MCDB News

Shining a Light on Memory
Shining a Light on Memory
Dissolving the Gordian Knot
Dissolving the Gordian Knot
A custom-built app transforms a smartphone into a stand-alone device for rapid diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract infections.
Smartphone, M.D.
A new study demonstrated that fruit flies are indifferent to low calcium and averse to high levels. Credit: Peter Allen
The Sixth Taste?
Gut Reaction image.jpg Salmonella food poisoning causes chronic intestinal inflammation.
Gut Reaction
Storke Tower and UCSB Lagoon
Congratulations to 2018-19 Storke Fellowship Recipients
Otger Campàs
Tremendous Contributions
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MCDB Spotlights

Max Wilson

Faculty: Max Wilson

We use light-switchable molecules to control and engineer natural cell behaviors.
Allison Gabbert

Student: Allison Gabbert

Studies the role of septins in collective border cell migration in the Drosophila ovary.
Elmer Guzman

Student: Elmer Guzman

I use electrophysiological techniques to understand and quantify interactions in neuronal networks.
Caroline Ackley

Student: Caroline Ackley

Genetics of neural development and behavior in the nematode C. elegans.
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