The front cover of the April 15, 2023 issue of the Journal of Molecular Biology features the work of the Dr. Todd Washington. Drawn by Dr. Maria Spies, the cover refers to the article in Volume 435, Issue 4, 28 February 2023, 167946 by Ling et al. titled "Fork-remodeling helicase Rad5 preferentially reverses replication forms with gaps in the leading strand." The illustration highlights the work carried out by Justin Ling on the mechanism by which a DNA motor Rad5 recognizes, and processes stalled DNA replication forks. Congratulations to the Washington laboratory and Maria Spies on some beautiful work!
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Congratulations to the laboratory of Dr. Sheila Baker for their new publication in the Frontiers of Molecular Neuroscience entitled, "Mouse all-cone retina models of Cav1.4 synaptopathy!" Read the full article at https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnmol.2023.1155955/full .
Congratulations to BMB undergraduate student Brenna Powers for being selected as a recipient of an Ishan and Adil Jain Travel Award! Brenna will use the award to attend a scientific conference of her choice. Mentor: Dr. Lori Wallrath The Ishan and Adil Jain Travel Award is sponsored by the UI Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology.
Congratulations to Dr. Kathryn Hobbs on passing her thesis defense!! "Caspase-7 Allostery and Drug Targeting" Tuesday, April 4, 2:00pm, Urmila Sahai Seminar Room Mentor: M. Ashley Spies, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics Program: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Congratulations to Drs. Maria Spies and Ashley Spies for their new R21 from the National Institutes of Health! "Natural products inhibitors targeting homology-directed DNA repair for cancer therapy" Dr. Maria Spies is a Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Dr. Ashley Spies is a Professor of Pharmaceutical Science and Experimental Therapeutics and of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Adrian Elcock, PhD, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, has been awarded a Carver Trust COVID-19 Pilot Grant Award to study "Molecular modeling and simulation of the SARS-CoV-2 genome". Congratulations Dr. Elcock!
Congratulations to Rebecca Splitt and Dr. Kris DeMali for their new manuscript on "Metabolic Reprogramming in Response to Cell Mechanics"! Splitt RL, DeMali KA Biol Cell . 2023 Feb 18. doi: 10.1111/boc.202200108. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36807920 Review.
Congratulations to Sara Mayer on receiving a 2023 UI Graduate College Summer Research Fellowship! Sara will use the award to support her research on the role of oxidative stress in Retinitis Pigmentosa , a vision disorder. Mentors: Lori Wallrath, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Arlene Drack, MD, Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Program: Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetics
Congratulations to Dr. Justin Ling on passing his thesis defense!! "Structures and non-canonical functions of E3 ubiquitin ligases in DNA damage bypass" Thursday, March 23, 10:30am, Prem Sahai Auditorium Mentor: Todd Washington, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Program: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Congratulations to Dr. Mallory Tollefson on passing her thesis defense!! "Computational Modeling of Proteins Implicated in Hearing Loss" Friday, March 3, 12:00pm Mentor: Michael Schnieders, PhD, Associate Prof of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and of Biomedical Engineering Program: Biomedical Engineering