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Reminiscing, catching up, and looking ahead, MolBio alumni return for Reunions 2026. A happy gathering! See photos from the May 22 reception in Lewis Thomas Laboratory. pumolbio.smugmug.com/2026-MolBio-...
Cameron Myhrvold is the Theobald Smith Society's 2026 Young Investigator Awardee. The society awards this prize "to an early career scientist who embodies research excellence, commitment to service, and limitless potential in the microbiological sciences." www.njmicrobe.org/young-invest...
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Hearty congratulations to the Class of 2026 MolBio graduates and award recipients honored on Class Day, Monday, May 25, 2026! 86 majors this year, the largest in departmental history! molbio.princeton.edu/news/2026/cl...
Congrats 🥂 to MolBio senior Aaliska Sapkota '26 (Silhavy), one of eight winners of the 2026 Spirit of Princeton Award, honoring Princeton University undergrads for positive contributions to campus life. www.princeton.edu/news/2026/05...
Little is known about how the immune system responds to pregnancy and lactation and why and how these changes take place. New research from the lab of Ai Ing Lim details extraordinary changes in mothers’ immune systems to ensure successful reproduction. molbio.princeton.edu/news/2026/li...
Alexander Ploss, Princeton’s Harry C. Wiess Professor of Life Sciences and Molecular Biology, and the co-director of the Global Health Program, was awarded a 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship in the field of medicine and health. 🥂 www.princeton.edu/news/2026/04...
Princeton undergrads build real-world skills through community health micro-internships. NJ ACTS collaborated with the Program for Community-Engaged Scholarship and community partners to design and fund four different short-term initiatives. molbio.princeton.edu/news/2026/pr...
Martin Wühr awarded funding through the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Transformative Technology Fund. Wühr, together with LSI's Michael Skinnider, will apply the award toward "learning the language of mass spectrometry to revolutionize proteomics quantification." research.princeton.edu/news/eight-p...
Alex Ploss elected Fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (FIDSA), recognizing individuals whose careers reflect deep curiosity, scientific excellence and a commitment to compassionate care and health equity. www.idsociety.org/news--public...
Lim lab investigates: Helminth worm-infected mice give birth to pups with elevated anti-viral defenses in their lungs, leaving them more resistant to infection by respiratory viruses such as influenza and RSV. What causes these protective effects? molbio.princeton.edu/news/2026/wh...
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Lim lab investigates: Helminth worm-infected mice give birth to pups who have elevated anti-viral defenses in their lungs, leaving them more resistant to infection with respiratory viruses such as inf...
Hearty congratulations to the Class of 2026 MolBio graduates and award recipients honored on Class Day, Monday, May 25, 2026! Department Chair Elizabeth Gavis charged the record-setting 86 graduates, ...
Surprisingly little is known about how the immune system responds to pregnancy and lactation, and why and how these changes take place. This research details extraordinary changes that take place in m...
The New Jersey Alliance for Clinical and Translational Science (NJ ACTS) collaborated with the Program for Community-Engaged Scholarship (ProCES) and community partners to design and fund four differe...
