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MCB Undergrad and Staff Writer Wins Science Journalism Student Award

2013-10-25

A tight shot of a microscope with a soft orange gradient layer.

MCB senior and Communications Office writer Chelsey Coombs has won the Society of Neuroscience 2013 Science Journalism Student Award.

It takes a(n academic) village to determine an enzyme's function

2013-10-24

Professor of Microbiology John Cronan, Professor of Biochemistry John Gerlt and Professor of Chemistry Jonathan Sweedler, along with colleagues from two other institutions, teamed up to discover the role of an enzyme known as HpbD in its bacterial host, Pelagibaca bermudensis.

Researcher in Newmark Laboratory Wins Bioart Contest

2013-10-24

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Bo Wang, a post-doctoral researcher, is one of twelve winners of the NIH's BioArt Contest.

Susan Martinis Named as a 2013 University Scholar

2013-09-12

The Office of the Vice President of Academic Affairs recognized Professor and Head of Biochemistry Susan Martinis as one of six University Scholars at the Urbana-Champaign campus for 2013.

"Photosynthesis Research" Dedicates Article Series to Govindjee

2013-09-12

Govindjee stands next to a plaque outside titled "Understanding Photosynthesis."

The journal "Photosynthesis Research" announced the publication of a series of articles in honor of Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry Govindjee's contributions to photosynthesis research and education.

College of Medicine Recognizes Byron Kemper, Abigail Salyers for Excellence

2013-09-10

The College of Medicine at Illinois recognized Emeritus Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Byron Kemper and Arends Professor Emerita of Microbiology Abigail A. Salyers for their excellence in research and teaching.

Ning Sun Receives Baxter Young Investigator Award

2013-08-02

Biochemistry Ph.D. student Ning Sun (Huimin Zhao Lab) was selected to receive a Baxter Young Investigator Award.

Daniel Llano Selected as Pew Scholars Nominee

2013-07-22

Dan Llano sits at a desk with a computer in the background.

Congratulations to Assistant Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and the College of Medicine, and Carle Foundation Hospital neurologist Daniel Llano, who has been selected as the Urbana campus nominee for the 2014 Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences.

Assistant Professor Auinash Kalsotra Awarded Two-Year Roy J. Carver Trust Grant

2013-08-03

Auinash Kalsotra was recently awarded a two-year grant to study the functional role of RNA processing, a cellular process that, among other roles, regulates liver regeneration.

How to Grow a New Head

2013-07-24

Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator Phillip Newmark and his colleague James Sikes have found an answer to a vexing biological riddle.

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