Sensory neurons help us sense external stimuli and transform these stimuli into messages that are communicated to the brain. The structure of a sensory neuron influences its receptive field and is thus important to how …
IPiB Announces Mentoring and Teaching Awards, GLDC Welcomes New Officers
The Integrated Program in Biochemistry (IPiB) is pleased to announce its 2022 awards that celebrate teaching and mentoring. The awards were given out at the IPiB Summer Reception on Wednesday, June 1. Matthew Blackburn, from …
Technical Tour de Force: Orphan Proteins in Mitochondrial Disease
The powerhouse of cells is the mitochondria, an engine that relies on proteins to drive the cell’s work. In the past few decades, scientists have been studying proteins in these metabolic epicenters, and have linked …
Biochemistry Announces 2022 Graduate Fellowships, Undergraduate Awards
The Department of Biochemistry is pleased to announce its 2022 undergraduate and graduate student departmental awards and fellowships. These awards and fellowships celebrate talented students in the department and are made possible by generous gifts …
RNA Society Spotlights Biochemistry Professor, BMC Graduate Student
This month, the RNA Society profiled biochemistry associate professor Aaron Hoskins and BMC graduate student Justin Mabin. Read about their career paths, advice for succeeding in science, and their favorite RNA!
Game-changer: New Tech Could Transform Biotechnology
The Joshua Coon Lab has united the power of two major tools in biotechnology. In research published April 27 in Nature Communications, the lab describes a game-changing advance that marries mass spectrometry and electron microscopy (EM).
Coronavirus Education in Classrooms and Communities
Formally and informally, in lecture halls and online portals, by email and phone, and even on city buses, biochemistry faculty advance greater understanding of COVID-19 and ways to prevent the disease from spreading. Read more …
Biochemistry SARS-CoV-2 Research Featured in Grow Magazine
As part of the global effort to understand SARS-CoV-2 (the coronavirus that causes COVID-19), CALS scientists have pivoted their existing research projects, launched entirely new studies, and banded together to share knowledge and resources. Experts …
Jason Cantor Receives Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award
Biochemistry assistant professor Jason Cantor has received a 2021 Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award. His was among the ten award-winning proposals that represent early-stage, innovative and cutting-edge technology in medicine and biomedical engineering. “In our …
IPiB Thesis Defense April 27: Elizabeth Larson
Immediately following fertilization, the genome undergoes a monumental feat — it’s reprogrammed to allow specialized germ cells to transition to an early embryo. This process requires DNA genome remodeling to enable the expression of a …