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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Mailing Address: Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Biochemistry BSB - 3rd Floor 8701 Watertown Plank Road Milwaukee, WI 53226
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Wednesday, May 7th - CANCELLED
- Seminar 11:00 AM - Room 376 Robert Kernstock, PhD Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Biochemistry "The Effect of Sterol Carrier Protein-2 on Glutathione Peroxidase Activity"
Thursday, May 8th
- Cell Signaling Research Group 9:00 AM - Room 376 Li Wu, PhD Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics
Accepted Papers Sally Twining, Ph.D. has a paper accepted for publication in Experimental Eye Research. Read More Nancy Dahms, Ph.D. and Jung-Ja Kim, Ph.D. have a paper accepted for publication in the Journal of Biological Chemistry . Read More
IDP Students - 4th Rotation Kimberle Agle is in Dr. Jong-In Park’s lab Amy Beres is in Dr. Ravi Misra’s lab Joshua Weiner is in Dr. Jung-Ja Kim’s lab Elizabeth Ntantie is in Dr. Sally Twining’s lab Joshua Ziarek is in Dr. Brian Volkman’s lab
Our overall goal is to understand the mechanistic difference of Ras/Raf-induced growth inhibition vs. proliferation at molecular levels. Our research focuses on elucidating signaling networks specifically involved in Ras/Raf-induced growth inhibition, including cell-intrinsic as well as cell-extrinsic pathways. We previously identified leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) as an autocrine/paracrine factor that can mediate the cell-extrinsic growth inhibition of Ras/Raf. We continue our effort on investigating the signaling pathways regulated by LIF in the context of Ras/Raf-induced tumor suppression. ....Dr. Park's Research