Congratulations to James Nuñez, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology, on receiving a 2023 Spark Award from the Bakar Fellows Program.
Department News
Below are articles from various sources about members of MCB and their research.
August 28, 2023
August 16, 2023
MCB is pleased to welcome our newest graduate students to the department! Learn fun facts about their favorite model organisms, childhood career aspirations, and more.
Photo credit: Shoey Sindel
August 09, 2023
Congratulations to MCB postdocs Danielle Garshott (Rapé Lab) and Jacob Steenwyk (King Lab) on being awarded 2023 Life Sciences Research Foundation (LSRF) fellowships!
August 02, 2023
David Drubin, Professor of Cell Biology, Development and Physiology, received the 2023 Keith R. Porter Lecture Award from the The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB). This award is named in memory of Keith R.
August 02, 2023
Coral Zhou, an MCB postdoc in Rebecca Heald's lab, received the 2023 Merton Bernfield Memorial Award from the The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB). This award was established to honor outstanding postdocs or graduate students with member donations in memory of pediatrician and cell biologist Merton Bernfield.
July 19, 2023
Ellen Lumpkin, Professor of Cell Biology, Development and Physiology, has been a selected as the winner of the 2023 Rennie Fund for the Study of Epilepsy. This award, from the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute (HWNI), will support her research proposal "Identifying Susceptibility Genes for Reflex Seizures".
July 19, 2023
MCB's newest division, Molecular Therapeutics (MTx), has officially launched and undergraduates now have the option to pursue this new major emphasis with classes starting this Fall 2023.
June 30, 2023
Michael Rapé, Professor of Cell Biology, Development and Physiology, has recently been elected as a new Associate Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO). 69 scientists have been named new members for their contributions spanning the spectrum of life science research.
June 27, 2023
Mark Plitt, an MCB postdoc in the lab of Yvette Fisher, has recently been named one of the 2023 Jane Coffin Childs Fellows. Twenty-seven new fellows were selected for this esteemed fellowship program in biomedical research based on their doctoral research accomplishments, innovative research plans, and their chosen scientific mentors