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Upcoming Events

November 4, 2025

MCDB Application Info Session

Event Start Time: 9:00 am
Event Location: Zoom
MCDB 2024 students
November 4, 2025

MCDB 3MT Competition

Event Start Time: 4:00 pm
Event Location: DHLRI 170
Jeanne Stachowiak
November 18, 2025

MLS Seminar: Jeanne Stachowiak

Event Start Time: 4:05 pm
Event Location: DHLRI 170

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Jingru Liang

Jingru Liang Awarded Third Place in DHLRI Research Day Poster Competition

By Michael Smoley

Congratulations to Jingru Liang for placing third in the DHLRI Research Day Poster Competition!

Anuvrat Sircar

MCDB Alumni Spotlight: Anuvrat Sircar

By Michael Smoley

Our October MCDB Alumni Spotlight is highlighting Anuvrat Sircar! Dr. Sircar is a Senior Scientist, Translational Research, Hematology Oncology R&D at AstraZeneca. He graduated from MCDB in…

MK McCulloch

MK McCulloch Receives CMTRF Emerging Researcher Award

By Michael Smoley

Congratulations to MCDB student MK McCulloch for being one of four recipients of the CMTRF Emerging Researcher Award!

The Emerging Researcher Award program delivers focused, high-impact…

Yi Wang

Yi Wang Publishes First Author Paper in Nature

By Michael Smoley

Congratulations to MCDB student Yi Wang for publishing a first-author paper in Nature!

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