The Department of Biological Sciences in the college of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) invites applications for a Professor and LAS Endowed Chair in Natural Sciences…
A new method based on native chemical ligation reaction for facile synthesis of stable peptidyl-tRNAs has been invented by Egor Syroegin, Biological Sciences PhD student. The research, co-authored with Dr. Yury Polikanov, was…
Congratulations to Rui Gao, who has been named a 2022-2023 awardee from the McKnight Foundation Technological Innovations in Neuroscience Awards! These awards support scientists who work on novel and creative approaches to understanding…
Boris Igic was awarded a 2022 Silver Circle Award! The award reflects the impact that a dedicated faculty member has on students. Since 1966, the Silver Circle Award has been presented to some…
Mary Ashley has been announced as a 2022-23 University Scholar Recipient! University Scholars Program is a prestigious program, which is sponsored by the Office of the President and provides tangible recognition of faculty…
Aixa Alfonso was announced as the winner of a new faculty achievement award from the UIC Office of Diversity, Equity & Engagement. This award recognizes faculty who have made extraordinary contributions to diversity…
Ruixuan Gao’s research of nanoscale imaging of biological ultrastructure has earned him distinction as a 2022 Searle Scholar. Gao, UIC assistant professor of chemistry and biological sciences, is the second UIC scholar to receive…
On April 20th, 2022 the NASA and Historically Black Colleges & Universities/Minority Serving Institutions Spring Technology Infusion Road Tour made a stop at UIC’s Forum to hear about relevant cutting edge research of…
Dr. Chris Whelan was featured in “Some Chicago birds are nesting nearly a month earlier than they did more than a century ago, Field study shows” in the Chicago Tribune on 3/25/22. You…
PhD student Soraida Garcia’s article “Making the Change” was featured in the April 2022 issue of Wildlife Professional! In her article, Soraida shares her experience and provides insight on ways that graduate programs…
