Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

This year the Depatment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology is celebrating its 75th Anniversary! To honor its history and celebrate a milestone, the department will hold a special annual retreat on Friday, August 25, 2023 at the Levitt Center for Advancement. The program will include...

Cade Rahlf has been awarded the 2022 Montgomery Scholar's Prize for his outstanding research accomplishments and excellent presentation at the Lata Symposium. This prize was established by mentees, colleagues, and friends of the late Dr. Rex Montgomery, Professor Emeritus of the...

The 2022 Rex Montgomery Scholarships were awarded to:

Rex Montgomery Scholarships recognize sophomore or junior undergraduate students for their...

The Wittmann and Khorana Scholar awards are given to a male and female Biochemistry major, respectively, recognizing their exceptional understanding of biochemistry and its value to society.

Lanchi Nguyen is the winner of the 2022 Professor H.G. Khorana Scholar Award....

Quinn Mattison presented his research on “The localization of the RuvB complex formed by RuvBL1 and RuvBL2 in the Xenopus laevis nucleus” March 30, 2022 at the ICRU Spring Undergraduate Research Festival (SURF). Quinn is and IBA/LSAMP student fellow and a Biochemistry Major working with Dr. Dan...

Dr. Christopher Ball, who completed his PhD with Dr. David Price, was awarded the 2022 Subramanian Award for the best PhD thesis in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. The Subramanian Award is made possible by a gift from Dr. Alap Subramanian, a 1964 PhD student from...

Dr. Kris DeMali has been awarded the John P. Long Teaching Award in the Basic Sciences. The intent of this award is to recognize outstanding career-level teaching contributions by the basic science faculty. Congratulations!

Ben Hinz, Biomedical Engineering major, was awarded the Iowa Center for Research by Undergraduates' (ICRU) 2022-23 Excellence in Undergraduate Research Award (EURA) for his research in the laboratory of Lori Wallrath. The award provides Ben with a travel scholarship to attend a...