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Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) Graduate Program at Virginia Tech
Joined August 2021
Congratulations to MCB-affiliated faculty David Popham on being named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science!
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Popham, professor of biological sciences, was selected for “distinguished contributions to studies of the structure, synthesis, and hydrolysis of the peptidoglycan wall components of bacteria...
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RT @DrChrisTSmith: Dr. Shenglin Mei's lab at @FralinBiomed's Cancer Research Center in Washington, DC, is seeking highly motivated computat….
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Congratulations to MCB student Zach Baker, first author on this article published in Nature Biotechnology! Read more about the research here.
Sustained in situ protein production and release in the mammalian gut by an engineered bacteriophage
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Congratulations to MCB faculty @KKehnHall on receiving the 2024 Zoetis Award for Veterinary Research Excellence! Read more about her lab and research here:.
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Kehn-Hall's lab uses artificial intelligence to unlock the secrets of hemorrhagic fever viruses.
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Virginia Tech's Cancer Research Center-DC is hosting an Open House on 10/21, 2pm-4pm. This is a great way for prospective MCB students to meet the PIs and learn about their research, and for other attendees to hear about available opportunities for various levels of researchers.
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Congratulations to MCB faculty @mycorican on his grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases! Read more about his research on drug-resistant fungal infections here:.
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José Vargas-Muñiz received a five-year $2 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to better understand the role of the septins within the fungus Aspergillus...
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MCB affiliated faculty Daniel Capelluto and MCB student Marija Corluka have discovered a molecular path that allows bacterial infection - read about their research here!:
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Daniel Capelluto and his research team have discovered the mechanism by which the bacterial pathogen Shigella flexneri, the causative agent of dysentery, manipulates molecular activity to assure its...
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Congratulations to MCB student @kaypepperoni on her NIH F31 fellowship for her research on the Rift Valley fever virus! .Read more here:.
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Kaylee Petraccione received a National Institute of Health award to further her research on the molecular mechanisms enabling the Rift Valley fever virus to cause disease.
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Congratulations to MCB affiliated faculty @KathleenMulvan4 on her NIH grant for her research on a cancer-dependent enzyme! Read more about her laboratory's work here:.
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Kathleen Mulvaney, assistant professor with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute’s Cancer Research Center — D.C., will investigate the basic biology of PRMT5, an enzyme that can be found in 15...
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Congratulations to MCB and @VaMdVetMed faculty Clayton Caswell and his laboratory for securing three NIH R21 research grants! .
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The three grants, each driven by a different graduate student, highlight the diverse and impactful research conducted in Caswell's lab in the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine.
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Check out this research from MCB faculty @igorshar - a potential method to control mosquito populations, using genetic breeding rather than insecticides: .
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Understanding mosquito genetics for mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue and Zika can lead to better control methods, reducing their spread around the world.
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MCB and @VTCals faculty @deborahjgood debuts a new recipe for weight loss: the CLAW bar.
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With help from Virginia Tech’s LAUNCH, Deborah Good's company, Good Family Foods Group LLC, was been born. The first product, the “CLAW Bar," debuted in three flavors this spring.
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RT @kaypepperoni: I am honored to have been awarded the 2024 John Johnson Award for Excellence in Microbiology/Molecular Biology from the F….
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MCB faculty @BHsuVT was featured in VT News and the Nature daily briefing for his research on and development of new menstrual products. Read about it here!:.
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Matter, Hsu and his team have created an eco-friendly, blood absorbent biomaterial that improves the performance of menstrual products. Their work was published in the Cell Press journal.
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Congratulations to MCB affiliated faculty Gillian Eastwood for her promotion to associate professor with tenure and Stephen Melville for his promotion to professor!.
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Congratulations to @VTNeuro director and MCB affiliated faculty @OlsenLabVT for being named the I.D. Wilson Chair in the College of Science! . Michelle Olsen named I.D. Wilson Chair in the College of Science | Virginia Tech News | Virginia Tech (.
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