Pustova’s research in the Audhya Lab focuses on neurodegenerative diseases associated with dysregulated protein secretory pathways.
Year: 2023
New Biochemistry Faculty to Collaborate on Study of Type 2 Diabetes Therapies
Snehal Chaudhari, who will be joining the department this fall, is collaborating to explore potential treatments for Type 2 diabetes, funded by a one-year pilot grant from Washington University’s Diabetes Research Center.
James Keck Named as American Academy of Microbiology Fellow
Keck’s research melds structural approaches with biochemical and cell biological methods to address basic issues in genome biology.
IPiB Thesis Defense July 20, 2023: Anthony Meza
Meza’s research in the Buller Lab focuses on enzymatic mechanisms and amino acid synthesis.
Venturelli Receives 2023 Early Career Innovator Award
Ophelia Venturelli received the award in recognition of her work to elucidate the molecular and ecological design principles of microbial communities.
IPiB Thesis Defense July 28, 2023: Brian Carrick
Carrick’s research in Kimble Lab and Wickens Lab explores interactions among proteins and RNA which regulate stem cells.
IPiB Thesis Defense July 27, 2023: Yu Bao
Bao explores the structure and function of RNA polymerase as a member of the Landick Lab.
Cryo-EM Studies Reveal the ‘High-wire Act’ of Bacterial Replication
Researchers used Cryo-EM to precisely detail how bacterial proteins act like emergency first responders, repairing broken DNA on the fly.
Distinguished Graduate Fellowship Goes to IPiB Student Saeed Roschdi
Saeed Roschdi, a graduate student in the Butcher Lab, has been awarded the Louis and Elsa Thomsen Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship.
Philip Romero is Co-Principal Investigator on Research Forward Project
Among the sixteen projects chosen for this year’s Research Forward award is a collaborative project on which Philip Romero is a co-principal investigator.