Biochemistry News
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Biochemistry Graduate Students Among Winners of Friends of MCW Excellence in Research Award
The MCW School of Graduate Studies has announced the three winners of the inaugural Friends of MCW Excellence in Research Award.
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Kelsey Nolden, Biochemistry Graduate Student, Wins Award at National MD-PhD Student Conference
Kelsey Nolden, graduate student in the Blake Hill lab in Biochemistry, won best oral presentation award at the National MD-PhD Student Conference.
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Reflections on a Life in Science and Education
When Dr. Ravi Misra joined MCW in 1993 he was uncertain about how long he would stay.
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Biochemistry Researchers Receive Cardiovascular Center (CVC) Research Awards
Rachel Jones Lipinski, PhD, Stephanie Olivier-Van Stichelen, PhD, and Jennifer Stancill, PhD, received CVC research awards for the upcoming year.
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Hayley Powers, Biochemistry Graduate Student, Named Finalist for ATVB Emerging Scientist Award for Women
Hayley Powers, graduate student in the Department of Biochemistry, was named a finalist for the Emerging Scientist Award for Women by the ATVB Council of the American Heart Association.
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Daisy Sahoo, PhD, Receives ATVB Outstanding Mentorship of Women Award
Daisy Sahoo, PhD, has received the 2022 Outstanding Mentorship of Women Award from the ATVB Women's Leadership Committee of the American Heart Association.
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Medical Student Among 2022 President's Community Engagement Awardees
Raquel Valdes, an M2 student collaborating with Dr. Stephanie Olivier-Van Stichelen's lab, will be among the honorees at the 2022 President's Community Engagement Awards.
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Biochemistry Lab Appears on Canadian Public Radio to Discuss Sugar Substitutes
The research of Laura Danner and the Dr. Stephanie Olivier-Van Stichelen lab was featured on an episode of Canadian Public Radio's Radio Active show, discussing sugar substitutes.
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Researchers Uncover How Non-Nutritive Sweeteners Disrupt Liver Detoxification
In laboratory experiments, sweeteners impaired protein that rids the body of toxins and processes drugs.
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Dr. Jennifer Stancill Receives 2021 Excellence in Science Postdoc Award
Dr. Jennifer Stancill, postdoctoral fellow in Dr. John Corbett's lab in the Department of Biochemistry, has earned the 2021 Excellence in Science Postdoc award.
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Two Biochemistry Researchers Receive 2021 Women in Science Awards
Laura Danner, Graduate Student in the Olivier-Van Stichelen Lab, and Dr. Daisy Sahoo, Professor of Medicine, have received 2021 Women in Science Awards from the Women in Science Advisory Committee.
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Department of Biochemistry Members Receive Teacher Recognition Pins for 2020-2021 Academic Year
Drs. Ravi Misra, Jong-In Park, and Rachel Jones Lipinski have received 2020-2021 Medical Student Teacher award pins from the Curriculum and Evaluation Committee.
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Biochemistry Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Among Graduate School Poster Session Award Winners
Darcy Knaack and Jennifer Stancill, PhD were among those chosen to receive awards from the 31st Annual Graduate School Poster Session.
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Department of Biochemistry Faculty & Students Recognized at Society for Glycobiology Annual Meeting
Several faculty and students from the Department of Biochemistry represented MCW and were recognized during the recent Society for Glycobiology Annual Meeting in San Diego.
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Winner of the MCW Postdoctoral Fellow Paper of the Year Award
Punashi Dutta, PhD, postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Pediatrics, was selected as the winner of the MCW Postdoctoral Fellow Paper of the Year Award for the paper entitled, “KPT-330 Prevents Aortic Valve Calcification via a Novel C/EBPβ Signaling Pathway."
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Gage Stuttgen, Biochemistry Graduate Student has Manuscript Published in Endocrinology Research Journal
Gage Stuttgen, Biochemistry Graduate Student, along with his mentor Dr. Daisy Sahoo, authored "FFAR4: A New Player in Cardiometabolic Disease?", which was published in the August edition of Endocrinology.
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Biochemistry Graduate Student Selected as Featured Researcher at CSHL Meeting
Chandler McElrath, Biochemistry Graduate Student, was selected as Featured Researcher at CSHL's Ubiquitin, Autophagy, and Disease April meeting.
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Acacia Dishman, Biochemistry and MSTP Student, Wins Paper of the Season Award
Acacia Dishman, fourth-year PhD candidate and Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) student in the Department of Biochemistry, won the spring Paper of the Season Award from the MCW Graduate School.
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Nancy Dahms, PhD, Appointed to Scientific Advisory Board of Biotech Company M6P Therapeutics
Nancy Dahms, PhD, professor of Biochemistry at MCW, has been appointed to the scientific advisory board for Missouri-based biotechnology company M6P Therapeutics.
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Fabry disease clinical trial led by Dr. Medin shows promising results
The results of a first-in-the-world clinical trial of a gene therapy for Fabry disease were published today in the scientific journal Nature Communications.
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