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May 12, 2020Martin Wühr to receive funding from the Schmidt Transformative Technology Fund
Clifford Brangwynne, professor of chemical and biological engineering; Martin Wühr, assistant professor of molecular biology and the Lewis-Sigler Institute; and Tom Muir, Professor of Chemistry, have received funding to explore the roles of protein interactions in health and disease.Grants, Fellowships and Awards -
May 12, 2020Essential Work: Gordon Gray, Princeton’s fly food chef
Millions of tiny creatures — and the scientific discoveries that they make possible — depend on one of the essential workers reporting to campus during the pandemic. Gordon Gray is “chef de cuisine” at Princeton’s fly kitchen.Department Announcement
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August 16, 2018Enquist lab members find neuron-invading viruses can be blocked by a drug commonly used to treat amoebic dysentery.Research -
August 13, 2018The Kang lab was one of several on campus that hosted students in the International Student Internship Program this summer.Research -
July 24, 2018The Gitai and Wingreen labs collaborated to determine how E. coli bacteria respond when they are deprived of three key nutrients: carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus.Research -
July 2, 2018Two Professors of Molecular Biology were among the fifteen Princeton University faculty members transferred to emeritus status in recent action by the Board of Trustees: Jane Flint and Gertrud Schüpbach.Department Announcement -
June 29, 2018Ploss lab develops new strain of mice which could be useful for testiing therapies for hepatitis delta virusResearch -
June 18, 2018Qiang Ding, Alexander Ploss, and colleagues have identified one of the mechanisms by which ZIKA virus circumvents immune control to replicate in human cells.Research -
June 15, 2018Tom Silhavy received an honorary degree from the University of Guelph this week, Doctor of Sciences, honoris causa, for his "essential contributions to the undestanding of bacterial growth and behavior."Grants, Fellowships and Awards -
June 13, 2018Dr. Adel Mahmoud, beloved teacher, mentor and colleague, died Monday in New York City. Prior to his career at Princeton he was the President of Merck Vaccines and the chair of the Department of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University.Department Announcement -
June 13, 2018Researchers in the Wühr lab have described an improved method to accurately count the proteins present in a cell.Research -
May 29, 2018Bonnie Bassler will receive the 2018 Dickson Prize in MedicineResearch -
May 18, 2018A new study from the Kang lab finds that one of the toughest characters in the immune system, the macrophage, has a nurturing side, at least when it comes to guarding the developing breast.Research -
May 18, 2018Using a novel imaging technique, Sabine Petry and the researchers in her lab were able to show that a protein called XMAP215 is necessary to creating the nucleus of each microtubule.Research -
May 16, 2018Current sophomore and declared Molecular Biology major Rohan Shah presents his poster titled “Toward an Understanding of Cisplatin Modifications to Cellular RNA.”Research -
May 16, 2018MOL BIO senior Gaby Joseph is one of nine students who have been named winners of the 2018 Spirit of Princeton Award, honoring Princeton University undergraduates for positive contributions to campus life.Grants, Fellowships and Awards -
May 1, 2018Ginger Zakian, Harry C. Wiess Professor in the Life Sciences and Professor Molecular Biology, was elected to the National Academy of Sciences.Grants, Fellowships and Awards