Stark Named AAAS Fellow
Benjamin Stark, professor of biology and associate dean for research at IIT College of Science, has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Stark was...
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Pombert’s Paper on Discovery About Pathogen’s Evolution in PNAS
Jean-Francois Pombert, IIT assistant professor of biology, and his international collaborators have discovered new information about the evolution of pathogens known as Microsporidia: that their polar...
IIT researcher finds Baxdelta2 tumor suppressor can be generated in some colon cancer cells
Discovery may lead to a better understanding of microsatellite unstable colon cancer and potentially provide targeted chemotherapeutics for treatment. June 11, 2014, CHICAGO – Illinois Institute of...
IIT-MEDLIFE To Participate in Medical Brigade in Peru
The IIT-MEDLIFE chapter has raised $26,000 to send 14 IIT students and one faculty member to a mobile clinic from May 18-26 in Lima, Peru. The money was raised through Armour College of Engineering...
IIT Professor Menhart Available To Speak About Eteplirsen
Drug Shows Tremendous Promise for Treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Some sources believe the FDA may approve the drug within 30 days April 11, 2014—CHICAGO - Professor Nicholas Menhart of the...
IIT Student Miriam Schmid Receives Lincoln Academy Student Laureate Award
IIT student Miriam Schmid was one of 53 students who received the Lincoln Academy's Student Laureate Award. Schmid, who is a senior pursuing a degree in Biochemistry and a certification in Mathematics...
Biology Graduate Student Stephanie Kunkel Receives Sloan MoBE Postdoctoral Fellowship
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded one of its first MoBE (Microbiology and the Built Environment) postdoctoral fellowships to Stephanie Kunkel, a graduate student in IIT’s biology program...
IIT Students Take Four "GEN 10" Awards for Excellence in Scientific Research
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN) announced its "GEN 10" Award winners at the BIO International Convention in Chicago on April 24, honoring ten Chicago graduate students and postdocs for...
Professor of Biology and Physics Thomas Irving Publishes Study on Elastic Energy Storage in Muscle Myofilaments
IIT Professor of Biology and Physics Thomas Irving, with co-authors Tom Daniel and Nicole George of University of Washington and C David Williams of Harvard University, this week published " The Cross...
IIT Researchers Win American Academy of Environmental Engineering and Science Honor Award
Illinois Institute of Technology researchers Krishna Pagilla, professor of environmental engineering, Benjamin Stark, professor of biology, and graduate students Marina Arnaldos (Ph.D. ENVE '12) and...