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
Department News
Below are articles from various sources about members of MCB and their research.
June 27, 2023
June 15, 2023
Robert Saxton, Assistant Professor of Immunology and Molecular Medicine, has received the 2023 ICIS-Regeneron New Investigator Award for Excellence in Cytokine & Interferon Research. Dr.
June 07, 2023
Filipa Rijo-Ferreira, Assistant Professor (Affiliated) of Immunology and Molecular Medicine, is one of 15 scientists named as Searle Scholars for 2023 for her research on "Circadian host-parasite interactions and their impact on malaria transmission".
May 31, 2023
Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, Development and Physiology, Ian Swinburne, was named one of the 2023-2024 Hellman Fellows.
May 31, 2023
David Weisblat, Professor of the Graduate School Division of Cell Biology, Development and Physiology, was elected to the 2023 Society for Developmental Biology (SDB) Academy.
May 30, 2023
Eva Nogales, Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology, has received the 2023 Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine for pioneering structural biology that enabled visualisation, at the level of individual atoms, of the protein machines responsible for gene transcription, one of life’s fundamental processes.
May 30, 2023
We are excited to report that the MCB Class of 2023 senior gift campaign to raise funds for sponsored research stipends has met their goal of $5,000! Thanks to the generosity of our community, more MCB students will be able to receive stipends and have transformative research experiences. This year's funds will support 5 undergraduate students to receive $1,000 research stipends in the 2023-2024 academic year.
May 16, 2023
Congratulations to Susan Marqusee on her new leadership role as Assistant Director at the NSF starting June 20, 2023. Marqusee will work for the federal government on loan from UC Berkeley to lead the NSF's effort across the BIO Directorate and work together with the rest of the executive leadership team to further the overall mission of the NSF.
May 16, 2023
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