Cell & Developmental Biology (CDB)

Janhavi Kolhe: Recipient of the Tom and Cynthia Cycyota Research Scholarship

2022-01-20

The Department of Cell and Developmental Biology profiles PhD student Janhavi Kolhe, recipient of the Tom and Cynthia Cycyota Research Scholarship.

Faculty selected for Big Ten Academic Alliance leadership development programs

2021-12-21

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Faculty and staff members from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have been chosen to participate in the Big Ten Academic Alliance Academic Leadership Program and the Big Ten Academic Alliance Department Executive Officer Seminar.

Where are they now? CCIL scholarship awardee You Jin Song

2021-12-15

You Jin Song smiles for camera outside on campus on a fall day.

You Jin Song, a third year Ph.D. candidate in Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) researcher Kannanganattu Prasanth’s lab, is studying the effects of MALAT1, a long-noncoding RNA that is believed to play an important role in many cancers including breast and lung cancer. This project is supported by a...

New "Cryo-EM" technology illuminates life

2021-11-02

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Thanks to the installation of a cryogenic electron microscope at the University of Illinois, researchers are exploring what was once hidden or difficult to study at the molecular level.

Champaign-Urbana students conduct nutrition research during virtual summer camp

2021-10-19

The School of Molecular & Cellular Biology partnered with the eClose Institute to offer a new program for middle and high school students from historically excluded groups that introduces them to scientific research opportunities.

Meet Kevin Van Bortle, assistant professor of cell and developmental biology

2021-10-11

The School of Molecular & Cellular Biology and Department of Cell & Developmental Biology are thrilled to welcome new faculty member Kevin Van Bortle! He joins us from the Stanford University School of Medicine, where he conducted his postdoctoral research. We recently spoke with him about...

In Memoriam: Albert Feng, professor and former head of molecular and integrative physiology

2021-09-15

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Albert Feng, a passionate and beloved scholar who studied the neural basis of sound communication, has passed away.

Researchers discover widespread, specific lipid binding by a large family of human proteins

2021-08-17

Specific PIP binding by full-length human PH domain proteins.

Phospholipid-protein interactions play an essential role in the regulation of many important cellular processes. The largest family of putative lipid-binding proteins contain the pleckstrin homology (PH) domain. Previous studies in the field estimate that approximately 10 percent of the PH protein...

Cancer Center at Illinois awards two MCB PhD students scholarships for research projects

2021-07-13

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Congratulations to two School of Molecular & Cellular Biology PhD students who have been awarded Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) Graduate Cancer Scholarships to pursue cancer research projects under the mentorship of Illinois scientists.

MCB faculty among recipients of Cancer Center at Illinois seed grants

2021-06-23

Nine interdisciplinary projects designed by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign faculty, including several from the School of Molecular & Cellular Biology, were selected for the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) annual seed grant awards.

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