Hometown: Mount Pleasant, MI Year entered CMB program: 2020 Lab: Bill Bement Lab Brief Summary of Research: I am studying the role of cortical excitability in cell division. Cortical excitability is characterized by the …
Students
Photo essay: CMB trainer Darcie Moore’s lab
On Tuesday, Sept. 21, Pathum Karunaratne, media specialist at Media Solutions, captured photographs in the lab of Assistant Professor Darcie L. Moore, PhD, in the Department of Neuroscience to depict research life in the school. After …
2020 Raymond L. Erikson Exceptional Thesis Awardees
We are excited to announce that Sid Jain and Amelia Haj are the inaugural recipients of the Raymond L. Erikson Exceptional Thesis Award. This annual award honors CMB students who have written and defended an exceptional thesis. A fund to support the award was …
Student Spotlight: Luis Antonio Haddock
Hometown: San Sebastián, Puerto Rico Year entered CMB program: 2019 Lab: Thomas C. Friedrich Lab Brief Summary of Research: I currently work with understanding the diversification of Influenza A viruses during infection and transmission …
Lab Profile: Harrison Lab
How do specialized egg and sperm cells come together to generate a new organism? Following fertilization, how is gene expression regulated to direct development and differentiation? These fundamental questions drive the research of the Harrison Lab.
Student Spotlight: Megan Bacabac
Hometown: San Diego, CA Year entered CMB program: 2020 Lab: Wei Xu Lab Brief Summary of Research: Investigating the role of protein arginine methyltransferase CARM1 in estrogen signaling as a potential target for combating …
CMB student Katie Mueller inducted into Bouchet Graduate Honor Society
A huge congratulations to CMB student Katie Mueller, who was inducted into the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society for 2021! Katie’s research focuses on developing next-generation cell and gene therapies across broad applications, including …
Student Spotlight: Alex Fister
Hometown: Buffalo Grove, IL Year entered CMB program: 2020 Lab: Anna Huttenlocher Lab Brief Summary of Research: Effects of bacterial infection on immune cell migration during immunodeficiency and wound healing Awards and Publications: “MicroRNA-mediated …
Student Spotlight: Cassie Leech
Hometown: Middleboro, MA Year entered CMB program: 2019 Lab: John Denu Lab Brief Summary of Research: I am currently investigating the role that SAM-synthatases (MAT2A and MAT2B) play in promoting adaptive and de novo …
2020 Alumni Newsletter
To say that this has been an unusual year would be an understatement! Despite everything, CMB has had a successful year, and we hope you enjoy reading about the great strides in research and education …