/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news.html null Fri, 05 Jun 2026 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/rishi-kumar-mishra--phd-awarded-the-damon-runyon-fellowship.html The prestigious, four-year Fellowship encourages the nation’s most promising young scientists to pursue careers in cancer research. Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:27:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/gnaw-y-by-nature--u-m-researchers-discover-neural-circuit-that-r.html MCDB Associate Professor Bo Duan and School of Dentistry Assistant Professor Joshua Emrick's recent findings published in the journal Neuron reveal a previously hidden motivation for gnawing in mammals that could lead to oral health treatments in humans. Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:51:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/cell-death-s--beautiful--rings--u-m-discovery-has-implications-f.html MCDB Professors Libo Shan and Ping He were recently published in the journal Nature. “We truly believe this work will lay the foundation to launch a wave of exciting research for continued discovery.” -Libo Shan Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:09:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/morgan-desantis-earns-biophysical-society-early-career-award.html The Motility & Cytoskeleton Subgroup Early Career Award was awarded to MCDB Assistant Professor Morgan DeSantis for "outstanding scientific accomplishment in the early stages of independence." Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:06:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/support-mcdb-on-giving-blue-day-3-18-26-.html 2026 marks MCDB's 25th Anniversary! Help us thrive through the next 25 with your Giving Blueday Donation on March 18. Fri, 13 Mar 2026 20:29:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/lyle-simmons-elected-to-the-american-academy-of-microbiology0.html The American Academy of Microbiology has elected MDB Professor Lyle Simmons as a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology, an honorific leadership group within the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:37:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/tyler-huycke-named-to-shortlist-for-2026-takeda-innovators-in-sc.html Huycke is among 9 researchers named to the award’s shortlist for innovative work in the areas of gastrointestinal and inflammatory diseases, neuroscience, or oncology. Fri, 13 Feb 2026 21:15:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/mcdb-solicits-applications-for-a-full-time-lecturer-iii.html Apply now through February 20, 2026. Mon, 05 Jan 2026 19:42:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/dus-kozik-bold-initiatives.html Monica Dus, Sarah Kargbo-Hill, and Ariangela Kozik are part of three different interdisciplinary teams funded by the U-M's Bold Challenges initiative to develop research programs to tackle global challenges and create innovations to benefit society Fri, 24 Oct 2025 13:43:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/shan-duan-honors.html Libo Shan was was named an associate member of the European Molecular Biology Organization, which promotes excellence in the life sciences. Cunming Duan was elected a fellow of the North American Society for Comparative Endocrinology (NASCE). Wed, 30 Jul 2025 17:08:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/bo-duan-skin-to-brain-circuit-for-cool-sensation.html New in Nature Communications--the Bo Duan lab and the Life Sciences Institute collaborators have identified in mice a dedicated skin-to-brain circuit for cool sensation, a finding that could help spur new treatments for temperature-associated pain Mon, 28 Jul 2025 15:25:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/aton-sleep-cycles-memory.html In any given snooze, sleep cycles between non-REM and REM, but virtually always starts with non-REM. U-M research shows how this order could be crucial for keeping our memories straight. Aton Lab collaboration report in PLOS Computational Biology Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:07:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/marand-science-2025-04-18.html New in Science from the Marand group, their work on gene regulation in maize plants provides blueprints for future crop improvement efforts Fri, 18 Apr 2025 21:45:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/landino-miller-dev-cell-april20225.html New paper from the Miller Group in Developmental Cell sheds light on role of neighboring cells in cytokinesis Mon, 14 Apr 2025 14:03:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/bauman-2025-big-ten-honors.html Named the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association Northeast Regional Gymnast of the Year, and to the All Big Ten First Team Wed, 09 Apr 2025 19:22:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/shan-aaas-fellow.html A high honor that recognizes her groundbreaking discoveries in plant innate immunology Tue, 01 Apr 2025 13:41:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/miller-thurnau.html Honored for her outstanding contributions to undergraduate education Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:01:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/mcdb-outreach-steam.html Displays and activities led by our students provided some exploration of science for 330 students and families at a local elementary school Fri, 14 Feb 2025 19:17:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/dus-director-umonl.html The Office of the Vice President for Research established the office to strengthen U-M partnerships with national laboratories and advance research opportunities by leading strategic planning and collaboration efforts across the university. Fri, 14 Feb 2025 16:08:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/microbiology-society-dei-honor-Kozik.html International organization honors Kozik and her cofounders of the Black Microbiologists Association with the 2025 Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Prize 2025 Thu, 07 Nov 2024 18:50:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/2024-jakob-fibril-polyP-plos.html New paper in PLOS Biology by the Jakob group suggests polyphosphate as the "mystery density" in fibrils associated with Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other neurodegenerative diseases Fri, 01 Nov 2024 15:29:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/Wierzbicki-Ukraine-NSF-IMPRESSU.html Funded as part of the NSF's IMPRESS-U to support Ukrainian researchers and draw them into the international research community, MCDB's Wierzbicki is collaborating with scientists from Ukraine and Poland to explore how DNA is organized in chloroplasts. Thu, 24 Oct 2024 15:46:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/miller-vinculin-2024.html New paper in Current Biology reveals the role of the protein Vinculin in reinforcing cell junctions where three cells come together to maintain tissue integrity when epithelial tissues experience increased mechanical stresses Fri, 27 Sep 2024 20:02:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/jakob-2024-dev-cell-embryonic-stem-cells.html In a study published in Developmental Cell, Ulfig and Jakob explain how mouse embryonic stem cell heterogeneity is generated and used by individual cells to decide between distinct cellular fates. Fri, 30 Aug 2024 21:01:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/kozik-anti-racism-impact-fellowship.html With this fellowship she will develop a course to address the misuse of socially defined 'race' as a biological category in biomedical research and teaching. Thu, 29 Aug 2024 18:11:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/wierzbicki-chloroplasts-dna-transcription-2024-PNAS.html Report in PNAS that chloroplast DNA is organized by binding to membranes present inside the organelle. "We propose that transcription, the initial step in the process of gene expression, plays an important role in organizing the chloroplast nucleoid" Fri, 05 Jul 2024 15:05:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/2024-promotions.html Joining the professor rank: Aton, Miller and Nandakumar; associate professor with tenure: Clowney and Vecchiarelli. Vecchiarelli also received a 2024 Class of 1923 Memorial Teaching Award Sat, 18 May 2024 02:26:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/nandakumar-celegans-shelterin.html In Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, JK Nandakumar and his team identify the specific domains in the proteins used by C. elegans-- a different solution than that used by mammals to protect their telomeres. Mon, 08 Apr 2024 14:29:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/duan-cold-protein.html Nature Neuroscience report from a collaboration of the labs of MCDB's Bo Duan and LSI's Shawn Xu fills "a gap in temperature-sensing puzzle" Mon, 18 Mar 2024 19:24:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/shan-plant-immune-response.html Phosphatidic acid is the very first molecule to activate the immune system. The Shan Lab discovered that a tiny enzyme, a lipid kinase called DGK5, is responsible for this burst. Their findings are reported in Cell. Tue, 05 Mar 2024 20:34:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/MCDB_Merch.html Show your MCDB spirit wherever you go! MCDB has partnered with Ann Arbor T-Shirt Company to offer MCDB-branded rain jackets, polo shirts, hats and much more in an online store. Items are made-to-order in a variety of sizes. Thu, 21 Dec 2023 19:55:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/early-life-oxidative-exposure-protect-worms-age-related-amyloid-toxicities.html In a new study recently published in Nature Aging, Oleson et al. demonstrate that early-life modifications to the C. elegans epigenetic landscape protect animals against the toxic effects of misfolded proteins later in life. Wed, 20 Dec 2023 21:27:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/ruprecht-ceramics-stockbridge-lab.html #art&resistance: A former student's ceramic sculpture helps explain how bacterial cells resist toxic build up of fluoride ions and is also part of his own mission to do a better job of helping the general public resist science misinformation Fri, 15 Dec 2023 22:12:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/dus-white-house-fellow.html Associate professor Monica Dus is placed at the Department of the Navy. Over the next year, Dus will learn leadership and work on a portfolio that includes enhancing and innovating higher education, science and technology. Fri, 22 Sep 2023 19:05:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/li-lab-cystinosis-mechanism.html Cellular mechanism underlying Cystinosis uncovered and new treatment strategy suggested by the work published in Journal of Clinical Investigation Tue, 29 Aug 2023 02:06:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/nandakumar-pot-hole-science-article.html A mysterious binding site in old research sparked an idea for Nandakumar Lab scientist Valerie Tesmer that led to a discovery outlined in an article in Science. Time to update the textbooks? Fri, 18 Aug 2023 18:49:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/simmons-fen-protein-lagging-strand.html Changing our view of how lagging strand replication occurs in bacteria Thu, 13 Jul 2023 02:14:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/cell-plasticity-duan.html Using zebrafish as a model, the Duan group has discovered that a loop in the body’s mitochondria may allow cells to retreat up the path of differentiation. Mon, 05 Jun 2023 14:43:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/aton-binocular-vision-treatment.html Sleep makes it stick. Mon, 17 Apr 2023 17:52:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/dus-guggenheim.html Preparing a book for nonspecialists on food-gene interactions, a field known as nutrigenomics Wed, 12 Apr 2023 14:37:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/ummnh-panel-vecchiarelli.html UMMNH Farrand Lecture brought together three scholars, including MCDB's Vecchiarelli, who have captured the magnificence of the microbial world through art and design. Fri, 17 Mar 2023 01:41:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/maria-ahmed-weintraub.html A Clowney Lab doctoral student, Ahmed is one of 12 recipients of the award, which recognizes exceptional achievement in graduate studies in biology. Thu, 09 Mar 2023 15:47:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/chapman-ams-honor.html MCDB professor is recognized for contributions to field of microbiology Wed, 15 Feb 2023 16:45:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/bardwell-preview-cell.html "There are Interesting parallels and differences between how TRiC and Spy fold proteins." Bardwell's preview on a Frydman lab paper in Cell (her topic at a recent MCDB seminar) Thu, 08 Dec 2022 17:05:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/msbt-2022.html Michigan Synthetic Biology team tackles antibiotic resistance and earns a gold medal at the recent iGEM competition with their Amplify project Wed, 07 Dec 2022 16:56:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/miller-cover-mboc.html Image related to Chumki et al’s new paper on p115RhoGEF’s role in tight junction remodeling chosen for cover Fri, 02 Dec 2022 20:31:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/dulled-sweetness-taste-dus.html Yes, a diet of high sugar does lower the ability of the taste system to sense sweetness-- the good news--it is reversible Wed, 12 Oct 2022 15:47:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/li-lab-lysosome-gene-knockout-nat-comm.html Ming Li lab and collaborators report in "Nature Communications" that a defective or missing TMEM251 gene is implicated in mucolipidosis type II, a lysosomal storage disorder. Thu, 06 Oct 2022 19:22:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/mcdb-scientist-in-training-garner-awards-.html Postdoctoral fellows awarded NIH K99 grants, MCDB graduate students receive predoctoral fellowships from Rackham, undergrad wins McKnight Foundation fellowship Tue, 04 Oct 2022 20:24:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/mcdb/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/PublicationSpotlight_Jakob0.html Jakob Lab: Ulrich et al. have cover image in Molecular Cell for their article on how Get3 changes roles from guide to guard under stress conditions Thu, 01 Sep 2022 15:33:00 +0000