurship activities are foundational to the Mayo Clinic & Illinois Alliance’s mission to advance clinical research and translation. Key to that mission is training the next generation of biomedical scientists.

University of Illinois iGEM Team 2021 Brings Home Bronze Medal

Members of the 2021 iGEM team pose atop a bright green sculpture outside IGB.
CABBI and the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB) are sponsoring six undergraduate students from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to take part in the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Competition during Spring and Summer 2021. The annual iGEM Jamboree is...