News

Rohith Rajasekaran Receives Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award
The prestigious award recognizes outstanding research achievement during graduate studies in the biological sciences.
February 27, 2026
Two Biochemistry Professors Named 2026-2027 Vilas Associates
Professors Katherine Henzler-Wildman and Chad Rienstra have been selected for the competitive award.
February 23, 2026
Research in Brief: The What, Why, and How
Research from the Raman and Henzler-Wildman Labs uncovers new details about how bacterial cells balance energetic needs to expel antibiotics.
February 19, 2026
IPiB Thesis Defense February 12, 2026: Wenbo Lu
Lu’s research in the Landick and Venturelli Labs examined how patterns of gene expression in gut microbiota influence the metabolites produced.
February 9, 2026
IPiB Thesis Defense January 28, 2026: Rahul Vivek
Vivek’s research in the Butcher Lab investigated the interaction between poly(UG) RNA and a protein implicated in multiple neurodegenerative disorders.
January 16, 2026- More News
Events
- March
- March 16Biochemistry Colloquium: Tom Muir - Seminar has been CANCELLEDProtein Editing: Getting at the Center of Things3:00 PM, 1211 DeLuca Biochemical Sciences Building
- March 19Cryo-EM THURSDAY MORNING MEET UP!Wang Zheng - Structural and functional basis of mechanosensitive TMEM63 channelopathies9:00 AM, 1211 DeLuca Biochemical Sciences Building
- March 20IPiB Student Seminar Series: Emily JohnsonDefining the evolutionarily conserved protein-RNA interface formed by the cell-fate regulator Bicaudal-C12:00 PM, 175 DeLuca Biochemistry Laboratories
- March 23Biochemistry Colloquium: Amy LeeEvolution of mRNA Translation Across the Diversity of Life3:00 PM, 1211 DeLuca Biochemical Sciences Building