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Professor Emiliana Borelli holds the Golgi Medal with Professor Enrico Agabiti Rosei, president of Italy's Golgi Foundation.

Geneticist Emiliana Borrelli receives Golgi Medal, among other honors

The mission of the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at UC Irvine's School of Medicine is to promote biomedical discoveries and translational medicine in Southern California and beyond, through excellence in research, education and community service.

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JAN 11	Dr. Yongsheng Shi's group published a study in Cell describing the discovery of a roadblock gene that prevents somatic reprogramming.
DEC 21	UC Irvine anatomy and neurobiology professor Daniele Piomelli advocates ending a federal block on marijuana research to understand its real benefits and risks.
DEC	Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics chair Rozanne M. Sandri-Goldin and professor Emiliana Borrelli are named Chancellor's Professors.

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JAN 10	Nicholas Conrad, PhD, UT Southwestern Medical Center, "Control of nuclear RNA decay in the Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus: a cap-tivating tail"
OCT 14	Leigh Knodler, PhD, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIAID, NIH: "The intracellular lifestyle of Salmonella enterica: what’s new?” Friday, 4 p.m. Tamkin Building, F-114.
OCT 11	Julie Pfeiffer, PhD, professor of Microbiology University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center: “How gut microbes enhance enteric virus infection”
APR 20	PhD Dissertation Defense: Suzi Klaus, Thursday, April 20, 2017, 2 p.m. Medical Education Building, Telemedicine Theatre B001
MAR 23	Nabila Haque (Shi lab), " Global analyses reveal a novel function for an mRNA 3’ processing factor in enhancer RNA expression”, 9am, F114 Tamkin Hall