What can poo do for you? MCB student Scott Daniel presented his research at the Arizona Grad Slam July 22, 2016 MCB Ph.D. student Scott Daniel talked at the Arizona 3-Minute Grad Slam, a statewide competition for graduate students to present their research in 3 minutes. Read more
MCB Nominee Dr. Libor Grubhoffer to be Awarded Honorary Degree April 26, 2016 A parasitologist and biochemist, Libor Grubhoffer has an international reputation of excellence in his fields and extensive history of collaboration and partnership with the University of Arizona (UA). Read more
MCB, Law, and Limelight on the World Poker Stage April 19, 2016 In my last year or so of undergrad, I took an elective called “Bioethics” with Professor Pimentel, which was an entire class on just that – the ethical and moral concerns and dilemmas within biology and the medical field. I was absolutely enthralled. Read more
Capaldi lab found that TORC1's prion like domains lock cells in dormancy Jan. 8, 2016 James Hughes Hallett, Xiangxia Luo, and Andrew Capaldi in the MCB department found that glucose starvation triggers disassembly of TORC1 and movement of the key TORC1 component Kog1/Raptor into a prion-like aggregate to lock cells in a quiescent (sleep-like) state. Read more
Jennifer Cubeta, 2015 AAFSAA Outstanding Staff Award Recipient Oct. 16, 2015 Jennifer Cubeta, Assistant Director of the Undergraduate Biology Research Program (UBRP), was selected as a 2015 Outstanding Staff Award recipient by the Asian American Faculty, Staff and Alumni Association (AAFSAA) at the University of Arizona. Read more
MCB Professor Gail Burd featured on Arizona Spotlight Aug. 15, 2015 Professor Gail Burd was interviewed by Mark McLemore at Arizona Public Media about being a first generation college student. Read more
MCB Graduate Then, Advocate for Physician Colleagues and Precision Medicine Today May 17, 2015 Following completion of his B.S. with honors in molecular and cellular biology in 1997 from the UA, Dr. Senner stayed in Tucson and graduated with an MD from the UA College of Medicine in 2004 with a different career trajectory than his fellow physicians. Read more
MCB Students Sweep UA College of Science Senior Awards May 5, 2015 Outside of studying at the library, you might find Shaina Hasan moving gracefully as she performs classical Indian dance. You might see Carl Buchholz zip past you as he cycles through town and up Mt. Lemmon. Read more
MCB and Business: Thoughts from an Undergraduate Alumna June 23, 2014 I originally entered the College of Life Sciences hoping that my degree would one day lead me to medical school. At 18, I had high hopes for working as a neurosurgeon. Read more