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Spotlight

Nikolaos Sgourakis Promoted to Full Professor

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Please join us in congratulating Biochemistry & Biophysics primary faculty member Nikolaos Sgourakis, PhD on his promotion to Full Professor! Read more about the Sgourakis Lab here

                                                                               

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Kristen W. Lynch, PhD
Chair
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Ronen Marmorstein, PhD
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

  • Doliba Lab in Diabetes Thursday, April 24, 2025

    New paper from the Doliba Lab, "A functional and mechanistic explanation for the unique clinical success of the glucokinase activator dorzagliatin for treatment of type 2 diabetes"

  • Burslem Lab in Science Thursday, May 1, 2025

    New paper from the Burslem Lab, "Intracellular protein editing enables incorporation of noncanonical residues in endogenous proteins"

  • Chang Lab in Science Thursday, May 15, 2025

    New paper from the Chang Lab, "Molecular basis of influenza ribonucleoprotein complex assembly and processive RNA synthesis"

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Seminars & Events

  • 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. 

  • 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

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