Welcome to the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Spotlight
Future Leaders in Biochemistry & Biophysics Symposium
We are thrilled to be hosting our annual Future Leaders Symposium on Friday, October 17th. This event aims to highlight rising stars in the field of Biochemistry & Biophysics. Join us in the Reunion Auditorium, JMB starting at 2:00pm to hear from our lineup of fantastic speakers!
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Vice Chair
As one of the first departments of Biochemistry and Biophysics in the nation, we are proud of our strong tradition of combining cutting-edge technology with impactful biology. We continue to leverage this interdisciplinary approach to yield break-through discoveries in biomedicine.
Our faculty of over 30 primary and secondary members cover a broad range of research areas, with particular strengths in structural biology, chemical biology, gene regulation and protein folding.
We are also the proud home of the Eldridge Reeves Johnson Research Foundation which offers advanced physical instrumentation and instruction to researchers across campus. We are actively growing, with several recent hires, and our faculty are broadly engaged across campus with many joint appointments in other departments, institutes and centers.
We welcome you to learn more about our department in the following pages or contact us.
News & Publications
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Burslem Lab in J Biol Chem
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
New collaborative paper from the Burslem Lab, "Class I histone deacetylases catalyze lysine lactylation"
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Marmorstein Lab in Biochemistry
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
New paper from the Marmorstein Lab, "Cryo-EM Structure of the Cyclase Domain and Evaluation of Substrate Channeling in a Bifunctional Class II Terpene Synthase"
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Vvnogradov Lab in Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
New paper from the Vinogradov Lab, "Erythroid precursors regulate local oxygen tension and repair outcomes in the bone marrow niche"
Seminars & Events
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Raiziss Rounds Seminars
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Our Spring 2025 Raiziss Rounds Seminar Series will begin on January 9th and will continue on Thursdays at 12:00 noon until May 15th. The full seminar schedule can be found on our Raiziss Rounds page.
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Friday Research Discussions
Friday, January 17, 2025
Friday, May 16, 2025
4:00pm
Friday Research Discussions occur every Friday at 4:00pm in the JF Library. View the full schedule for the semester here.