News: Molecular Biosciences

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Department of Molecular Biosciences

Breakthrough in Coronavirus Research Results in New Map to Support Vaccine Design

Researchers from UT Austin and the National Institutes of Health have made a critical breakthrough toward developing a vaccine for COVID-19

Jason S. McLellan, associate professor of molecular biosciences, left, and graduate student Daniel Wrapp, right, work in the McLellan Lab at The University of Texas at Austin Monday

Research

How Chromosomes Organize and Genes Interact Needs Rethinking, Study Finds

Bacterial DNA much more twisted than originally thought.

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Features

Graduate Researcher Studies Cells that Fight Autoimmunity

Jayashree Srinivasan works to unlock the secrets of the immune system

Jayashree (Jay) Srinivasan in white lab coat at her laboratory bench

Research

Discovering a Genetic Mechanism that Affects Birth Defects, Some Cancers

Steven Vokes has studied the related Hedgehog signaling pathway for much of his career.

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Features

12 Ways Texas Science Innovators Made the Most of this Year

Here are a handful of ways that members of our science and mathematics community brandished their entrepreneurial spirit this year.

3 Students wearing t-shirts celebrating 1,000+ patents jump for joy in front of the UT Austin tower

Announcements

Meet the New Faculty Members in Natural Sciences

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Research

Researchers Solve Decades-Old DNA Mystery

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