Assistant Professor (Affiliated) of Cell Biology, Development and Physiology, Yvette Fisher, was selected as one of ten neuroscientists to receive the 2025 McKnight Scholar Award.
Department News
Below are articles from various sources about members of MCB and their research.
June 23, 2025
June 23, 2025
Assistant Professor (Affiliated) of Cell Biology, Development and Physiology, Yvette Fisher, was named a 2025 Freeman Hrabowski Scholar.
June 18, 2025
Congratulations to Gloria Brar on her promotion to MCB Professor of Cell Biology, Development and Physiology!
June 18, 2025
Congratulations to Dirk Hockemeyer on his promotion to MCB Professor of Cell Biology, Development and Physiology!
June 13, 2025
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced a new contract with Dell Technologies to develop a supercomputer named after Jennifer Doudna at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC). The new flagship computer, NERSC-10, will support large-scale high-performance computing workloads that make cutting-edge science possible.
June 10, 2025
Congratulations to Elçin Ünal on her promotion to MCB Professor of Genetics, Genomics, Evolution, and Development!
June 10, 2025
Professor of Genetics, Genomics, Evolution, and Development Noah Whiteman has been awarded the 2025 Genetics Society of America medal for his "outstanding contributions to the field of genetics." Read a
June 03, 2025
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology, James Nuñez, was named a 2025 Hellman Fellow.
June 02, 2025
Congratulations to MCB postdoc Erin Doherty (Doudna Lab) on being named a 2025 Leading Edge Fellow for her pioneering research focused on the mechanism of viral immune evasion strategies. Read more about the Leading Edge Fellows here.
June 02, 2025
Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, Development and Physiology, Meng-meng Fu, was named a 2025 Hellman Fellow.