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Justin Sipla recognized with ​UI’s highest teaching honor Sipla is a clinical instructor in the Carver College of Medicine’s Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology. During his 13 years as a faculty member, he received the Carver College of Medicine’s M1/PA1 Professor of the Year award four times...
Sam Mellentine successfully defends his thesis! On October 25th, 2023 Sam defended his thesis titled, “Defining the cell-specific roles of two prostaglandins in Drosophila border cell migration” Congratulations Sam! Pictured - Mentor: Tina Tootle and Sam Mellentine
On Monday April 24th, 2023 Dan Su successfully defended her PhD thesis with the title "Identification and Functional Analyses of Stem Cell Niches During Oral Tissue Development and Regeneration" Oral health is the state of the mouth, teeth and orofacial structures which allows individuals to...
New funding program recognizes and advances outstanding early-career faculty.
Dear Darren, Congratulations on receiving the John P. Long Teaching Award! The purpose of the award is to honor Dr. Long and his dedication as an educator, researcher and his tireless devotion to service. This annual award was created to acknowledge and encourage a basic science faculty member who...
On Tuesday March 28th, Interdisciplinary Program of Human Toxicology student Kaihua Liu defended his thesis with the title "C/EBP Homologous Protein (CHOP) Confers a Proliferative Advantage to Cells that Escape ER Stress" Cellular stresses elicit signaling cascades that are simultaneously capable...
On March 23rd, Mark Li successfully defended his PhD thesis with the title "Organelle Function in Metabolism and Immunity" "Living organisms must constantly adapt to fluctuations in their environment to maintain homeostasis and survive. At the cellular level, mitochondria, the ER, lysosomes, and...
Interview with Sam Young Jr., PhD, CACNA1A Foundation 2023 Grant Recipient Professor Young is Vice Chair for research in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology and director of molecular auditory research in the Department of Otolaryngology. His cutting-edge research “Development of novel gene...
Postdoc Ben Calvert first author paper: Inflammation in SARS infection was accepted in Frontiers in Immunology Ben also has a Book chapter on non-myeloid phagocytosis recently accepted: Non-myeloid Cell Phagocytosis | IntechOpen Congratulations Ben!
Angelo Antiguas Successfully Defended His Thesis Title: IRF6 regulates the recycling of E-cadherin at the cell membrane. On December 14th, Angelo Antiguas successfully defended his PhD thesis characterizing the role of IRF6 in the recycling of E-cadherin at the cell membrane. For the remaining of...