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December 5, 2019Patel, Burdine, Shvartsman release study: Optical switch illuminates cells' development
The study was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by Aleena Patel, a graduate student in chemical and biological engineering. Professors Rebecca Burdine, left, and Stanislav Shvartsman, right, were co-principal investigators on the project.Research -
December 3, 2019Notterman Publishes Results on Shared Reading with Young Children
Shared reading between parents and very young children, including infants, is associated with stronger vocabulary skills for nearly all children by age 3.Research
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July 22, 2019Growing up in Bogotá, Colombia, Mallarino wasn’t always destined for the sciences. After one unhappy semester studying economics in college, he fell in love with an evolutionary biology class. Mallarino became fascinated by the intersection of evolution and molecular biology.Research -
July 12, 2019A new study from the Devenport lab has found that, in embryonic mice, the shape of the developing skin influences the direction in which skin stem cells divide, helping to ensure that the epidermis forms correctly.Research -
July 10, 2019MOL Faculty Members Coleen Murphy and Sabine Petry have won two of the three annual “Women in Cell Biology” awards from the American Society for Cell Biology.Grants, Fellowships and Awards -
June 28, 2019Delicate yet voracious, the sea slug Elysia rufescens grazes cow-like on bright green tufts of algae, rooting around to find the choicest bits.Research -
June 25, 2019MolBio Professor Virginia Zakian is among eighteen Princeton University faculty members transferred to emeritus status in recent action by the Board of Trustees. Transfers are effective July 1, 2019.Department Announcement -
June 18, 2019Researchers in the Ploss Lab have developed a new, scalable cell culture system that allows for detailed investigation of how host cells respond to infection with hepatitis B (HBV) and delta virus (HDV).Research -
June 13, 2019Though he started as a Ph.D. student in EEB, Carey Nadell *11’s line of research led him to the lab of Bonnie Bassler. Nadell worked with Bassler to develop a unique blend of disciplines that he has carried with him to Dartmouth.Department Announcement -
June 11, 2019Two research initiatives that aspire to engineer new biomaterials for unmet medical and research needs have been awarded funding through the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Transformative Technology Fund.Grants, Fellowships and Awards -
June 6, 2019Molecular Biology researchers have discovered that learned behaviors in worms of the species C. elegans can be inherited for multiple generations, transmitted from parent to progeny via eggs and sperm cells. This research is detailed in the June 13 issue of Cell.Research -
June 5, 2019The Department of Molecular Biology graduated 49 concentrators on Class Day 2019. Ellie Randolph (left) and Benjamim Jacobson (right) received the award given for the best thesis, the Sigma Xi Book Award for Outstanding Research, from chair Bonnie Bassler and DUS Liz Gavis.Department Announcement -
June 4, 2019Ned Wingreen receives President’s Award for Distinguished Teaching at Commencement ceremonies Tuesday, June 4.Grants, Fellowships and Awards -
May 30, 2019The enzyme Nocturnin, which governs daily tasks such as fat metabolism and energy usage, works in an entirely different way than previously thought, reported a team of researchers at Princeton University.Research -
May 28, 2019Molecular Biology's Nieng Yan's research is among a wide-ranging collection of new projects from disciplines across campus that have been selected to receive Princeton funding through the Dean for Research Innovation Funds.Grants, Fellowships and Awards -
May 24, 2019A new paper from Betsy Hart of the Silhavy lab and members of the Wühr lab reveals how two components, known as BamB and BamE, coordinate the b-barrel assembly machine's activity to prevent it from becoming jammed.Research -
May 13, 2019An all-Princeton research team has identified bacteria that can detect the speed of flowing fluids.Research