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...
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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...
On Monday November 14th, Cell and Developmental Biology Program student Vitaly Ievlev defended his thesis identifying how airway stem cell fate decisions during regeneration are influenced by Sox9, Wnt, Krt14 and Krt15. In December he will begin an interim postdoc in the labs of John Engelhardt and...
Ballard and Seashore Dissertation Fellowship Sam Mellentine Program: Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetics Lab: Tina Tootle This fellowship program provides an opportunity for Ph.D. students to benefit from a final semester of protected and supported time to focus on completing their...
Graduate College Post-Comprehensive Research Fellowship Award Sam Wuebker Program: Cell and Developmental Biology Lab: Eric Van Otterloo This fellowship program provides an opportunity for advanced Ph.D. students to benefit from protected and supported time to pursue their scholarly research...
Five semi-finalist candidates for the position of chair and department executive officer of the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology will be on campus over the next several weeks to present their qualifications and research, share their vision for the department, and answer your questions...
Sandra Murray has two passions in life: cell biology and diversity in scientific research. “If you have more people coming from different backgrounds, they ask different questions and look for different solutions,” said the professor in the School of Medicine’s Department of Cell Biology. “You use...
June 21st, 2022 Emily Adelizzi - Graduate Student Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetics Lab: Martine Dunnwald Dear Emily: Congratulations! You have been selected for a fellowship on our Genetics Program NIH T32 Training Grant for the period of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023. This...