Lab Highlights

April 2026

Congratulations to Dr. Quang Ngyuen for passing his defense!

Congratulations to Hannah on passing her Qualifying Exam!

March 2026

Congratulations to Vincent on passing his Qualifying Exam!

December 2025

Congratulations to Sarah on receiving the Chan-Zuckerberg Biohub SPARK award!

April 2025

Congratulations to Jack on getting CDB Outstanding Undergraduate Research Achievement Award! He also achieved high distinction on his senior thesis! Way to go Jack!

Congratulations to Sarah on passing her Qualifying Exam!

Congratulations to Jason on receiving the undergraduate research fellowship at Beckman!

Congratulations to Sarah on receiving the Predoctoral Beckman Fellowship!

Congratulations to Madelyn for getting a summer research fellowship (SURF)!

March 2025

Congratulations to Canran on passing her Qualifying Exam!

December 2024

Welcome to Vincent Wong and Hannah Eichenberger, two new MCB Students!

November 2024

Congratulations to Jack on an Honorable Mention for his poster at the Undergraduate Research Symposium!

September 2024

Congratulations to Quang on passing his Preliminary Exam!

August 2024

Congratulations to Dr. Miles Norsworthy for passing his defense!

May 2024

Congratulations to Dr. Amanda Weiss-Sulivan for passing her defense!

April 2024

Congratulations to Tanner on passing his Preliminary Exam!

December 2023

Welcome to Canran Deng, a Molecular & Integrative Physiology Student!

August 2023

Welcome to Sarah Asif, a Neuroscience PhD Student!

April 2023

Welcome to Tanner Cress, a Chemistry PhD Student!

Martha U. Gillette to give March 2019 Beckman Director’s Seminar.

“Martha Gillette, Director of the University of Illinois Neuroscience Program, will give the next Beckman Institute Director’s Seminar at noon Thursday, March 7, 2019 on The Clocks that Time Us: Dynamics in Brain Metabolism and Sleep” — Beckman Institute, February 27, 2019 (Read the article)

Martha U. Gillette featured in Minnesota Public Radio’s Brains On! A Winter Solstice Special: Tick, Tock Circadian Clock.

“Host Molly Bloom explores circadian rhythms, animal hibernation and how light and dark affect all life on Earth with special guest, Martha Gillette” — I-STEM Education Initiative, December 21, 2017 (Read the article)

Martha U. Gillette featured in University of Illinois video

Alumni Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology and Affiliate Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Martha Gillette is featured in an online video entitled “Neurosciences: The Clock.

Martha U. Gillette is an investigator for the NSF Center to Investigate Creation of Biological Machines

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $25 million to establish the Emergent Behaviors of Integrated Cellular Systems (EBICS) Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and the Georgia Institute of Technology. Read more atLAS news,  physorg.comDaily IlliniMedical News Today Mechanical Engineering Magazine

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