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Michael Rust joins NSF-sponsored project to design materials with biological cells

10/28/2021

Cell and Molecular biology trainer Michael Rust is working with a team of researchers who were recently awarded a $1.8 million grant from the NSF to design and create next-generation materials inspired and empowered by biological cells. He joins investigators from the University of San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, Syracuse University, and Rochester Institute of Technology to create self-directed, programmable, and reconfigurable materials using biological building blocks including proteins and cells

Matthew McDonough and Fernando Valbuena named 2021 HHMI Gilliam Fellows

07/23/2021

Matt McDonough and F. Valbeuna

New HHMI Gilliam Fellows, Matthew McDonough and Fernando Valbuena

DJ Speed awarded HHMI Gilliam Fellowship for Advanced Study

03/08/2021

DJ Speed has been named an HHMI Gilliam Fellow. He is a member of Jean Greenberg's lab.

Meike Lobb-Rabe awarded Ruth L Kirchstein National Research Award

03/08/2021

Meike Lobb-Rabe has been selected for the Ruth L Kirschstein National Research Award. Her advisor is Robert Carrillo

Meghan O'Connell awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

03/08/2021

Meghan O'Connell was named an NSF Graduate Research Fellow. She is a member of David Kovar's lab. 

Julia Meng awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

03/08/2021

Julia Meng was awarded the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Julia is a member of Ellie Heckscher's lab. 

Cody Hernandez awarded HHMI Gilliam Fellowship for Advanced Study

03/08/2021

Cody Hernandez (Cell and Molecular Biology) has been named an HHMI Gilliam Fellow. He is a member of Jon Staley's lab. 

Jonathan Hall awarded American Heart Association Pre-doctoral Fellowship

03/08/2021

Jonathan Hall has (Cell and Molecular Biology) has been awarded the American Heart Association Pre-doctoral Fellowship. His advisor is Alex Ruthenburg

Temporal transcription factors determine circuit membership by permanently altering motor neuron-to-muscle synaptic partnerships

10/12/2020

How circuit wiring is specified is a key question in developmental neurobiology. Previously, using the Drosophila motor system as a model, Meng and colleagues found the classic temporal transcription factor Hunchback acts in NB7-1 neuronal stem cells to control the number of NB7-1 neuronal progeny form functional synapses on dorsal muscles (Meng et al., 2019). However, it is unknown to what extent control of motor neuron-to-muscle synaptic partnerships is a general feature of temporal transcription factors.

New faculty member Sampriti Mukherjee

10/12/2020

Sampriti Mukherjee has joined the Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology. The overarching goal of her lab is to understand how bacteria decode and integrate self-generated and environmentally-derived stimuli to control transitions between individual and collective behaviors.