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Neurobiologist Sung Soo Kim receives 2024 Scholar Award from McKnight Foundation
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Understanding aging on a cellular level
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Untangling a sticky mystery: Researchers make precious headway into a genetic form of Alzheimer’s disease
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When bad cells go good: harnessing cellular cannibalism for cancer treatment
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Neurobiologist Sung Soo Kim receives 2024 Scholar Award from McKnight Foundation
Understanding aging on a cellular level
Untangling a sticky mystery: Researchers make precious headway into a genetic form of Alzheimer’s disease
When bad cells go good: harnessing cellular cannibalism for cancer treatment
Discovery from MCDB’s Rothman Lab on how our bodies regulate age-related decline was included in the 2023 List of "12 Ingenious Discoveries" from the University of California
Clinical trial shows that the ketogenic diet is effective at controlling polycystic kidney disease
Zen and the art of mitochondrial maintenance: The machinery of death makes a healthier life
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MCDB Spotlights
2022 MCDB Graduate Admissions
A cross-disciplinary foundation in biological science, while allowing students the flexibility to choose their own path of inquiry.
Student: Juliana Acosta-Uribe
I study how admixture and population history shape the genetic risk for neurodegenerative diseases.
Student: Chee Kiang (Ethan) Ewe
We study the genetic basis of developmental robustness and plasticity using nematode C. elegans as a model system.
Student: Surenna Pecchia
Surenna Pecchia is a 5th year Ph.D. student in Max Wilson’s lab at UC Santa Barbara. She is from Chelmsford, Massachusetts and received her B.S. in Biology from UMass Lowell.
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