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PhD student Joanne Jung learned about the importance of a healthy gut microbiome from a young age. Today she studies how it can help us with stress and age-associated diseases.

PhD student Hannah Majors puts tiny worms through “sensory Olympics” after feeding them different types of fats - which might help to develop support for healthy aging in people.

Jeremy Joseph from the BMCB program wants to decipher how cells organize and regulate the thousands of messenger RNAs (mRNAs) that determine when, where, and how proteins are made.

Alexis Garbarczyk, Ryan Hecksel, and Chance Parkinson received Graduate Student Awards in the MCB Department. They are now in the running for the College of Science Awards.

Among the honorees is George Sutphin, an associate professor in the U of A College of Science and a member of the Cancer Biology research program at the U of A Cancer Center.

Rie Siddaiah's graduate research is being conducted in the Charest lab, where she studies the impact of the small GTPase Ras and its relationship with key molecular players in the progression of metastasis. [external link]

A protein complex inside every living cell that tells it how to grow. Problems with the protein's signaling system can lead to neurological issues. University of Arizona biologist Andrew Capaldi describes how scientists are examining the inner workings of cells.

Two scientists combine complementary strengths in RNA biology and aging neuron research to advance new approaches in studying ALS: Ross Buchan and Kevin Rhine are using a new effort at the University of Arizona BIO5 Institute to bring faculty and clinicians together across disciplines to better understand, and ultimately treat, ALS.

Dr. George Sutphin, associate professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, opened the Science Lectures series 2026 on February 4 with the topic of aging and the question: how long can we stay healthy?

A new study from researchers in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology reveals that TORC1, a protein complex long known to regulate cell growth, functions as a sophisticated central computer rather than a simple on/off switch.