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MCB scientists launch new RNA club at University of Illinois
A new club at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign aims to bring together RNA researchers from across campus to share ideas, expertise, and cultivate collaborations.
The RNA club is open to all, including faculty, research scientists,...
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College of LAS honors Dr. Stephanie Ceman with teaching award
Dr. Stephanie Ceman, Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology, has been honored with a College of Liberal Arts & Sciences...
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Meet MCB: Undergraduate Johnny Plonsker
Johnny Plonsker, an MCB major and member of Dr. Xin Li's lab, is this year's recipient of the Tom and Cynthia Cycyota Research Fellowship. Communications intern and MCB Honors student Vani Sharma spoke with him for the Cell &...
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Celebrating the 2024 Undergraduate Research Symposium Winners
The School of Molecular & Cellular Biology is proud to announce the winners of the 2024 Undergraduate Research Symposium, held on November 13, 2024.
This annual event showcases the hard work of our undergraduate researchers, who contribute to advancing knowledge in biochemistry, cell and...
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Winners announced for "Life Inspiring:" A gallery of images from the School of MCB
The School of Molecular & Cellular Biology is pleased to congratulate the winners of its “Life Inspiring” art competition, which celebrates the intersection of life sciences and art.
Earlier this year, undergraduate and graduate students were encouraged to submit original works of art...
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Asking “Big questions”: UI researchers illuminate on transcriptional interplay among RNA polymerase enzymes
Investigators from the University of Illinois have created a whole-genome map that charts the occupancies of RNA polymerase enzymes in humans, discovering unexpected patterns in the process. Their findings appear in ...
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New campuswide project will develop rapid manufacturing of tumor models
Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will develop a radically new platform to manufacture tumor models and expand their availability for medical research and personalized medicine, thanks to a $21 million grant from the Advanced Research Projects...
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The mystery of schistosomes: Q&A with parasitologist Jim Collins
Jim Collins’ research isn’t for the faint of heart — or stomach.
“We don’t talk about it at the dinner table,” he laughed.
Collins, a parasitologist who conducted his postdoctoral work at the University of Illinois, studies parasitic flatworms known as schistosomes. These parasites have caused...
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With, not on: Reimagining autism in research
In the past six months, Laura Hetrick has spoken to more researchers than she has in her last 14 years at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
“The last thing an autistic person wants to hear is, ‘You...
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Five Minutes With: Medical writer Christina Rosenberger (PhD, '16, cell and developmental biology)
In this new series of interviews with members of the School of Molecular & Cellular Biology community, we chat with Christina Rosenberger (PhD, 2016, cell and developmental biology), a medical writer and clinical research specialist with the National Cancer Institute's...