Molecular & Integrative Physiology (MIP)

Researchers: Breast Cancer Deadlier in Heart Attack Survivors

2020-07-15

Breast cancer patients are 60 percent more likely to die of cancer after surviving a heart attack, according to a new study published in Nature Medicine.

Researchers uncover a key mechanism for embryonic implantation during early pregnancy

2020-07-14

Nearly two percent of pregnant women will face recurrent miscarriages, defined as the spontaneous loss of three or more consecutive pregnancies. Of that two percent, half of those miscarriages cannot be explained. Scientists assume genetic factors may play a role, but to date they have not been...

MIP Professor Benita Katzenellenbogen named Senior Advisor for the Cancer Center at Illinois

2020-06-24

Benita S. Katzenellenbogen, Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been appointed Senior Advisor to the Director of the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL), Rohit Bhargava.

Liqian Ma awarded Mead Graduate Fellowship

2020-06-17

The University of Illinois School of Molecular and Cellular Biology is pleased to announce the inaugural recipient of the Julie and David Mead Graduate Fellowship.

Simulated sea slug gets addicted to drug

2020-06-16

Cyberslug was modeled on Pleurobranchaea californica, a sea slug with a simple nervous system.

Rhanor Gillette and his colleagues simulated a sea slug brain in a computer model, added a few extra circuits, and gave it access to food and an intoxicating drug. The work offers insight into the process of addiction and will be a useful tool for further studies, Gillette said.

MCB's Commitment to Diversity and Equity

2020-06-03

The School of Molecular and Cellular Biology would like to follow up on the statement sent out by the University of Illinois on Saturday. As noted by UI President Timothy Killeen, “The horrifying image of George Floyd dying as a police officer knelt on his neck is one that will be forever burned...

Researchers find mutation hotspots for severe form of genetic epilepsy that give insights into the underlying pathogenesis

2020-05-06

The lab of Hee Jung Chung, Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, recently released a paper in Scientific Reports titled “Identifying mutation hotspots reveals pathogenetic mechanisms of KCNQ2 epileptic encephalopathy” to help fill in the gaps in our...

Study reveals neuronal response following chronic activation of an epilepsy- and autism-linked receptor

2020-03-30

First author Dai-Chi Liu alongside Dr. Nien-Pei Tsai.

Group 1 metabotropic glutamate receptors (Gp1 mGluRs) are essential for neuroplasticity, neurodevelopment and cognition, but chronically active Gp1 mGluRs has been linked to many pathologic conditions including epilepsy and autism spectrum disorders. To characterize the effects of chronically...

Love, science, and a drink remedy for space travel

2020-02-24

Carol Greenleaf and her late husband, John, on the deck of their home. (Photo courtesy of Carol Greenleaf.)

A unique and lifelong pursuit of knowledge for Carol Greenleaf and her late husband, John, began at Illinois.

Erik Nelson named Gunsalus Scholar

2020-02-20

Erik Nelson, Assistant Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, has been named the 2020-2021 Gunsalus Scholar by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for his work on cholesterol metabolism and cancer.

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