Academic News

Katelyn takes the lead on the MolBio Go-To Guides initiative
Sept. 11, 2020
In response to requests for increased mentorship and collaboration opportunities within Princeton's MolBio department, Katelyn has worked via the Graduate Student Mentorship Committee (GSMC) to launch a "Go-To Guides" program. The initiative celebrates the unique experiences, expertise, and passions represented by members of our community and…
Tim, Cora, Katelyn, and Michelle embark on another year with the MolBio Graduate Student Mentorship Committee (GSMC)
Sept. 1, 2020
Our graduate students are passionate about helping students from all backgrounds connect within our department and be successful during their graduate careers. Thanks for all of the volunteer time you invest in promoting inclusivity and supportive mentorship in MolBio!
Todd is promoted to Princeton Research Molecular Biologist!!
July 1, 2020
This incredibly competitive position was awarded to our long-time lab member, Dr. Todd Greco, and we couldn't be more thrilled for this well-deserved recognition of his accomplishments and invaluable contributions to molcular biology and proteomics. Cheers to you, Todd!
Elene and Katelyn launch the Science Reel! tab on our website
July 1, 2020
Geared towards communicating relateable, current science to a general audience, the Science Reel! forum launched with an article about emerging viruses and how proteomic technologies have been leveraged to combat them -…
Cristea lab members return to the bench
June 22, 2020
After over 3 long months of stay-at-home research, the Cristea Lab returned to their benches and picked up their pipettes, ready to begin wet lab work once again.
Tim, Katelyn, Laura, and Cora present at the 39th Annual American Society for Virology Meeting
June 15, 2020
Moved to a virtual format due to the pandemic, our graduate students embraced the opportunity to share their diverse work and connect with other virologists at this year's ASV conference. Tim discussed the mechanisms underlying nuclear DNA sensor activation, Katelyn introduced Inter-ViSTA for spatio-temporal protein interactions, Laura discussed…
Ileana is honored for excellence in graduate student mentorship
June 1, 2020
At the Princeton graduate school's virtual 2020 commencement, Ileana was publicly recognized for her acheivements and service as a mentor to graduate students at Princeton University. She was one of four faculty members to receive the Graduate Mentoring Awards from the McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning. We couldn't agree more -…
Caroline & Pranav defend their senior theses and graduate from the Molecular Biology program!
May 29, 2020
An even more admirable accomplishment considering the virtual nature of the last months of data acquisition (!!) and the oral exam, Caroline and Pranav both passed their senior theses examinations and are leaving us for bigger and better things. We'll miss you two and are excited about your futures!