Welcome to the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Spotlight
Hillary Nelson Inducted into the Fellowship of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Please join us in congratulating associate professor Hillary Nelson, PhD MPH on being inducted into the Fellowship of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia! Founded in 1787 to “lessen human misery,” the College is one of the oldest professional organizations in the country with over 1,000 Fellows. It draws upon its rich history, committed Fellowship and staff, and unique collections to stand as a trusted resource to further understanding of health and disease for the betterment of society.
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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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Bowman Lab in Elife
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
New paper from the Bowman Lab, "Opening and closing of a cryptic pocket in VP35 toggles it between two different RNA-binding modes"
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Rhoades & Petersson Labs in Protein Sci
Saturday, September 13, 2025
New collaborative paper from the Rhoades and Petersson Labs, "Genetic code expansion and enzymatic modifications as accessible methods for studying site-specific post-translational modifications of alpha-synuclein and tau"
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Vvnogradov Lab in Neurophotonics
Saturday, September 27, 2025
New collaborative paper from the Vinogradov Lab, "Multimodal retinal imaging by visible light optical coherence tomography and phosphorescence lifetime ophthalmoscopy in the mouse eye"
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.