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October 27, 2020Aiello and Mahon recognized for service to MOL BIO
Nicole Aiello and Brian Mahon were recognized with the Postdoc Service Award at the 2020 MOL retreat for outstanding dedication to the Postdoc program in the Department of Molecular Biology.Department Announcement -
October 27, 2020Johnson and Betsinger win MOL BIO Teaching Awards
MOL Postdoc Matt Johnson and graduate student Cora Betsinger were honored at the department retreat for their excellence in teaching.Department Announcement
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October 19, 2019Michael Estrella (left) and Sarah Port (right) have received the 2019 Distinguished Postdoc Service AwardDepartment Announcement -
October 15, 2019MOL Assistant Professor Mohamed Donia's methodology for scouring the microbiome for biologically active small molecules was featured in Science.Research -
October 9, 2019Molecular Biology graduate student Betsy Hart was awarded the Thomas J. Silhavy Award at the Department retreat on October 4.Department Announcement -
September 24, 2019The Bassler Lab's Justin Silpe wins one of three International Birnstiel Awards from over 100 nominations covering a broad spectrum of the molecular life sciences.Grants, Fellowships and Awards -
September 16, 2019Kayothera, an early-stage therapeutics company founded by Mark Esposito and Yibin Kang, is working to give hope to some of the most vulnerable cancer patients. Now the company’s aspirations are being bolstered by significant seed funding received from the New Jersey Health Foundation (NJHF).Grants, Fellowships and Awards -
September 6, 2019MOL BIO Assistant Professor Martin Jonikas and colleagues are investigating a gene important for regulating pyrenoid shape and number, and enhances our understanding of this essential component of the global carbon cycle.Research -
September 6, 2019MOL BIO Assistant Professor Jared Toettcher was selected as a 2019 Vallee Scholar by the Vallee Foundation. The award provides $300,000 over four years for basic biomedical research.Grants, Fellowships and Awards -
September 3, 2019Martin Jonikas will lead one of 25 teams awarded a total of $64 million by the U.S. Dept. of Energy to explore ways to improve plant growth for biofuels.Grants, Fellowships and Awards -
August 12, 2019Martin Jonikas receives new grant to boost crop yields by introducing an algal organelle into plants
Martin Jonikas, Assistant Professor in Princeton’s Department of Molecular Biology, is collaborating with Alistair McCormick from the University of Edinburgh, Luke Mackinder from the University of York and Howard Griffiths from Cambridge University on a novel approach to boost crop productivity.Grants, Fellowships and Awards -
August 12, 2019As a sign that entrepreneurship is booming at Princeton University, the Slavin Family Foundation awarded two undergraduates, including Rohan Shah, a molecular biology major in the Class of 2020, with Slavin Fellowships for their work in entrepreneurship. They are among 26 global recipients.Grants, Fellowships and Awards -
August 12, 2019A new sub-team of the Princeton Entrepreneurship Club named Alimtas BioVentures capped a year of unprecedented entrepreneurial work at the University.Department Announcement -
August 5, 2019For years, Petry and the researchers in her lab have dazzled the biological world with videos of what they call “the fireworks of life,” which show the branching and growth of these microscopic structures.Research -
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