Meet MCB: Undergraduate Johnny Plonsker

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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 &...

Celebrating the 2024 Undergraduate Research Symposium Winners

Two winners of the 2024 MCB Undergraduate Research Symposium
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...

The mystery of schistosomes: Q&A with parasitologist Jim Collins

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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...

2024 Toogun Award winner recognized for exceptional research

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Established in 2015, the Oyetunji A. Toogun Memorial Award for Excellence in Research is an annual award named in honor of Tunji Toogun, a PhD student in the Department of Cell & Developmental Biology who passed away in 2007. The annual award recognizes CDB graduate students for their...

Congratulating the 2024 student award winners

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The School of Molecular & Cellular Biology honored dozens of undergraduate and graduate students at its annual award ceremony, held on May 2. These student awards, fellowships, and scholarships recognize academic achievement, research accomplishments, and excellence in teaching and are made...