The MCB BS at UIUC plunges students into the molecular choreography of life—DNA replication, signal transduction, immunology, and developmental genetics—through inquiry-based labs and faculty-mentored research in cancer biology, virology, and synthetic genomics. Students master CRISPR editing, single-cell RNA-seq analytics, and super-resolution imaging before showcasing findings at the campus MCB Undergraduate Research Symposium. Alumni lead in biomedical engineering, pharma R&D, diagnostics, and MD/PhD programs that translate bench science to bedside impact.
CRISPR knock-in creating fluorescent reporters of autophagy
Single-cell transcriptomics of tumor-immune microenvironments
High-throughput screen for antivirals targeting viral proteases
Protein-folding simulation benchmarking AlphaFold predictions
Design of mRNA vaccine nanoparticle delivery systems
Live-cell imaging of mitochondrial dynamics under oxidative stress
Synthetic-biology circuit regulating insulin production in yeast
Bioinformatics pipeline identifying non-coding RNA disease markers
Lab protocol optimizing lentiviral transduction efficiency
Policy paper on equitable access to advanced gene therapies
Ethics podcast on germline editing controversies
Grant proposal for lab-on-chip rapid sepsis diagnostics
3-D printed microfluidic device for organoid culture
Public outreach workshop on microscopy for middle-schoolers
Metabolic engineering of bacteria for biodegradable plastics
Computational docking study of allosteric kinase inhibitors
White paper on data standards for clinical genomics
Decode cells and design molecular solutions for global health.
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