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Upcoming Events

Tim McKinsey
September 2, 2025

MLS Seminar: Tim McKinsey

Event Start Time: 4:00 pm
Event Location: 170 Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute (DHLRI)
Olga Anczukow
September 9, 2025

MLS Seminar: Olga Anczukòw

Event Start Time: 4:10 pm
Event Location: 170 Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute (DHLRI)
October 7, 2025

MCDB Application Info Session

Event Start Time: 5:30 pm
Event Location: Zoom
November 4, 2025

MCDB Application Info Session

Event Start Time: 9:00 am
Event Location: Zoom

Recent News

MCDB Incoming class

Welcome to Our Incoming MCDB Cohort!

By Michael Smoley

Welcome to MCDB's incoming cohort of students!

Our incoming class, consisting of 21 students, includes Dana Al Disi, Ziqian An, Amy Apfelbaum, Afia Asamoah, Caleb Clark, Carter Gaines, Matt…

Midhune Anne, Paul Toth, Ezgi Elmas and Chetan Gomatan

Congratulations to Our Summer 2025 Graduates!

By Michael Smoley

Congratulations to Midhun Anne, Paul Toth, Ezgi Elmas and Chetan Gomatan for earning their Ph.D. from the Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Graduate Program!

We are…

Brendan Moran, Mackenzie Dillenbeck and Jack Gregory

Brendan Moran, Mackenzie Dillenbeck and Jack Gregory Awarded Cellular, Molecular and Biochemical Sciences Fellowship

By Michael Smoley

Congratulations to Brendan Moran, Mackenzie Dillenbeck and Jack Gregory for receiving fellowships from the Cellular, Molecular and Biochemical Sciences Program!
 

Zianne Olverson, Yuanfeng Wang, Abbey Hershner and Madeline Burghaze

Zianne Olverson, Yuanfeng Wang, Abbey Hershner, and Madeline Burghaze Pass Candidacy Exam

By Michael Smoley

Congratulations to Zianne Olverson, Yuanfeng Wang, Abbey Hershner, and Madeline Burghaze for passing their candidacy exams!

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