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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Wednesday, June 23rd
- Seminar 11:00 AM - Room 376 Malathi Narayan Biochemistry Graduate Student "Evidence for a Post-Translational Modification of Maspin"
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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. Katie Engerer in the Volkman lab. Rachel Danowit in the Deschenes lab. Amanda Otieno in the Dahms lab. Manish Patel in the Dahms lab. Keith Wells in the Girotti lab. Lisa Mydy in the Park lab. Melissa Tyson in the Jackson lab. Christopher Waytovich in the Volkman lab.
More about our Summer Research Students.
Our research interest is to study the structure-function relationship of biologically interesting molecules by using X-ray diffraction methods, one of the most powerful techniques to date to study macromolecular structure. Currently our studies are focused on the following projects:
Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenases and Related Enzymes Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenases are a family of enzymes that are involved in both the first oxidative step in the metabolism of fatty acids and in the catabolism of some amino acids.
NADPH-Cytochrome P450 Oxidoreductase NADPH-Cytochrome P450 Reductase exists in every tissue in which cytochrome P450-mediated reactions occur of both endogenous substrates, including steroids, fatty acids, and prostaglandins, and exogenous compounds such as therapeutic drugs, environmental toxicants, and carcinogens.
Structure/Function studies of Mannose 6-Phosphate Receptors (MPRs) MPRs are responsible for the targeting of lysosomal acid hydrolases to lysosomes. .... Dr. Kim’s Research