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October 19, 2019Distinguished Postdoc Award given to Sarah Port and Michael Estrella
Michael Estrella (left) and Sarah Port (right) have received the 2019 Distinguished Postdoc Service AwardDepartment Announcement -
October 15, 2019Donia work on microbiome featured in Science
MOL Assistant Professor Mohamed Donia's methodology for scouring the microbiome for biologically active small molecules was featured in Science.Research
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March 13, 2017Lynn Enquist, Jim Sturm and Naveen Verma are recipients of a Fall Innovation Award from the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the J. Blair Pyne Fund. The award is for $171,000 for their proposal to develop a "three dimensional electronic neural interface."Grants, Fellowships and Awards
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March 3, 2017Thomas Bartlett, a graduate student in the Gitai lab, has been selected for a Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award.Grants, Fellowships and Awards -
February 22, 2017Jared Toettcher, assistant professor of Molecular Biology, is part of a team that was selected to receive support from the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Transformative Technology FundGrants, Fellowships and Awards -
February 6, 2017The Shvartsman, Burdine and Schüpbach labs collaborated on a study that provides new insights into RASopathies, genetic disorders that affect approximately one child out of 1,000.Research -
February 2, 2017A study in the Ploss lab was selected by the editors of Virology for the Highlights section of their website's blog. The article descibes the development of humanized mice for the study of hepatitis B.Research -
February 1, 2017Researchers at Princeton found that the nucleolus, a cellular organelle involved in RNA synthesis, assembles in part through the passive process of phase separation – the same type of process that causes oil to separate from water.Research -
January 25, 2017A number of donors and pharmaceutical companies have raised $500 million to support a partnership aimed at controlling future global epidemics.Research -
January 17, 2017The Ploss lab reports in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that when the hepatitis E virus infects a cell, it makes proteins that poke holes in the cell's membrane to allow newly made virus particles to escape and spread.Research -
January 12, 2017Princeton University researchers have discovered that the bacteria behind the life-threatening disease cholera initiates infection by coordinating a wave of mass shapeshifting that allows them to more effectively penetrate their victims' intestines.Research -
January 11, 2017The Jonikas lab in the Department of Molecular Biology is using robotic systems to analyze strains of photosynthetic algae to understand the cellular process for photosynthesis, with an ultimate goal of helping to enhance global food production.Research -
January 4, 2017Princeton researchers have unveiled a new tool that uses light to manipulate proteins inside cells in order to better explore cellular operation and possibly disease development.Research -
December 2, 2016Matthew Montondo, Faculty Assistant to Professors Enquist, Gavis, Petry and Schwarzabauer, is the recipient of the 2016 Arthur Epstein Service Award.Department Announcement -
November 21, 2016Yibin Kang, the Warner-Lambert/Parke-Davis Professor of Molecular Biology, was named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.Grants, Fellowships and Awards -
November 17, 2016Bonnie Bassler received the The Rockefeller University's Pearl Meister Greengard Prize, which honors extraordinary women scientists, on November 16, 2016.Grants, Fellowships and Awards
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November 14, 2016Among the researchers highlighted at this year's Celebrate Princeton Invention was Professor of Molecular Biology Ileana Cristea. Her discoveries may lead to ways to treat mitochondrial diseases, cancer and viral diseases. Cristea discusses her research in this video.Research