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Congratulations to CCIB members for being awarded the Catalyst and Multidisciplinary Provost Grants!  Catalyst Grants Program: PI: Dr. Xingyun Qi (assistant professor, FASC-biology) Title: Identification of Salinity-Response Genes in Stomatal Development Multidisciplinary Grants Program: PI: Dr. Maria Solesio (assistant professor, FASC-biology) Co-PIs: Dr. Andrey Grigoriev (professor, FASC-biology) and Dr. Sunil Shende (associate professor, FASC-computer science)… continue reading

The CCIB gathered for our first retreat in our new home (the JHSC) for a fantastic day of scientific talks, posters, and discussion. Then we headed over to Philadelphia and boarded the Freedom Elite for a fun evening cruise on the Delaware River, past the facing skylines of Philadelphia and Camden.    

The newest element in Camden’s “Eds and Meds” corridor, the Joint Health Sciences Center at the corner of Martin Luther King Boulevard and Broadway houses lab and training spaces for multiple universities and is the only facility in the state to house important functions of two four-year institutions, a county college, and two medical schools…. continue reading

CCIB Graduate Program Director Dr. Grace Brannigan (Physics) was recently featured on the Biophysical Society (BPS) Blog for her significant research on the ion channels. Dr. Brannigan is invited to present her exciting researches at the BPS symposium on February 15, 2020, in San Diego. Please click to find more details!  Congratulations!  

CCIB PhD student Stacy Love (Salas Lab) won the 2nd place at the Thermal Analysis Forum of the Delaware Valley (TAFDV) Section Poster Competition held at University of Pennsylvania. Congratulations!

CCIB Director Dr. Nir Yakoby (Biology) was awarded a three-year, $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation IOS grant to study the evolution of posterior fate among Drosophila species. Congratulations!