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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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September 10, 2021The American Society of Cell Biology chose one graduate student internationally on the basis of scientific excellence. In the spirit of Keith Porter, the emphasis is on their individual contributions to the advancement of science and on the novelty and creativity of their findings.Grants, Fellowships and Awards -
September 2, 2021Researchers Rebecca Moore, Rachel Kaletsky, Chen Lesnik, from Coleen Murphy’s laboratory, demonstrated that the microscopic worm C. elegans uses a retrotransposon called Cer1 to transfer a learned behavior (avoidance of a pathogenic bacterium) between worms.Research -
August 31, 2021Ricardo Mallarino, assistant professor of molecular biology, has been named a 2021 Vallee Scholar by the Vallee Foundation. The Vallee Scholar Awards Program recognizes outstanding early career scientists at a critical juncture in their careers.Grants, Fellowships and Awards -
August 31, 2021In a joint project funded by the Thomas A. and Currie C. Barron Family Biodiversity Research Challenge Fund of the High Meadows Environmental Institute, Celeste M. Nelson and Ricardo Mallarino will explore the vast diversity of lung structures in vertebrates.Grants, Fellowships and Awards -
August 26, 2021Senior lecturer Heather Thieringer was promoted to the position of University Lecturer on July 1, 2021 in recognition of her outstanding contributions to undergraduate teaching at Princeton University’s Department of Molecular Biology.Department Announcement -
August 10, 2021Virologists Thomas Shenk and Lynn Enquist are transitioning to Emeritus status. Both have served as chairs of the Department.Department Announcement -
July 22, 2021The HHMI Gilliam Fellowship supports diversity in science and provides a three-year financial award.Grants, Fellowships and Awards -
July 21, 2021Elizabeth Gavis and Cameron Myhrvold have been awarded Dean for Research Innovation Funding for their collaborative effort on "Tracking RNA in living cells."Grants, Fellowships and Awards -
June 7, 2021Alexander Ploss, associate professor and president of Acurasset Therapeutics, won first place in the 2021 Company and Pitch Presentation Competition held by BioNJ in conjunction with their 11th annual BioPartnering Conference on May 18-19.Grants, Fellowships and Awards -
June 7, 2021Princeton's Molecular Biology Outreach Program presents the pilot episode of Discover It Yourself. This series aims to make science more approachable and accessible by showcasing safe-for-all-ages experiments that can be performed at home.Department Announcement -
May 17, 2021Gavis is among four Princeton University faculty members who received President’s Awards for Distinguished Teaching at Commencement ceremonies on Sunday, May 16.Department Announcement -
May 11, 2021Tess Kichuk, a Molecular Biology student in the Avalos lab, won the Graduate Student Impact Award.Grants, Fellowships and Awards -
May 11, 2021Petry's is among three projects, led by faculty teams from across the sciences and engineering, that aim to pioneer new discoveries with the potential to transform entire fields of inquiry and propel innovation. The projects were selected following a competitive application process.Grants, Fellowships and Awards -
May 3, 2021Allison Muraswki and Andrew Bridges were presented with Awards for Achieving Great Science by Professor Ileana CristeaGrants, Fellowships and Awards -
May 3, 2021Graduate Student Gabriel Moore was presented with the Diversity and Inclusion Advocacy award by D&I Committee Chair Mohamed DoniaGrants, Fellowships and Awards