MCB Graduate Program at Illinois

08/31/2023

We are incredibly proud of Sangeetha Ramesh, a sixth-year student, for passing her defense on Thursday, August 24 in Dr. Michell's lab.

She is going to continue working in Dr. Mitchell's lab as a post-doctoral researcher until the end of the year to finish a few pending projects. Leveraging large-scale genomic data to study post-translational modifications in peptides and proteins.

Following her post-doctoral with Dr. Mitchell she is going to pursue A post-doctoral position to study plant-microbe interactions.

We want to congratulate you and wish you the best of luck, Dr. Sangeetha Ramesh.

08/30/2023

Shout out to MIP PhD student Gang Xiao! He was selected as a 2023 Beckman Institute Graduate Fellow!

The fellowship supports students committed to pursuing interdisciplinary research. Xiao's project explores the complex neurological pathways involved in how brains respond to specific tasks.

More on his research and those of other fellowship recipients: https://beckman.illinois.edu/about/news/article/2023/08/16/meet-the-2023-beckman-institute-graduate-fellows

07/26/2023

URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — Riggs Brewery in Urbana was serving up something extra with their beer on Sunday when the University of Illinois Graduate Student Association presented Science on Tap. W…

06/19/2023

Today we commemorate the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans. On June 19, 1865, two years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, Union troops delivered the news of freedom to slaves in Texas.

06/15/2023

Come join us in B102 CLSL for our 3rd Career Seminar of June to learn about working in and ! Can't come? Join us online on Zoom!

06/08/2023

📢 Exciting faculty news! 📢

Liberal Arts & Sciences at Illinois awarded three School of MCB faculty with named scholar positions for their contributions to education and research at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

🎉 Congratulations to:
🔸LAS Distinguished Professorial Scholar Dan Llano
🔹Helen Corley Petit Scholars Asma Hatoum-Aslan and Xin Li!

Learn about each appointment and the research Drs. Llano, Hatoum-Aslan, and Li are conducting in their labs: https://mcb.illinois.edu/news/2023-06-06/mcb-faculty-awarded-named-scholar-appointments

06/05/2023

06/01/2023

Come join us in B102 CLSL for our 1st Career Seminar of June to learn about working in and ! Can't join us online? Meet us on Zoom!

06/01/2023

Today and every day, the School of MCB is proud to celebrate and recognize our LGBTQ+ students, faculty, and staff! 🏳️‍🌈

06/01/2023

Join the MCB GSA for our annual career seminar series in June! Be sure to get there a few minutes early to snack on cookies, coffee and tea before the presentation begins.
MCB Graduate Program at Illinois

05/24/2023

“The New Normal,” a 30-minute documentary premiering May 23 at 1:30 p.m. CST/ 2:30 p.m. EST on the Big Ten Network, documents the journey of University of Illinois Urbana Champaign researchers to create a fast and inexpensive coronavirus test to ensure that U. of I. students, faculty and staff c...