Undergradaute Research

My summer as a Berkowitz Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow

Hand using a pipette
Anuprova Bhowmik is a fourth-year Molecular and Cellular Biology and Computer Science + Chemistry student at the University of Illinois. This is her first-hand account of being an undergraduate researcher in an MCB lab and a recipient of the 2026 Berkowitz Summer Undergraduate Research...

Undergrads begin summer programs at Mayo Clinic in biomedical research, community health

collage of seven undergraduates in the School of Molecular & Cellular Biology
Eighteen University of Illinois undergraduates, including seven from the School of Molecular & Cellular Biology, will join researchers and...

First person: Undergraduates connect and present research at neuroscience conference

Undergraduate presents research poster to attendee of neuroscience conference
Amber Smith, a neuroscience major in the School of Molecular & Cellular Biology, is president of the Undergraduate Neuroscience Society. She is also an undergraduate researcher in ...

MCB graduate wins Fulbright, will research gene editing therapies abroad

two female and two male college students
Congratulations to recent MCB graduate Mia Rode on being awarded a Fulbright grant!Five University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign students and recent graduates were offered Fulbright grants to pursue international education, research and teaching experiences around the globe this coming year. Four of...