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Congratulations to Dr. Charest (UArizona) & Dr. Rappel (UCSD) who received a $1.6M NSF grant to study how cells detect & move toward chemical signals— a key to fighting infections & understanding inflammation! Plus, research opps for students! Learn more :bit.ly/3TZM8rB

New research by MCB scientists at the University of Arizona shows how proteins Ras & mTORC2 help cells move and respond to signals. These findings could lead to new ways to target diseases where cell signaling and migration goes awry, such as in cancer! #research #cellbiology

Researchers in the MCB lab have uncovered how the marine cyanobacterium Synechococcus uses different forms of phosphorus, a vital nutrient, to thrive in the ocean! Read more on our MCB News page: bit.ly/3XjU88Q #MarineScience #OceanHealth #Cyanobacteria #Sustainability

If this is your first year with the MCB Department - WELCOME! And WELCOME BACK to returning students!

Congratulations to another one of our 2024 Galileo Scholarship winners Jacquelyn LoBianco! Read more about all winners: bit.ly/4c4NMPc

The 2024 Graduate Award for Teaching winner is Mollie Wiegand! Mollie completed her undergraduate degree at the UArizona from 2014-2018, with a major in Veterinary Science and a minor in Molecular and Cellular Biology. Read more about Molly here bit.ly/3xlsZbv!

Congratulations to our 2024 Galileo Scholarship winners! After graduation Yanghuan Yu plans on doing a postdoc and then be a PI (be a good one like MCB ones!) Read more about all winners: bit.ly/4c4NMPc

Congratulations to our 2024 Galileo Scholarship winners! Jake Shaw believes that the experiment-focused thought process introduced to me by MCB will serve as one of his most valuable skills in the future! Read more about all winners: bit.ly/4c4NMPc

Congratulations to our 2024 Galileo Scholarship winners! After graduation Chance Parkinson will apply for postdoc positions and continue on the track of becoming a professor. Read more about all winners: bit.ly/4c4NMPc

Congratulations to our 2024 Galileo Scholarship winners! After graduation Ethan McNew plans on going to medical school. "As of now, I am most interested in becoming a reconstructive surgeon focusing on trauma reconstruction." Read more about all winners: bit.ly/4c4NMPc

Congratulations to our 2024 Galileo Scholarship winners! After graduation Lucas Marmorale wants to be a research neuroscience until he becomes an astronaut! Read all about our award winners here: bit.ly/4c4NMPc

Congratulations to our 2024 Galileo Scholarship winners! Caleb Konecek has 3 majors and 3 minors and plans on pursuing a masters degree abroad! Read all about our award winners here: bit.ly/4c4NMPc

Congratulations Galileo Scholarship winners! Lucas Harrell had this to say about MCB "The MCB community has been a huge source of inspiration/support for me. I have never worked in a department that is so collaborate, supportive, & helpful!" Read more: bit.ly/3yOPplB

Congratulations to our 2024 Galileo Scholarship winners! Rebeca Acevedo Barboza plans to create a community where she can support people that have similar backgrounds to me! Read all about our award winners here: bit.ly/4c4NMPc

The Duhamel Lab had a review article recently published in Nature Communications earth and environment. Read the article here! nature.com/articles/s4324…

Congrats to our 2024 Danny Brower Scholarship winners! Our second winner is Sophia Marcinowski. She is majoring in MCB and minoring in Fine Art. Read why this scholarship is so special to us and why Sophia was selected! bit.ly/3wPfikM

Congrats to our 2024 Danny Brower Scholarship winners! Our first winner is Amanda Adams. She is majoring in MCB and minoring in Psychology, Biochemistry and Spanish. Read why this scholarship is so special to us and why Amanda was selected! bit.ly/3wPfikM

The Paek Lab's recent study results have been published in Nature Communications; you can read the complete study here: go.nature.com/3QV2hwF

Meet Sun Woo Kim - MCB's 2024 Outstanding Senior! Sun is graduating with majors in MCB and Physiology and Medical Sciences and minors in Biochemistry and Emergency Medical Services. Sun is staying in Tucson and starts her MD / PhD program at UArizona this summer! Congrats Sun!

Congratulations MCB graduates - we are so proud of you! Read more about our 2024 graduating class here mcb.arizona.edu/.../mcb-celebr…