QCB welcomes new staff! Alfia Parvez joined the Center in December 2025 as a research software engineer with primary responsibilities as the Center’s GPU programmer. In January the Center added two new external evaluators, Ayeha Boyce of ASU and Courtney Stone of the University of Illinois.

QCB is hiring postdocs! Must have a PhD within the last 10 years or within 6 months of application. US citizens, Green Card holders, and non-residents eligible for a visa (QCB sponsors visa applications) can apply. More information and application can be found at: qcb.illinois.edu/postdoctoral...

Congratulations, 2025 Postdocs! Abner Apsley , Eric Shinn, and Jan Stevens were selected for their scholarly research and capabilities to enhance and expand the research that is the Center’s mission. Read the full story. qcb.illinois.edu/qcb-announce...

Learn more about our program for undergraduates, led by Broader Impacts Team Leader Sharlene Denos! physics.illinois.edu/news/TEAM-Up...

Congratulations, Martin!
The American Chemical Society has announced that Martin Gruebele, professor emeritus of chemistry and QCB Team Leader, is the 2026 recipient of the Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry. Read more: chemistry.illinois.edu/news/2025-08...

The program is set for iPoLS 2025! There's still time to register to join us at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign July 28 - Aug. 1. View the details! go.illinois.edu/nsfipols

QCB is hiring postdocs! Join a team where you can advance your career while conducting groundbreaking research to further our knowledge of cells and their function. International applicants welcome, QCB will sponsor visa applications if hired. Deadline is April 30! qcb.illinois.edu/members/post...

Grad students, postdocs, researchers in physics, biophysics, chemical & life sciences, and engineering: Apply now for the free QCB Summer School in Quantitative Cell Biology, held July 21-25 at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Deadline April 30.
go.illinois.edu/SS25

Congratulations to Yingjie Zhang on being named a 2025 Sloan Research Fellow! Dr. Zhang is QCB research faculty as well as an assistant professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

sloan.org/fellowships/...

Now hiring postdocs! Come join us at the NSF Science & Technology Center for Quantitative Biology to conduct transformative research and advance your career. Applications due April 30. Details here: qcb.illinois.edu/members/post...