Microbiology

Editorial Calls for Carl Woese to be Awarded Nobel Prize

Nature Reviews Microbiology has published an editorial lauding the contributions of Crafoord Prize recipient Professor of Microbiology Carl Woese.

James Slauch Recognized as University Scholar

Professor of Microbiology James Slauch has been recognized as a University Scholar. The program recognizes the university’s most talented teachers, scholars and researchers.

James Slauch Elected to American Academy of Microbiology

Professor of Microbiology and Director of the Medical Scholars Program James Slauch has been elected to the American Academy of Microbiology.

Posttranslational Methylation by PRMT5 Increases SHP Repression Activity upon Bile Acid Signaling

The journal Molecular and Cellular Biology is featuring "Arginine methylation by PRMT5 at a naturally-occurring mutation site is critical for liver metabolic regulation by Small Heterodimer Partner" by corresponding author Associate Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Jongsook Kim...

New Textbook Published by Three MCB Faculty

American Society for Microbiology Press has just published Bacterial Pathogenesis: a Molecular Approach, 3rd Edition, by Brenda A. Wilson, Abigail A. Salyers, Dixie D. Whitt, and Malcolm E. Winkler.

Carl Woese Co-Authors a Paper in Annual Reviews of Condensed Matter Physics

Professor of Biochemistry and Crafoord Prize Recipient Carl Woese is co-author of a paper to appear in Annual Reviews of Condensed Matter Physics.

Linda Birnbaum and Keith Westcott Honored by LAS with Top Alumni Awards

Linda Birnbaum and Keith Westcott are two of the four winners of the top alumni awards from the University of Illinois College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in 2010.

Mayo-Illinois Strategic Alliance for Technology-Based Health Care

Associate Professor of Microbiology Brenda Wilson is co-leader in a project in which the University of Illinois joins forces with the Mayo Clinic.

Colin Wraight and James Imlay Receive MCB Faculty Excellence Award

On Friday, September 10, the MCB Faculty Excellence Award was presented to Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Computational Biology, and Plant Biology Colin Wraight; and to Professor of Microbiology James Imlay.

Histone H1 regulates gene activity throughout the cell cycle

A team of researchers, including Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Craig Mizzen and Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Ann Nardulli, has published a study in the Journal of Cell Biology entitled "Histone H1 phosphorylation is associated with transcription by RNA...