News and Publications

Lisa Rezende, PhD, Associate Professor of Practice in Molecular & Cellular Biology received the Distinguished Achievement in Science Education Award 2024.

Recent research by Stephen F. Smith, A.F.M. Tariqul Islam, Shoxruxxon Alimukhamedov, Ethan T. Weiss, and Pascale G. Charest published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry revealed new insights into how certain proteins, Ras and mTORC2, work together to help cells move and communicate.

In a paper recently published in FEMS Microbiology Ecology, authors Emily M Waggoner, Kahina Djaoudi, Julia M Diaz, and Solange Duhamel explore how the common marine cyanobacterium, Synechococcus, uses different types of dissolved organic phosphorus (DOP) compounds, which are crucial nutrients in ocean ecosystems.

The 2024 Graduate Award for Teaching is Mollie Wiegand! Mollie completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Arizona from 2014-2018, with a major in Veterinary Science and a minor in Molecular and Cellular Biology.

This paper presents the quantitative characterization of a bacterial synthetic adhesion toolbox through several biophysical methods.

Rebeca Acevedo Barboza, Lucas Harrell, Caleb Konecek, Lucas Marmorale, Ethan McNew, Chance Parkinson, Jake Shaw, Yanghuan Yu, Jacquelyn Lo Bianco Abigail LoCascio Kenan Prince Forrest Zepezauer

A recent review article by graduate student Nathan Hadland in the Duhamel Lab evaluates how young volcanic terrains can be colonized by microorganisms.

The Danny Brower Scholarship was established by the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology to honor the professional accomplishments of Danny Brower, Professor and Scientist, for over 25 years at the University of Arizona. 

In a recent study by the Paek lab on hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) stress, Elizabeth Jose and colleagues discovered a dose-dependent switch in which transcription factors are activated by H2O2.