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Mar 1, 2026

How Studying Yeast in the Gut Could Lead to New, Better Drugs

A new study by Professor Nathan Crook and his colleagues sheds light on the behavior of yeast cells in the gut, paving the way for new lines of yeast that…
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Feb 9, 2026

Leo Brody (MS ’21, PhD ’24) Awarded a Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship

Leo Brody (MS ‘21, PhD ‘24) has been awarded a Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Washington. The Moores established the Foundation in 2000 to…
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Jan 26, 2026

Prof. Gregory McKenna to Receive the Charles Goodyear Medal

Congratulations to Professor Gregory McKenna on being named the 2026 Charles Goodyear Medalist! The Charles Goodyear Medal is the most prestigious award presented by the Rubber Division of the American…
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Dec 12, 2025

Prof. Crook is the 2025 B&B Daniel I.C. Wang Awardee

Associate professor Nathan Crook is the 2025 Biotechnology and Bioengineering Daniel I.C. Wang Award recipient! This award recognizes his outstanding work, exemplified in his article: “Development of Peptide Glucosyltransferase Inhibitors…
Class of 2025 CBE Distinguished Alumni Awardees, left to right: Chris Peoples, William Willis, Tonya Peeples, Charles Jones, and Helene Lollis

Dec 8, 2025

The 2025 CBE Distinguished Alumni Awardees

Congratulations to our five 2025 CBE Distinguished Alumni Award recipients! This group marks the 10th class of distinguished alumni inducted in the department. The tradition was started by former department…
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Nov 24, 2025

New CBE Faculty Members

Easley earned her bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering (2017) and her Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Texas A&M University (2022). She was a Klarman Postdoctoral Fellow at Cornell…