Medical Biotechnology Program (MSc) U of I College of Medicine at Rockford

Medical Biotechnology Program (MSc) U of I College of Medicine at Rockford The program concentrates on biological processes, technologies and skill sets used in the research and development of pharmaceutical products, vaccines, et

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Are you looking to advance your career in the rapidly evolving world of biotechnology? We invite you to join us for a vi...
03/31/2026

Are you looking to advance your career in the rapidly evolving world of biotechnology? We invite you to join us for a virtual information session on the Master of Science in Medical Biotechnology Program on Monday, April 6, 2026, at 9 a.m.

This session offers a unique opportunity to hear directly from our program leadership and distinguished faculty:

•Dr. Khalifah Sidik, program director
•Dr. Mathew Mathew, principal investigator
•Dr. Gnanasekar Munirathinam, principal investigator

Gain first-hand insights into our curriculum, research opportunities and learn how the MBT program prepares graduates for success in both industry and academia. The presentation will be followed by an open Q&A session to answer your specific questions about the application process and student life.

Register: https://uic.zoom.us/meeting/register/DF2iu6jAQpeqVY18DlGj4A #/registration

All students, staff, residents, faculty and health care professionals are invited to participate in the 31th Annual Rese...
02/05/2026

All students, staff, residents, faculty and health care professionals are invited to participate in the 31th Annual Research Day Call for Abstracts.

Research Day is a forum to highlight research conducted at the UIC Health Sciences Campus-Rockford along with affiliated and regional institutions. Literature reviews and program implementation projects without outcome data are not permitted.
Due to increased participation in Research Day and limited space, each primary author may submit up to two abstracts. This does not include posters where you are listed as a secondary author or collaborator.

The deadline for abstract submissions is Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, at 5 p.m. For more details about submissions and the expectations for the posters, visit the Research Day website: https://rockford.medicine.uic.edu/comp-research/research-day/

Research Day happens on Friday, April 10, 2026.

02/05/2026

Are you looking to advance your career in the rapidly evolving world of biotechnology? We invite you to join us for a virtual information session on the Master of Science in Medical Biotechnology Program on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, at 9 a.m.

This session offers a unique opportunity to hear directly from our program leadership and distinguished faculty:

•Dr. Khalifah Sidik, program director
•Dr. Mathew Mathew, principal investigator
•Dr. Gnanasekar Munirathinam, principal investigator

Gain first-hand insights into our curriculum, research opportunities and learn how the MBT program prepares graduates for success in both industry and academia. The presentation will be followed by an open Q&A session to answer your specific questions about the application process and student life.

https://uic.zoom.us/meeting/register/Ro3THGAoQ3az3BIe3uuYaA

Congratulations to the Master of Science in Medical Biotechnology Class of 2025 who graduated on Sunday, November 16! Th...
11/17/2025

Congratulations to the Master of Science in Medical Biotechnology Class of 2025 who graduated on Sunday, November 16! Thank you to all the faculty, staff, family and friends who attended and assisted with making this event so special.

It’s time for the Class of 2025 to graduate! Congratulations to all of our graduates on this special day!
11/16/2025

It’s time for the Class of 2025 to graduate! Congratulations to all of our graduates on this special day!

11/05/2025

Congratulations to Naomi Thomas and Vaishnavi Guruprasad, second-year students in the Master of Science in Medical Biotechnology Program at UICOMR who received 815 Innovation Awards in the healthcare innovation category from EIGERlab at their annual event on October 25, 2025.

Thomas is working in UICOMR’s Blazer Foundation of Rockford Nanomedicine Laboratory on EVNaturopatch, a microneedle patch with phenylpropanoid-loaded exosomes used as a natural alternative for treating rheumatoid arthritis. She's mentored by Divya Bijukumar, PhD, a research assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences.

Guruprasad is working on AtheroChec, an early diagnosis tool to detect atherosclerosis using electrochemical biosensors with biomarkers in the UICOMR Regenerative Medicine and Disability Laboratory. She's mentored by Mathew Mathew Thoppil, PhD, the Cedric W. Blazer Endowed Professor of Biomedical Sciences in the Department of Biomedical Sciences.

08/02/2025

High School and college students completed an 8-week internship that focused on the biomedical field

The 2025 Summer Science & Summer Medical Research Training (SMaRT) Forum happened on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. The forum mar...
08/02/2025

The 2025 Summer Science & Summer Medical Research Training (SMaRT) Forum happened on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025.

The forum marks the culmination of an intensive, eight-week paid research internship for outstanding high school and college students from across the region. Working alongside faculty researchers, these students explored critical topics in biomedical science, including cancer biology and gene regulation, neuroscience and neurodegenerative diseases and biomedical engineering and organoid modeling.

Master of Science in Medical Biotechnology (MBT) Program students and College of Pharmacy students attended the 24th ann...
05/30/2025

Master of Science in Medical Biotechnology (MBT) Program students and College of Pharmacy students attended the 24th annual Midwest DNA Repair Symposium on Saturday, May 17, and Sunday, May 18, 2025, at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich. The conference brings together students and experts in pharmacology and DNA studies for the two-day event.

Photo caption: (Left to right) Maureen McCoy and Laura Molesworth (rising P3 students), Cameron Blystone (second-year MBT), Maria Vologzhina (MBT graduate, now COP PhD student), Sarah Asif Shaikh (second-year MBT), Dr. John Nitiss (COP), Dr. Karin Nitiss (MBT); Front: Dr. Les Hanakahi (COP).

The Master of Science in Medical Biotechnology (MBT) program inducted nine new members into its Student Congress for the...
05/01/2025

The Master of Science in Medical Biotechnology (MBT) program inducted nine new members into its Student Congress for the 2025-2026 academic year. The MBT Student Congress assists with activities related to academics, research, programmatic event planning and student ambassadorship.

The incoming student leaders received certificates and gave acceptance speeches in a small ceremony on Wednesday, April 23, 2025.

2025-2026 MBT Student Congress:

Academics and Research Committee
•Rachel Campoli (Chairperson)
•Rashmitha Vedasistla (Member)
•Aqifa Zamir (Member)

Communications and Events Committee
•Chi Nguyen (Chairperson)
•Arvind Anantharaman (Member)
•Girshani Sathish (Member)

Recreational and Off-Campus Affairs Committee
•Vaishnavi Guruprasad (Chairperson)
•Aditya Krishnan Sampath Kumar (Member)
•Subaranjana Saravanaguru Vasanthi (Member)

Photo caption: The Master of Science in Medical Biotechnology (MBT) program welcomed nine new members into its Student Congress for the upcoming school year. Left to right: Vaishnavi Guruprasad, Rachel Campoli, Chi Nguyen, Subaranjana Saravanaguru Vasanthi, Arvind Anantharaman, Girshani Sathish, Aqifa Zamir and Rashmitha Vedasistla. Not pictured: Aditya Krishnan Sampath Kumar.

Five students from the UICOMR Master of Science in Medical Biotechnology (MBT) Program received the UIC Chancellor's Stu...
04/30/2025

Five students from the UICOMR Master of Science in Medical Biotechnology (MBT) Program received the UIC Chancellor's Student Service and Leadership Award (CSSLA) during the annual ceremony on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at the Student Center East, in Chicago.

Receiving awards are second-year MBT students Nithin Raj Senthil Raj, Sai Navya Mohanarangan, Priya Kunhiraman, Manaswini Vijayaraghavan and Abishek Kamalakkannan.

The CSSLAs recognize outstanding student leaders and student volunteers who, while maintaining high academic achievement, demonstrate a commitment to the UIC community through participation in student organizations and campus activities through active service and community engagement.

Photo caption: Second-year Master of Science in Medical Biotechnology students Nithin Raj Senthil Raj, Sai Navya Mohanarangan, Priya Kunhiraman, Manaswini Vijayaraghavan, and Abishek Kamalakkannan received the UIC Chancellor's Student Service and Leadership Award on Thursday, April 24, 2025.

Earlier this month, Master of Science in Medical Biotechnology (MBT) Program students from the UICOMR Department of Biom...
04/30/2025

Earlier this month, Master of Science in Medical Biotechnology (MBT) Program students from the UICOMR Department of Biomedical Sciences were invited to submit static images evocative of their research. Last week, all UIC Health Sciences Campus-Rockford campus community members and those affiliated with the MBT Program were asked to vote for their favorite images.

The top three winners will receive a prize, and the images will be used to promote, advance, and represent the MBT program both in printed and digital media.

1st place: “The Brain’s Hidden Galaxy: A Cosmic Birth of Connections” by Sarvika Periyapalayam Murali.

2nd place: “Neurons - Nature’s Web” by Priya Kunhiraman.

3rd place: “Witnessing Astrogenesis: Visualizing the development of neural guardians through precise molecular probing” by Manaswini Vijayaraghavan.

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