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When asked for his one piece of advice for incoming MCB students, Dr. Alok Patel (MCB 2007, UA College of Medicine 2012) didn’t hesitate – he wants students to continue to pursue their passions, hobbies and interests while they pursue their degree.

Professor Horton has been a Biochemistry faculty at the University of Arizona for 17 years, and joined MCB in the summer of 2018. Her laboratory is interested in the structures and mechanisms of proteins that act upon DNA and RNA, and their consequences to human health.

Emma’s interest in science was sparked when she was assigned a research project on Rachel Carson in the eighth grade. Emma was intrigued by the work Rachael Carson did and was the impetus for Emma taking chemistry and biology classes in high school.

Tucson native Eli Soyfer has known about Dr. Danny Brower for a while. When Brower, former MCB Department Head, died unexpectedly in 2007, there was a story in the paper, Soyfer recalls.

Before there was a #MeToo movement and a renewed focus on workplace harassment and discrimination, there was Nicolette Brown, combining her love of research with a passion for creating inclusive work environments.  The 2018 MCB Outstanding Graduate Student for Service, Brown has worked to make herself a valuable resource for the College of Science on diversity and inclusion.

Dr. Frans Tax, MCB Professor, Faculty Director of Diversity and Inclusion of the Graduate College, and Distinguished Outreach Professor shares his perspective on the University of Arizona's recent designation by the Department of Education as a Hispanic Serving Institution.

Graduating with degrees in Molecular & Cellular Biology and Mathematics this Spring, Alyssa Fortier is rocketing off to graduate school at Stanford University, boosted by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP).

MCB’s Outstanding Graduate Student in Teaching for 2018, Johan Martinez-Fuentes, is inspiring students to have a “dendrite moment.”

With five published papers, exceptional wet lab and computational skills, and impressive creativity in experimental design, Kotaro Fujimaki is the 2018 MCB Outstanding Graduate Student in Scholarship.