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March 16, 2023Donia and Ploss awarded Princeton accelerator funding
Six new innovations with potential to benefit society will receive university funding to aid in the transition from early-stage research into real-world products and services. Two of the six projects awarded in 2022 are to faculty in the Department of Molecular Biology.Grants, Fellowships and Awards -
March 1, 2023Ploss Lab researchers find a path toward Hep E treatment
In a paper published Feb. 28 in the journal eLife, a team of researchers headed by Alexander Ploss settle a debate about a key protein in hepatitis E (Hep E), which could open the way to developing treatments for a tiny virus that poses an outsized threat to public health around the globe.Research
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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 -
May 10, 2019Small differences in a liver cell protein have significant impacts on hepatitis C virus replication in mice and humans, findings that could facilitate the development of a mouse model of the infection. The report, led by researchers in the Ploss Lab, was published today in the journal eLIFE.Research -
May 1, 2019Professor Nieng Yan is among four Princeton faculty elected to the National Academy of Sciences.Grants, Fellowships and Awards -
April 19, 2019Josh Bilenker MD '94 and Jake Van Naarden '06 engaged with students and postdocs as they recounted the genesis of Loxo OncologyDepartment Announcement -
April 17, 2019Molecular Biology Professor Virginia Zakian is one of six Princeton faculty members elected to the Academy of Arts and Sciences.Grants, Fellowships and Awards -
April 17, 2019Research