Margaret Gardel

32 UChicago faculty members receive named, distinguished service professorships in 2026 Hull Court after snowfall

32 UChicago faculty members receive named, distinguished service professorships in 2026

Thirty-two members of the University of Chicago faculty have received distinguished service professorships or named professorships, effective Jan. 1.

Northwestern, UChicago to receive $50 million to study life sciences using mathematics From left: Profs. Margaret Gardel, Mary Silber, Rebecca Willett, and Stephanie Palmer

Northwestern, UChicago to receive $50 million to study life sciences using mathematics

New institute will be an international hub focused on fundamental questions

NSF to establish $15.5M Center for Living Systems at the University of Chicago Two professors standing outside on a college campus on a sunny day smiling at camera

NSF to establish $15.5M Center for Living Systems at the University of Chicago

For a sustainable future, scientists rethink plastics and devices Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering lab students

For a sustainable future, scientists rethink plastics and devices

UChicago scientists and engineers seek to transform plastics, electronics, transportation

UChicago scientists experiment with materials that can “remember” A research team at the University of Chicago is exploring how cells remember and respond to environmental pressure. In a simulated actin network, actin filaments start out randomly oriented (left) but align after pressure is applied (right).

UChicago scientists experiment with materials that can “remember”

New research identifies properties that allow proteins to strengthen under pressure

In step toward autonomous materials, researchers design patterns in self-propelling liquid crystals Brightly colored wavy patterns

In step toward autonomous materials, researchers design patterns in self-propelling liquid crystals

For the first time, scientists demonstrate self-repair mechanism in cells Graduate student Caitlin Anderson at the TIRF microscope

For the first time, scientists demonstrate self-repair mechanism in cells

Discovery accelerates understanding of cellular pathways

UChicago scientist receives prestigious award for innovative biophysics research Prof. Margaret Gardel

UChicago scientist receives prestigious award for innovative biophysics research

Prof. Margaret Gardel receives Sackler Prize for research on the forces in cells

‘Everyone felt the urgency’: Labs around UChicago donate protective equipment to hospital Aerial photo of UChicago Medicine campus

‘Everyone felt the urgency’: Labs around UChicago donate protective equipment to hospital

For the first time, scientists recreate cell division—outside a cell Heart muscle cell

For the first time, scientists recreate cell division—outside a cell