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July 22, 2021Micah Burton and Lisset Duran win HHMI Gilliam Fellowships
The 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 receive DFR Innovation Funding
Elizabeth 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
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April 10, 2020With the aim of accelerating solutions to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Princeton has awarded University funding for seven new faculty-led research initiatives with strong potential for impact.Grants, Fellowships and Awards -
April 6, 2020Mayisha Sultana is studying for a bachelor’s degree in molecular biology while pursuing the Certificate Program in Statistics and Machine Learning. Sultana’s independent research for her senior year is on the human genome, specifically using data science techniques to study population genetics.Research -
April 1, 2020Seeking techniques for long-term storage of mammalian cells at room temperature, molecular biology professor Eszter Posfai, with mechanical engineering professor Daniel Cohen and graduate student Lisset Duran Rosario, are investigating the unique molecular machinery of the water bear.Grants, Fellowships and Awards -
April 1, 2020Established in memory of physics and electrical engineering professor and Princeton graduate J. Insley Blair Pyne, this fund supports research at the intersection of engineering and neuroscience.Grants, Fellowships and Awards -
March 27, 2020During the COVID-19 shutdown, MOL Facilities staff members Jeffrey Fisher, Bill Huston, Dave Huber and Mike Fredericks are playing a critical role in preserving MOL BIO's research, filling cryo freezers and performing other key functions. We are grateful for their service.Department Announcement -
March 26, 2020The 400 swabs, 20 cases of gloves, surgical masks and 100 disposable lab coats that the Department of Molecular Biology was able to donate from our teaching labs to local hospitals to support diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 patients. We were able to give a similar amount from the research labs.Department Announcement -
March 11, 2020Mohamed Abou Donia is one of 15 recipients of an award from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation as part of the Symbiosis in Aquatic Systems Initiative investigator program.Grants, Fellowships and Awards -
March 10, 2020Researchers in the lab of Alexander Ploss have identified a set of human proteins that the hepatitis B virus (HBV) uses to establish itself permanently inside liver cells.Research -
March 5, 2020Researchers led by graduate student Shannon Keenan and professors Stanislav Shvartsman and Eric Wieschaus used light to control a protein that represses genes and is tied to the onset of disease and developmental disorders.Research -
March 3, 2020Rebecca Moore, a MOL Graduate Student in the Murphy lab, was chosen as a Harold M Weintraub Graduate Student by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research CenterDepartment Announcement -
March 3, 2020MOL majors were among students who traveled to Silicon Valley during winter break to pitch potential new biotech products based on University technologyDepartment Announcement -
February 27, 2020Princeton, Rutgers and NJIT have received a CTSA grant from the NIH to speed translation of research into innovations that can lead to improvements in patient and public health. Dan Notterman is the lead PI for Princeton.Department Announcement -
February 18, 2020Alexei Korrenykh's research has been awarded funding from the University’s Intellectual Property Accelerator Fund, which aims to speed the development of innovative projects into real-world applications.Grants, Fellowships and Awards -
February 18, 2020Kang lab researchers are exploring ways to extend the benefits of immunotherapy to more cancer types, including breast tumor cells. Princeton University's IP Accelarator Funding will help support this research.Grants, Fellowships and Awards -
February 18, 2020With funding from the IP Accelerator Fund, molecules that show activity against HBV will be further tested in cell culture and animal models developed by the Ploss group.Grants, Fellowships and Awards