UNDERGRADUATE LAB EXPERIENCE I: From Students to Scientists

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“I still remember the picture I took of my first electrophoresis gel,” said Andrew Smith, a senior in MCB. “I still have it.” Smith was not conducting research in a faculty lab when he ran his first gel, nor was he working as a biotechnology intern. He was attending his introductory, sophomore-year...

Roger Adams Lab and Burrill Hall Renovation

Biochemistry Roger Adams Lab renovations
Roger Adams Laboratory and Burrill Hall are undergoing $12 million renovations to improve energy efficiency and upgrade their interiors. Once construction is finished, researchers will benefit from modern laboratory spaces and increased safety. The third and fourth floors of Roger Adams Laboratory...

21st Annual CMB-MB Symposium

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The Cell and Molecular Biology & Molecular Biophysics (CMB-MB) Training Grant Program celebrated its 21st annual research symposium in fall of 2008. The program encourages graduate students to explore interdisciplinary research including genetics, physiology, biophysics, and microbiology

An Emerging Field for a Rising Professor

Cari Vanderpool
Assistant Professor of Microbiology Carin Vanderpool, never predicted she would be in the position she is today. After only two years at the University of Illinois she has created a lab from the ground up, been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and made great strides...

MCB Professors Discover Unusual Chemical Reaction

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Professor of Microbiology William Metcalf, Associate Professor of Biochemistry Satish Nair, and Affiliate Professor of Biochemistry Wilfred van der Donk have identified and analyzed an iron-containing enzyme involved in a bond-breaking reaction.

MCB Undergraduate Awards

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Numerous teachers and students were honored in this year's School of Molecular and Cellular Biology Awards Ceremony, held in May.

Neural Systems Modeling, by Thomas Anastasio

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In August, 2009, Sinauer Associates Inc. publishes Neural Systems Modeling, by Thomas Anastasio, associate professor of molecular and integrative physiology. The book was selected by the publisher as their featured book for the spring.

UNDERGRADUATE LAB EXPERIENCE II: Undergraduate Research in Faculty Labs

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In 2001 Heather Vlamakis coauthored a paper detailing the spread of antibiotic resistance among bacteria in the human body.  It was one of the first publications to show that bacteria can share antibiotic resistance genes in natural settings, and Vlamakis did her work as an undergraduate...