Microbiology

New study seeks to better understand virus shedding patterns

2024-05-06

A brown-haired man in a tan shirt standing in a laboratory, posing with his arms crossed.

A new study from the School of Molecular & Cellular Biology seeks to better understand shedding patterns among common respiratory viruses by closely examining the immune system before, during, and after infection. The FLUdetect study, headed by...

"Accidental Offer" Shaped Career Trajectory of LAS Alumni Award Winner

2024-04-02

Congratulations to Dr. Monteggia, a 2024 College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient! Lisa Monteggia’s journey to a career in psychiatric neuroscience began nearly forty years ago in a microbiology lab at...

Congratulations to winners of the 2024 Graduate Research Retreat

2024-04-02

Five students smile while holding award certificates.

The School of Molecular & Cellular Biology is pleased to announce the award winners from the 2024 Graduate Research Retreat, held at the I Hotel and Illinois Conference Center on Friday, March 29. Awards were...

School of MCB alumni chosen for College of LAS awards

2024-01-16

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Eight alumni of the University of Illinois College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, including two with ties to the School of Molecular & Cellular Biology, will receive recognition during the college’s 2024 alumni awards at a celebration in April. They are researchers and entrepreneurs who have...

Congratulations to James Imlay, selected as Swanlund Chair

2024-01-11

Nine University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign faculty members, including microbiology professor James Imlay, have been named university endowed chairs...

New insights into what helps Salmonella cause infections

2024-01-04

Scanning electron micrograph of Salmonella typhimurium invading a human epithelial cell.

Salmonella is notorious for surviving and replicating in macrophages, which are normally lethal to invading bacteria because of their inhospitable environment. In a new study, researchers have discovered how a system of proteins, called TamAB, helps Salmonella survive under the...

Meet Yan Zhang, new assistant professor of biochemistry

2023-11-30

The School of Molecular & Cellular Biology and Department of Biochemistry are pleased to welcome Dr. Yan Zhang as assistant professor of biochemistry. Dr. Zhang joined us in November 2023 from the University...

Meet Nkrumah Grant, new assistant professor of microbiology

2023-11-27

The School of Molecular & Cellular Biology and Department of Microbiology are pleased to welcome Dr. Nkrumah Grant as assistant professor of microbiology. Grant joined us in November 2023 from Michigan...

Researchers investigate how human stomach cells recognize and minimize damage to mitochondria during H. pylori infection

2023-11-06

Steven Blanke and Ami Seeger stand in front of a lab bench in Burrill Hall in October 2023.

University of Illinois researchers have elucidated a mechanism whereby gastric cells detect and respond to toxin infiltration within the cell’s powerhouse, the mitochondria. The Blanke lab, within the Department of Microbiology in the School of Molecular & Cellular...

Undergrad explores the interactions between archaea and their viruses in extreme environments

2023-10-19

MCB major Catherine Koterba stands outside an orange sculpture at the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

Coming into the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Catherine Koterba was a pre-med student with a passion for astronomy. Three years later, she is a microbiologist studying thermophilic archaea from the hot springs of Yellowstone National Park. On the surface, this appears to be quite the...

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