MCDB News

April 29, 2020

Highlighting a campus-wide research effort to understand the nervous system using a broad array of powerful approaches.

April 8, 2020

Understanding how the protein tau moves between neurons yields insight into possible treatments for neurodegenerative diseases.

March 30, 2020

Scientists provide essential COVID-19 testing supplies to Cottage Health System

March 12, 2020

The current pandemic of COVID-19 showcases the profound susceptibility of human populations to viruses, and underscores the need for more research in virology.

March 5, 2020

Researchers investigate neural mechanisms that coordinate complex motor sequences in fruit flies.

January 14, 2020

The gift is established to support summer research fellowships in MCDB labs

December 11, 2019

Three MCDB Graduate students defend their PhD thesis work from the same laboratory.

December 5, 2019

Assistance during the first years of a biology major leads to higher retention of first-generation students.

November 21, 2019

A finely tuned molecular process in the camouflage of certain squid may lead to the next generation of bio-inspired synthetic materials.

November 21, 2019

Neuroscientist Sung Soo Kim zeroes in on the mechanism that allows us to navigate new and different environments.