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November 24, 2021Cameron Myhrvold is using ‘spectacular’ new technologies to seek and destroy viral pathogens
In April 2020, Myhrvold's paper was published in Nature introducing the revolutionary CARMEN system that simultaneously tests for the 170 most prevalent human-infecting viruses — including the then-novel coronavirus. Only 39 of those viruses had FDA-approved diagnostic tests.Research -
November 21, 2021Joshua Babu '22 Awarded Rhodes Scholarship
Babu, of Scottsdale, Arizona, is concentrating in molecular biology and is also pursuing a certificate in gender and sexuality studies. At Oxford, he will pursue an MSc Comparative Social Policy and MSc Evidence-Based Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation.Grants, Fellowships and Awards
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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 -
June 28, 2019Delicate yet voracious, the sea slug Elysia rufescens grazes cow-like on bright green tufts of algae, rooting around to find the choicest bits.Research -
June 25, 2019MolBio Professor Virginia Zakian is among eighteen Princeton University faculty members transferred to emeritus status in recent action by the Board of Trustees. Transfers are effective July 1, 2019.Department Announcement -
June 18, 2019Researchers in the Ploss Lab have developed a new, scalable cell culture system that allows for detailed investigation of how host cells respond to infection with hepatitis B (HBV) and delta virus (HDV).Research -
June 13, 2019Though he started as a Ph.D. student in EEB, Carey Nadell *11’s line of research led him to the lab of Bonnie Bassler. Nadell worked with Bassler to develop a unique blend of disciplines that he has carried with him to Dartmouth.Department Announcement