Kannanganattu Prasanth Published in The Embo Journal

Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Prasanth Kannanganattu is co-lead author on "A long nuclear-retained non-coding RNA regulates synaptogenesis by modulating gene expression," now appearing in advance online publication in Embo Journal.

Supriya Prasanth published in PNAS

Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Supriya Prasanth is lead and co-corresponding author of a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, "Human origin recognition complex is essential for HP1 binding to chromatin and heterochromatin organization." The...

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...

Benita Katzenellebogen Helps Discover How Estrogen Can Prevent Vascular Disease Without Increasing Cancer Risk

Swanlund Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and Cell and Developmental Biology Benita Katzenellebogen contributed to a study led by University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center that pinpointed a set of biological mechanisms through which estrogen confers its beneficial effects on...

Mizzen Lab Findings Published in Journal of Cell Biology

Yupeng Zheng, a graduate student in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, and Jennifer Schultz-Norton, a post-doctoral worker in the Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, were two of the authors in a paper published by the Journal of Cell Biology.

Fragile X Syndrome

In this article, Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Stephanie Ceman discusses her research on Fragile X Syndrome.

The School of Molecular and Cellular Biology Awards Ceremony

The School of Molecular and Cellular Biology Awards Ceremony was held Thursday, May 6, to recognize a number of our faculty, undergraduate students, and graduate students for excellence in teaching, academics, and research.

Martha Gillette And Gene Robinson featured in new videos

Alumni Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology and Affiliate Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Martha Gillette is featured in a new online video entitled "Neurosciences: The Clock." Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Gene Robinson appears in a video entitled "...

Songbird genome sings of the communicating brain

Professor of Neuroscience and Cell and Developmental Biology David Clayton and colleagues have analyzed the genome of the Australian zebra finch, deriving clues to its use of song in vocal communication.

Illinois Partners in New NSF Center to Investigate Creation of Biological Machines

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $25 million to establish the Emergent Behaviors of Integrated Cellular Systems (EBICS) Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and the Georgia Institute of Technology.