🚨New publication!🚨 A research group co-led by #ILLINOIS predict that the adaptable archaea Nitrosopumilus maritimus will play a key role in shaping ocean biodiversity as the climate changes. 🧪 🔗Story link in bio. #MicroSky #newresearch #archaea #microbiology #climatechange

A picture is worth a thousand words or, in this case, billions of calculations. With help from @ncsaatillinois.bsky.social, Drs. Emad Tajkhorshid, Hale Şiir Hasdemir, and PhD candidates Yupeng Li and Carlos Cuellar revealed how membrane transport proteins in E. coli function. (Story link in bio)

In their new study, Dr. Hee Jung Chung's lab wanted to know when and why seizures occur in Alzheimer’s patients. “Can we stop it? If so, does that mitigate dementia risk and disease progression?” they asked. What they found: mcb.illinois.edu/news/2026-02... #Alzheimers #neuroscience #ILLINOIS

How can you leverage data to identify, treat, and manage health and disease? How are large biological datasets transforming research and industry? How can scientists enable efficient and accurate management of massive amounts of technical and biological data?

Celebrating a few of our creative, hard-working undergraduate researchers who earned awards at the campus symposium earlier this year. mcb.illinois.edu/news/2025-07...

How does regeneration come to a successful close when a tissue has healed? New research from @rachelsmithbolton.bsky.social explores this question in an article in Science Advances: go.mcb.illinois.edu/sbJune2025 #drosophila #regeneration #ILLINOIS

#Illinois researchers have successfully treated a common type of colorectal cancer tumor with a cholesterol inhibitor drug, demonstrating a promising treatment for the disease in animal experiments. The study was published in Nature Chemical Biology: go.mcb.illinois.edu/623 @nelsonlab.bsky.social

Dr. Anirudh Acharya is investigating how a key protein may influence brain plasticity and energy regulation in Fragile X syndrome, a leading inherited cause of intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder.

👏 A round of applause for Dr. Stephanie Ceman, professor of cell & developmental biology, chosen for a campus teaching award! 🏆 💙 🧡 #welldeserved news.illinois.edu/awards-honor...

Some notoriously difficult to treat infections may not be as resistant to antibiotics as has been thought, according to new research from #ILLINOIS using a microfluidic device that more closely duplicates the fluid flow found in the body than standard cultures. go.mcb.illinois.edu/flow

“Yerba mate is a very important plant to South America. To be able to say that we now have its genome is very powerful. It allows for in-depth research of how these valuable metabolites are produced,” said Dr. Andrea Hernandez Garcia. go.mcb.illinois.edu/yerba

Dr. Haneui Bae’s interest in neuroscience was ignited in high school while reading Eric Kandel’s, In Search of Memory. Today she is a postdoc at Illinois investigating the mechanisms and implications of liver dysfunctions in myotonic dystrophy. go.mcb.illinois.edu/hbae

Current treatment options for metastatic breast cancer are limited, but targeting cholesterol metabolism is a promising option for new therapeutics. go.mcb.illinois.edu/cholesterol

Meet Pallob, a Cell & Dev. Biology PhD student who focuses on muscle regeneration and the role of a protein called threonyl-tRNA synthetase (TARS) in cancer. When not in the lab, you can find him running through the streets of Champaign-Urbana.

We are grateful to have so many inspiring, accomplished, and generous alumni. In a little over a month we will celebrate two of them: Michelle Barton and Keith Westcott. The biochemistry alumni have been selected for College of Liberal Arts & Sciences alumni awards! las.illinois.edu/news/2025-02...

New research from the Ceman Lab will enhance scientists’ understanding of brain development and provide insight into the ways fear memory can plague individuals with autism, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder. go.mcb.illinois.edu/memory

From his medical training in Nigeria to his current research on myonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), ‘Fola Adesanya is working to better understand how diseases work at a molecular level and the development of new potential treatments.

"We still have a long way to go, but I believe that unlocking the immune system is going to revolutionize our ability to treat the disease." Shout out to Erik Nelson and team @nelsonlab.bsky.social #inspiring

The School of Molecular & Cellular Biology is hiring a lecturer of physiology and human anatomy. Please share with potential applicants! The deadline to apply is March 7, 2025. go.mcb.illinois.edu/anatomy

A truly heartening 'fireside chat' today with Dr. Anthony Fauci! “The future of science and medicine is bright even though we are in an arena of anti-science … The fact is the opportunities in science are really extraordinary.”

Congratulations to Dr. Ceman on a well-deserved award!

“Meet the Microbiologist" podcast recently featured our very own Brenda Wilson and Brian Ho. They spoke about the inspiration behind the book, Revenge of the Microbes, and offered insights on antimicrobial resistance and what is needed to improve the situation. asm.org/Podcasts/MTM... #AMR

New research from the Kalsotra lab provides insight into maturation and specialization of the fetal liver and offers valuable information to the field of regenerative medicine. Their findings were published in @genesdev.bsky.social go.mcb.illinois.edu/liver Congrats, @kalsotra-lab.bsky.social!

"Every experiment is a mystery waiting to be solved." Love this quote from Dr. Sayee Anakk, who explores liver metabolism in normal and diseased states. Get to know Dr. Anakk, who was recently featured in the department's newsletter: go.mcb.illinois.edu/anakk

Marni Boppart, a CDB affiliate faculty member, has been awarded the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on young professionals at the outset of their independent research careers. go.mcb.illinois.edu/PECASE

New research from the lab of Joe Sanfilippo demonstrates that the amount of hydrogen peroxide required to inhibit bacterial growth is 50x less than previously thought, at amounts naturally present in the human body. go.mcb.illinois.edu/bacteria

Researchers from the lab of Asma Hatoum-Aslan have reported complementary discoveries that will improve understanding of bacterial immune systems and equip clinicians with more options for treating antibiotic-resistant options. go.mcb.illinois.edu/crispr

New research from the Grosman lab - published in Science Advances - sheds light on signal transduction mechanisms in Cys-loop receptors, providing insight into a longstanding question in the field of ion-channel physiology. go.mcb.illinois.edu/ions

The MCB Graduate Student Association and its members (aka the MCBees) have been working to make the school and campus a vibrant, welcoming community for years. So pleased to share the news that they have won the 2024 Illinois Int'l Student and Scholar Services Student Organization Award! 🧡 💙

Researchers from the lab of Cari Vanderpool examined a major colonizer of the gut microbiome, revealing insights into the breakdown of raffinose family oligosaccharides and their potential as prebiotics. go.mcb.illinois.edu/rfo

Your wonder will take you many places in life. We hope it leads you to the School of Molecular & Cellular Biology. We're seeking answers to some of life’s most intricate and elusive questions, and people bold enough to ask them. Imagine what questions we can answer together. bit.ly/3V6niH0

Bravo to these undergraduate researchers! What a rewarding experience to present at a professional conference. #UndergradResearch #drosophila #futurePI #IllinoisResearch

A free, six-week soccer program is providing safety and normalcy for migrant children in Chicago. Co-founded by MCB major Hannah McGee, Amigos Unidos FC offers a safe place for children to play and make friends. More about Hannah and the program: mcb.illinois.edu/news/2024-11...

Congratulations to our own Steve Sliger, elected to the National Academy of Sciences! Dr. Sligar is professor emeritus of biochemistry and former director of @mcbillinois.bsky.social www.nasonline.org/news-and-mul... More on Dr. Sligar's research: go.mcb.illinois.edu/sligar40

Attn #postdocs! The Dept of Cell & Developmental Biology, in partnership with MilliporeSigma, is pleased to announce the Rising Stars in Cell and Developmental Biology Symposium in Fall 2024. Apply by 5/22. go.mcb.illinois.edu/risingstars #CellBiology #DevelopmentalBiology #Genomics #Genetics

Fascinating read! #sociovirology #virology