Molecular & Integrative Physiology (MIP)

Overcoming drug resistance in breast cancer treatment

2024-09-12

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An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Illinois has discovered a potential new treatment option for drug-resistant breast cancer. Their findings, published in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment,...

Celebrating new School of MCB faculty scholars, distinguished promotions

2024-08-23

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Five faculty members from the School of Molecular & Cellular Biology have been recognized for their excellence in research and teaching through named scholar positions and distinguished promotions. Congratulations to Sayee Anakk, Auinash Kalsotra, Paola Mera, Lori Raetzman, and Joe Sanfilippo...

Endocrine Society honors Raeztman and Nelson with 2025 Laureate Awards

2024-08-21

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The Endocrine Society today announced it has chosen 14 leading endocrinologists as winners of its prestigious...

How do drugs like Ozempic work for weight loss?

2024-07-09

The weight-loss treatment landscape has been remade by a new class of injectable drugs, such as those sold under the names Ozempic and Wegovy. Patrick Sweeney is a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign professor of...

From 'CyberSlug' to 'CyberOctopus': New AI explores, remembers, seeks novelty, overcomes obstacles

2024-06-25

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By giving artificial intelligence simple associative learning rules based on the brain circuits that allow a sea slug to forage — and augmenting it with better episodic memory, like that of an octopus — scientists have built an AI that can navigate new environments, seek rewards, map landmarks and...

Friday Feature: Undergraduate Researcher Meher Swamy

2024-06-21

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This summer we're profiling recipients of summer undergraduate research fellowships to learn about their academic interests and glance into their daily lives as ...

Nelson named 2024 Researcher to Know

2024-05-29

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The School of Molecular & Cellular Biology is proud to announce that Erik Nelson has been named a 2024 Researcher to Know by the Illinois Science & Technology Coalition. Researchers to Know are selected by university...

Congratulating the 2024 student award winners

2024-05-07

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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...

Chernobyl and Biology: Dual Degree Prompts Alumni Award Winner to Pivot

2024-04-02

Congratulations to Dr. Mesa, a 2024 College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient! In April 1986, a nuclear reactor exploded at the Chernobyl Power Plant in the Soviet Union. The worst nuclear disaster in...

Congratulations to winners of the 2024 Graduate Research Retreat

2024-04-02

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The School of Molecular & Cellular Biology is pleased to announce the award winners from the 2024 Graduate Research Retreat, held at the I Hotel and Illinois Conference Center on Friday, March 29. Awards were...

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