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MCB students among 2022 Campus Undergraduate Research Symposium Award Winners
Two School of Molecular & Cellular Biology students were named winners at the 2022 Undergraduate Research Symposium.
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Decoding Life with MCB: Eating Disorders
Life is extraordinary. So is the work we do. In a brand new podcast series, Decoding Life with MCB, the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign explores the impact of our students, faculty, staff, and alumni in each episode.
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Research illuminates balancing act for protein linked to Fragile X Syndrome and Alzheimer's disease
A new study by researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign suggests the overexpression of a particular gene could serve as a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease. Their findings could also lead to better understandings of the links between Alzheimer’s disease, Fragile X Syndrome, and...
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Meet MCB: Molecular & Integrative Physiology PhD student Hashni Epa Vidana Gamage
Hashni Epa Vidana Gamage is a PhD student in the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. In our latest "Meet MCB" video, Hashni shares what it means to her to be a part of a lab researching ways to improve breast cancer treatment.
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In Memoriam: Victor Ramirez, pioneering neuroendocrinologist
With great sadness, the School of Molecular & Cellular Biology shares the news of the passing of Dr. Victor D. Ramirez, a preeminent neuroendocrinologist who served as professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics from...
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MCB team identifies compound with potent antiseizure effects
Researchers studying epileptic seizures of the temporal lobe – the most common type of epilepsy – discovered a compound that reduces seizures in the hippocampus, a brain region where many such seizures originate. The compound, known as TC-2153, lessened the severity of seizures in mice. The...
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Cancer Center at Illinois team finds treatment of liver metastases in breast cancer patients improved by low-carb diets
Urbana, Ill. – A new study by Cancer Center at Illinois Education Program Leader, Zeynep Madak-Erdogan and her team, have found a new mechanism of endocrine resistance in breast cancers metastasized to the liver.
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PhD candidate in molecular & integrative physiology named finalist for Research Live! Showcase
A graduate student in the School of Molecular & Cellular Biology competed in the Illinois Graduate College's Research Live! Showcase at the Krannert Center for Performing Arts.
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Carle Illinois research reveals new insight into links between Alzheimer's Disease and hearing loss
Researchers at Carle Illinois College of Medicine have uncovered new evidence about hearing loss in patients with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). It pinpoints unexpected areas of brain shrinkage in AD patients with hearing loss. The work could eventually lead to earlier intervention and new treatment...
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Scientists join together to present findings on impact of lipids on metabolic diseases
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign recently hosted the 4th Big Ten Academic Alliance Lipid meeting, bringing together dozens of scientists from across the country to share their expertise on how lipids impact metabolic diseases.