MGM NEWS

  • Shelley Payne, professor of molecular genetics and microbiology in the College of Natural Sciences, will be joining the dean’s office as the new associate dean for faculty affairs. »»full story
  • Andreas Matouschek, a new faculty member in the Section of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology. »»full story
  • Chris Sullivan, an MGM Assistant Professor, was awarded $500,000 for his research on Herpes virus immune evasion via non-coding RNA regulatory elements. »»full story
  • M. Stephen Trent, an MGM Associate Professor, solves a 50-Year Cholera Mystery »»full story
  • Jason Upton, a new faculty member in the Section of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology. »»full story
  • Kyle Miller is a new faculty member in the Section of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology.  »»full story
  • Sara Sawyer - Fellowship in Molecular Biology for 2009.  This program seeks to recognize the achievements of outstanding young scholars in science, mathematics, economics and computer science. »»full story 
  • Tanya Paull -Through a CPRIT grant for $1 million, Tanya Paull will be studying how double-stranded DNA is repaired after it breaks and how pathways to DNA repair affect the development of tumors. »»full story
  • 9/13/10 - Lauren Ehrlich was recruited as an Assistant Professor by Molecular Genetics and Microbiology this fall.  »»full story
  • 7/8/10 - Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have received $3.3 million from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas »»full story
  • 6/24/10 - On April 28th, 2010 MGM faculty member Vishwanath Iyer was awarded a College of Natural Sciences Teaching Excellence Award for 2009-2010. »»full story
  • 11/5/09- Seven MGM faculty members received more than $1.3 million in funding for research projects through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Funding Act of 2009.
  • 11/5/09- Robert Krug and Yizhi Jane Tao, an assistant professor in Biochemistry & Cell Biology at Rice University receive $1.5 Million in funding from NIH to scrutinize the influenza A virus for clues that could lead to more effective antiviral drugs.»»full story
  • 8/21/09- Professor Shelley Payne has been awarded the prestigious Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award to honor her commitment to teaching through the delivery of the highest quality undergraduate instruction...»»full story  
  • 2/19/09 - Sara Sawyer was awarded an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship in Molecular Biology for 2009. »»full story
  • 2/9/09- Jacquelin Dudley elected fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology.»»full story
  • 1/29/09- Scott Stevens has been selected as the College of Natural Sciences’ nominee for the Dads’ Association Centennial Teaching Fellowship for 2009
  • 6/13/08- Marvin Whiteley gets a PATH award from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund and a Sigal Award by the American Society for Microbiology.
  • 5/29/08- Tanya Paull becomes first Howard Hughes Medical Investigator at UT Austin... »»full story
  • 4/23/08- New source for biofuels discovered by Dr. R. Malcolm Brown. Jr... »»full story