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Stay up to date with the latest achievements and milestones in our department, including faculty promotions, research publications, grant awards, and student recognitions. Explore cutting-edge discoveries and celebrate the accomplishments of our vibrant research community!

Publication News: Jiang Lab

Posted on June 11, 2024

Congratulations to the Jiang Lab for the new publication entitled “Estrogen counteracts age-related decline in beige adipogenesis through the NAMPT-regulated ER stress response” published in Nature Aging. Park, Hu et al demonstrate that replenishing…

Faculty Research Grant: Naba lab

Posted on May 28, 2024

The Naba lab has received a $25,000 award from the UIC Chancellor’s Translational Research Initiative (CTRI). This award helps prepare early stage projects with high commercialization potential for licensing and startup opportunities. Read…

Student Award: Leanna Leverton, Naba Lab

Posted on May 08, 2024

Leanna Leverton, 3rd-year graduate student in the Naba lab, is the recipient of the 2024-2025 Graduate College Dean’s Scholar Fellowship for her project entitled “Investigating the molecular mechanisms of SNED1 fibrillogenesis in the…

Faculty Award: Alexandra Naba,PhD

Posted on May 02, 2024

Alexandra Naba, Associate Professor in our Department, is the recipient of the 2024 UIC Honors College Capstone Supervisor of the Year award. The Capstone Supervisor of the Year award is given annually to…

Publication News: Jiang Lab

Posted on April 16, 2024

Congratulations to the Jiang Lab for the lasted publication entitled “The Notch-PDGFRβ axis suppresses brown adipocyte progenitor differentiation in early post-natal mice” published in Developmental Cell. Shi and Xiong et al. demonstrate that…

Publication: Naba Lab

Posted on April 11, 2024

Congratulations to Dr. Dharma Pally, postdoctoral researcher in the Naba lab, for being the lead author on a review entitled “Extracellular matrix dynamics: a key regulator of cell migration across length-scales and systems”…

Award: 33rd Physiology Awards Night

Posted on November 16, 2023

Congratulations to all our award winners from the 33rd Physiology Awards Night. Naiche Adler was the recipient of the Philip K Hawley Distinguished Faculty Award. PhD candidates Kelly Conger and Phillippa Burns won…

Faculty Award: Meena Rao, PhD

Posted on November 07, 2023

Professor Emerita, Mrinalini (Meena) Chatta Rao, is one of five outstanding scientists selected to receive the Distinguished Alumni Awards of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) for the year 2023. Dr. Rao has…

Promotion: Alexandra Naba, PhD

Posted on August 17, 2023

Congratulations to Dr. Alexandra Naba on the promotion to the rank of Associate Professor. In 2016, Dr. Naba joined UIC and formed the Lab for Extracellular Matrix (ECM) Research. She is a founder…

Promotion: Paul Goldspink, PhD

Posted on August 17, 2023

Congratulations to Dr. Paul Goldspink on the promotion to the rank of Research Associate Professor. Dr. Goldspink, an alumnus of the department, rejoined the department as a faculty member in 2019. Since arriving…