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Department News
Below are articles from various sources about members of MCB and their research.
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Christopher Chang, Professor of Molecular Therapeutics, and Michelle Chang, Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology, are both recipients of 2024 American Chemical Society (ACS) National Awards.
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Megan Martik, Assistant Professor of Genetics, Genomics, Evolution, and Development, and Filipa Rijo-Ferreira, Assistant Professor (Affiliated) of Immunology and Molecular Medicine, both received 2023 NIH Director’s New Innovator Awards.
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Congratulations to MCB postdoc Raul Ramos (Bautista and Lumpkin Labs) on being named one of the 2023 Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Hanna Gray Fellows! This prestigious award from the HHMI supports early career scientists with the potential to become leaders in biomedical science.
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We are excited to announce the recipients of our annual MCB Outstanding Postdoctoral Fellows Awards! Each year, the department honors postdocs for excellence in research, leadership, and service.
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The ARC institute had awarded two MCB faculty members with recent awards. Robert Saxton, Assistant Professor of Immunology and Molecular Medicine, is an Ignite Award Recipient and Alanna Schepartz, Professor of Molecu
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Congratulations to Stephen Brohawn on receiving tenure and his promotion to MCB Associate Professor of Neurobiology!
The Brohawn laboratory researches the molecular basis of sensory transduction and cellular electrical signaling. Read more...
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Congratulations to James Nuñez, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology, on receiving a 2023 Spark Award from the Bakar Fellows Program.
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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