UIC Department of Biological Sciences @UIC_BioS
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Check out this recent writeup featuring Polikanov Lab! -How do cells prevent premature protein release? UIC study cracks the case - today.uic.edu/how-do-cells-p…
#HiringNow Visiting Research Specialist- Keyhani Lab Requisition ID: 1035238 Posting Close Date- 7/25/25 Link to apply and full posting: go.uic.edu/VstResSpec-Key… #Genomics #microbiology #Bioinformatics #fungalgenetics
Please join us for the MCDB PhD Dissertation Seminar by Xinyuan (Nancy) Liu, Monday, May 12th at noon. #uicBIOS
Please join us for the MCDB Student Seminar by Matt Weed, this Friday at noon. #uicBIOS
Please join us for the MCDB Student Seminar by Yahya Najjar, this Friday at noon. #uicBIOS
Join us Tuesday, April 22 for an E&E Seminar featuring Dr. Seth Magle (Lincoln Park Zoo)! #UICEcoEvo bios.uic.edu/events/ee-semi…
Join us this Friday starting at noon for two MCDB student seminar talks. #uicBIOS
Join us Tuesday, April 15th for an E&E seminar featuring Dr. Fabiany Herrera (Field Museum)! #UICEcoEvo bios.uic.edu/events/ee-semi…
Please join us for the MCDB Student Seminar by Sangita Ghimire this Friday from 12-12:30 PM. #uicBIOS
Join us Thursday, April 10th for a #LINSeminar featuring Dr. Norman Lee (St. Olaf College)! lin.uic.edu/events/lin-sem…
The 2025 Careers in Neuroscience Seminar has been rescheduled to April 10th! lin.uic.edu/events/2025-ca…
Join us Tuesday, 4/1 for an E&E Seminar featuring Dr. Gordon Getzinger (Loyola University)! #UICEcoEvo bios.uic.edu/events/ee-semi…
Check out "A broad-spectrum lasso peptide antibiotic targeting the bacterial ribosome", which was recently published by @Nature.com and co-authored by Yuri Polikanov! There's also a great writeup on UIC Today: today.uic.edu/lasso-shaped-a…
Check out "A broad-spectrum lasso peptide antibiotic targeting the bacterial ribosome", which was recently published by @Nature.com and co-authored by Yuri Polikanov! There's also a great writeup on UIC Today: today.uic.edu/lasso-shaped-a…
Please join us for the MCDB Student Seminar by Jun Yang, Friday at noon. #uicBIOS
Join us Tuesday, 3/18 for an E&E Seminar featuring Dr. Nick Medina (Morton Arboretum)! #UICEcoEvo bios.uic.edu/events/ee-semi…
Discover how UIC’s PBRC-PREP program opens doors to PhD opportunities with hands-on research, mentorship, & professional development. 🌟 Co-director Aixa Alfonso of @UIC_BioS highlights the critical training for success in biomedical PhD programs. 🔗 go.uic.edu/aixa-alfonso-u….
Join us Thursday, 3/13 for a #LINSeminar featuring Dr. Mark Sheffield (U. Chicago)! lin.uic.edu/events/lin-sem…
Join us Tuesday, 3/4 for an E&E Seminar featuring Dr. Daniela Drummond-Barbosa! #UICEcoEvo bios.uic.edu/events/ee-semi…
Join us Thursday, 2/27 for a #LINSeminar featuring Dr. Phil Parker (Rutgers University)! lin.uic.edu/events/lin-sem…
Join us 2/18 at 12:30 for an E&E Seminar featuring Dr. Julia Kreiner (University of Chicago)! #UICEcoEvo bios.uic.edu/events/ee-semi…

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