The research interests of our faculty span a broad spectrum of biochemistry ranging from cell and developmental biology to structural biology. The unifying theme defining us is an interest in biological processes at the molecular level. The department is home to state of the art facilities and instruments for X-ray crystallography, NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, fluorescence microscopy, to name just a few. A collaborative and collegial atmosphere makes the Biochemistry Department an ideal place to do science and train for a wide variety of biomedical science careers.
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New Faculty
The Biochemistry Department is please to welcome as a new faculty member, Dr. Shama Mirza. Dr. Mizra is a joint recruit with the Biotechnology and Bioengineering Center (BBC). She is a physical chemist by training, and received her PhD from the National Center Mass Spectrometry, at the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology in Hyderabad, India. Shama applies state-of-the-art proteomic techniques to study differential protein expression and phosphorylation.
Congratulations Andrea French, MD, PhD is the 2008 recipient of the Armand J Quick Award.
Published Papers Mary L Holtz, PhD and Ravi P Misra, PhD have a paper that has been published in BMC Developmental Biology. Read More. Welcome!
Dumrongkiet Arthan in the Park lab. Josh Ziarek in the Volkman lab. Josh Weiner in the Volkman lab.
More about our Summer Research Students.
One of the major projects in the lab is focused on small Ras-like GTPases and their involvement in signaling and cancer development. Ras GTPase is a prototypical example of Ras superfamily proteins responsible for signal transduction in a multitude of cellular processes including growth, development, proliferation and apoptosis. Ras-like GTPases display puzzling capacity to interact with a large number of downstream effectors all responsible for different signaling pathways. The way molecular features of Ras GTPases determine its signaling activity is a focus of our studies. We anticipate to contribute to understanding of cellular signaling as well as to specifically address cancer-related properties and interactions of Ras GTPase isoforms. .... Dr. Kovrigin’s Research