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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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July 29, 2020MOL Associate Professor Mohamed Donia is one of 7 winners of the 2020 Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance Prize. He will study gut microbiome-derived small molecules and their role in the etiology of colorectal cancer.Department Announcement -
July 23, 2020Princeton University researchers explored how patterns of protein activity direct fly embryonic development by using “optogenetic” techniques to rapidly and precisely turn Ras/Erk signaling on and off.Research -
July 16, 2020Dr. Donna Armentano *86, Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo '87 and Dr. Owen Garrick '90 were appointed to the Department of Molecular Biology Advisory Council. The Council meets periodically to review the programmatic aspects of the Department as well as provides strategic direction.Department Announcement -
July 15, 2020His study Novel therapeutics for the treatment of hepatitis virus infections is among 12 projects representing seven institutions across PA, NJ and DE to be selected as finalists for the 13th round of the Science Center research accelerator known as the QED Proof-of-Concept program.Grants, Fellowships and Awards -
July 8, 2020Jeffrey Lee, a graduate student in the lab of Mohamed Donia, has been selected to receive a PEI-STEP Fellowship Award from the Princeton Environmental Institute for his proposal Gut Microbiome and Antimicrobial Peptides.Grants, Fellowships and Awards -
July 7, 2020Shirley Tilghman, President of Princeton University emerita and Professor of Molecular Biology and Public Affairs, is among 10 faculty members who transferred to emeritus status on July 1. She currently co-chairs the New Jersey COVID-19 restart commission.Department Announcement -
June 15, 2020Recent publications in Cell and PNAS describe the Yan lab's exploration of transport across the cell membraneResearch -
June 11, 2020Professor Mohamed Donia has developed a systematic approach for evaluating how the microbial community in our intestines can chemically transform, or metabolize, oral medications in ways that impact their safety and efficacy. The study was published June 10 in the journal Cell.Research -
June 10, 2020The Princeton Molecular Biology Department supports #ShutDownSTEM on June 10, 2020. The MOL leadership dedicated today to a conversation about how to confront systemic racism and injustice against Black people and how to identify concrete steps that the Department can take.Department Announcement -
June 8, 2020Mallarino's project to study antimicrobial agents found in the pouches of marsupials is one of three to be awarded Dean for Research Innovation Funds for New Ideas in the Natural Sciences.Grants, Fellowships and Awards -
June 3, 2020Researchers from the lab of Zemer Gitai reported today in the journal Cell that they have found a compound, SCH-79797, that can simultaneously puncture bacterial walls and destroy folate within their cells — while being immune to antibiotic resistance.Research -
June 2, 2020The University has created a plan for the phased resumption of on-campus research. The plan asks faculty and department leadership to create procedures to resume laboratory activities in a safe and orderly manner, while ensuring compliance with University and public health guidelines.Department Announcement -
May 28, 2020Ileana Cristea is one of four Princeton University faculty members named recipients of the Graduate Mentoring Awards by the McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning. She will be honored during the Graduate School’s virtual Hooding ceremony at 4 p.m., Friday, May 29.Grants, Fellowships and Awards -
May 12, 2020Clifford 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, 2020Millions 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