Pellman Lab postdoc awarded a Damon Runyon Cancer Research fellowship July 10, 2026 Matthew Leventhal has been awarded a Quantitative Biology Fellowship from the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation.
Kirchhausen Lab graduate student successfully defends dissertation June 22, 2026 Congratulations to Dr. Adrian Coscia on the successful defenses of his dissertation.
Two Cell Bio faculty members named Pew Biomedical Scholars June 18, 2026 Corey Allard and Xin Gu have been named 2026 Pew Biomedical Scholars
Recent Faculty Promotion: Susan Shao promoted to Professor June 15, 2026 Congratulations to Dr. Susan Shao, who was was recently promoted to Professor of Cell Biology!
Six Cell Bio postdocs named 2026 Goldberg Fellows May 13, 2026 Chan Lee, Zhikai Liu, Manuel Osorio Valeriano, Harleen Saini, Jenna Lin, Neng Wan receive Goldberg Fellowships
Manning, Pellman, and Finley Lab graduate students successfully defend dissertations May 11, 2026 Congratulations to Dr. Sam Lapp, Dr. Emma Sydir, and Dr. Bryan Seguinot on the successful defenses of their dissertations
Puigserver Lab instructor begins lab in Spain May 8, 2026 Pedro Latorre-Muro to join the Center for Biological Research Margarita Salas in Madrid, Spain
Haigis Lab graduate student receives BIF Fellowship May 1, 2026 Leo Scoccia has received a Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds (BIF) PhD Fellowship
Cell Bio faculty member receives Smith Family Award for Excellence in Biomedical Research April 29, 2026 Xin Gu has received a 2026 Smith Family Award for Excellence in Biomedical Research from Health Resources in Action (HRiA)
Cell Bio faculty member elected to the National Academy of Sciences April 28, 2026 Congratulations to Steve Liberles who was recently elected to the National Academy of Science
Liberles Lab postdocs begin faculty careers April 14, 2026 Mike Schappe and Marito Hayashi are starting their research labs at U of IL and U of WA
Haigis and Puigserver Lab graduate students successfully defend dissertations April 3, 2026 Congratulations to Dr. Ayantu Temesgen and Dr. Tevis Vital on their successful dissertation defenses!
