Molecular & Integrative Physiology (MIP)

Multi-university Research Initiative (MURI) awarded to Rhanor Gillette's team

2019-06-29

Rhanor Gillette (Molecular and Integrative Physiology) is part of a team that has received a Multi-university Research Initiative (MURI) award. According to the Coordinated Science Laboratory at Illinois, this $7.5 million award is for building a Cyberoctopus, a software equivalent to the marine...

Study: Heterozygous loss of KCNQ2 potassium channel gene induces autism-associated behaviors

2019-08-21

Molecular and integrative physiology professor Hee Jung Chung, her postdoctoral fellow Eung Chang Kim, Psychology professor Justin Rhodes, and their colleagues discovered that heterozygous loss of KCNQ2 potassium channel gene induces autism-associated behaviors in mice including social avoidance,...

Researchers in MIP Explore Link Between Ovarian Cancer and Cholesterol

2019-07-31

Led by Sisi He from the Erik Nelson lab, researchers have found that a metabolite of cholesterol (27-hydroxycholesterol; 27HC) was essential for the growth of ovarian tumors in mice.

Mark Nelson's research demonstrates the success of interdisciplinary approaches

2019-05-13

From weakly electric fish to a robotic cockroach to a novel approach to using wireless networks for emergency response, Mark E. Nelson’s research career exemplifies the success of an interdisciplinary approach through his work in the Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and the...

Interview with Ann Nardulli, 1949-2018

2018-12-31

Prof. Ann Nardulli, an endocrinologist and cherished MIP faculty member, passed away on June 27, 2018. To honor Ann’s memory, we present excerpts of a conversation between Ann and Assistant Prof. Catherine Christian, conducted in September 2016 on the occasion of her retirement.

Living in a Cacophonous World

2018-12-31

We live in an environment characterized by a multitude of complex, diverse sounds. The ability to filter, select and understand specific sounds from this rich environment can impact learning, speech, and even our survival. Just imagine driving your car in heavy traffic while listening intently...

MCB Magazine: Small but Mighty; Tiny Organisms that Make a Big Impact

2018-12-17

Our fall issue of the MCB magazine focuses on the diverse ways in which microbes affect our health.

Anakk Lab: The consequences of losing a scaffold

2018-12-12

The Anakk lab has investigated the metabolic repercussions of deleting the scaffolding protein IQGAP1. These findings were published in a paper entitled "Identification of IQ motif-containing GTPase Activating Protein 1 as a regulator of long-term ketosis" in JCI Insight.

Christian Lab: Effects of epilepsy on neural activity in mice fluctuate with reproductive cycle, study finds

2018-10-14

Mice with epilepsy have altered patterns of neuron activity in the portion of the brain that controls the reproductive endocrine system, University of Illinois researchers report in a new study.

Study: Kidney stones have distinct geological histories

2018-09-18

Using a suite of techniques both common and new to geology and biology, researchers, from left, M.D./Ph.D. student Jessica Saw, geologist and microbiologist Bruce Fouke, microscopy expert and plant biologist Mayandi Sivaguru and their colleagues made new discoveries about how kidney stones...

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