Meet MCB: Professor Jongsook Kim Kemper

Jongsook Kim Kemper
Dr. Kemper is Professor Emeritus of Molecular & Integrative Physiology. Her lab focuses on metabolic signaling and epigenomic control of metabolism and energy balance.

School of MCB recognizes contributions of faculty, staff, grad students

Alma Mater is all ready for the holidays with a winter scarf, ear muffs and holiday lights. Her garb is completed with a mask during this era of COVID-19.
The School of MCB is proud to recognize its stellar faculty and staff for their valuable contributions to the research and instructional missions of the school. At the 2022 Holiday Celebration, MCB director Milan Bagchi, Deborah Paul Professor of Molecular & Cellular Biology, gave awards...

In Memoriam: Tony Waldrop, physiologist and university leader

Tony Waldrop
With deep sadness, the School of Molecular & Cellular Biology and Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology shares the news of the death of physiologist and university administrator Tony Waldrop. He passed away on Dec. 3, 2022, in Chapel Hill, NC, according to news reports. ...

Illinois researchers test nicotinic hypothesis of COVID-19

Authors Nicole Godellas, Gisela Cymes, and Claudio Grosman sit together in a row outside, smiling.
Although researchers have learned much about SARS-CoV-2, the vast array of unexplained symptoms associated with acute and post-acute ("long") COVID-19 warrants the search for additional biochemical pathways involved. On the basis of amino-acid sequence analyses and computational approaches, it has...

New therapeutic target identified for triple-negative breast cancer

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Breast cancer is categorized into three major subtypes: hormone receptor-positive, HER2-positive, and triple-negative. Although there are targeted therapeutic approaches for the first two, there are limited options for triple negative-breast cancer patients. In a new study, researchers have...

Graduate College welcomes first cohort of career exploration fellows

Two headshots side by side of Sneha Das, Microbiology, and Nicole Godellas, Molecular and Integrative Physiology
The Graduate College is excited to announce the first cohort of fellows participating in its Career Exploration Fellowship Program. The program connects doctoral students with university administrative units for substantive, mentored work experiences where they can develop skills and explore...