News

  • Still from Social Interactions and the brain video
    January 27, 2016
    Mala Murthy, Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology and Princeton Neuroscience Institute, and her research are featured in Science Nation,  a video series commissioned by the NSF Office of Legislative and Public Affairs.
    Research
  • Photo of Shirley Tilghman discussing epigenetics
    January 22, 2016
    The same process that determines why certain bees become queen bees while others with the exact same DNA become worker bees also plays a role in how donuts eaten by a pregnant woman may influence whether her child becomes obese.
    Research
  • Photo of Daniel Notterman and seniors conducting research in his lab
    January 13, 2016
    The Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study has played a foundational role in helping researchers understanding the capabilities and deficits of unmarried parents and the challenges faced by their children.
    Research
  • Image of how bacterial communication 'goes with the flow' in causing infection, blockage
    January 13, 2016
    New work from Princeton University researchers shows that the effectiveness of bacteria's ability to keep in touch is influenced by the physical characteristics and flow of fluid in the environments they're invading. The findings provide a better understanding of where and when in a system scientists can interfere with bacterial communication to help prevent infections and blockages.  
    Research
  • December 8, 2015
     The Health Grand Challenge internship program has created four new fully-funded positions in China for summer 2016. Application deadline December 21, 2015
    Department Announcement
  • November 24, 2015
    In Professor Coleen Murphy's lab, about 20 projects are under way. The professor of molecular biology and the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics says that juggling multiple projects may be a challenge, but it keeps things exciting.
    Research
  • November 17, 2015
    Shirley M. Tilghman, president of Princeton University, emeritus, and professor of molecular biology and public affairs, has been named to a national commission under the American Academy of Arts and Sciences that will examine how to better the delivery of higher education in the future.
    Grants, Fellowships and Awards
  • October 21, 2015
    Every day, people act in response to countless external stimuli, activities in the outside world that result in a specific behavior. An oncoming car causes a pedestrian in a bustling city to jump back to the curb. Someone tells a joke that makes you laugh. You call someone's name causing that person to stop and turn around.
    Research
  • October 15, 2015
    The Department of Molecular Biology held its 31st Annual Retreat at Frick Chemistry Laboratory on campus this year and awarded a total of eight awards to MOL postdocs and graduate students.
    Grants, Fellowships and Awards
  • October 13, 2015
    Princeton University faculty members Mohamed Abou Donia, an assistant professor of molecular biology, and Mohammad Seyedsayamdost, an assistant professor of chemistry and associate faculty of molecular biology, were among 41 researchers nationwide to receive 2015 New Innovator Awards from the National Institutes of Health.
    Grants, Fellowships and Awards
  • October 8, 2015
    Lords of the fruit flies: What goes into fruit fly courtship? It might seem like an odd question, but understanding its neural underpinnings--and studying the male-female interactions at the milliscale level--could help us better understand the complexities of social behavior
    Grants, Fellowships and Awards
  • October 8, 2015
    Princeton University faculty members Zemer Gitai, professor of molecular biology, and ColeenZemer Gitai Murphy, professor of molecular biology and the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, are among 13 researchers nationwide to receive 2015 Pioneer Awards from the National Institutes of Health.
    Grants, Fellowships and Awards
  • October 7, 2015
    Zhuo (Rory) Li, a graduate student in the Kang lab, was awarded the HHMI International Student Research Fellowship.
    Grants, Fellowships and Awards
  • October 7, 2015
    Minhong Shen, a postdoctoral fellow in the Kang laboratory, was awarded the NJCCR fellowship for his research focusing on the role of MTDH in breast cancer.
    Grants, Fellowships and Awards
  • September 1, 2015
    Antoni Celià-Terrasa, a postdoctoral fellow in the Kang lab, was awarded the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation postdoctoral fellowship award for his research proposal entitled "Ubiquitin-dependent regulation of EMT in breast cancer metastasis".
    Grants, Fellowships and Awards