Welcome to the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Spotlight
Hillary Nelson Inducted into the National Academies of Practice
Associate Professor Dr. Hillary Nelson was inducted into the National Academies of Practice (NAP) as a Distinguished Fellow in the Inaugural class of the Public Health Academy on Saturday, March 15th. The NAP is an interprofessional organization that mentors and educates its members, facilitates collaboration, and advocates for the improvement of healthcare policy and access for all. Membership honors those who excel in their profession and are dedicated to this mission. Please join us in congratulating Hillary!
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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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Burslem Lab in Nat Chem Biol
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
New collaborative paper from the Burslem Lab, "Reversible histone deacetylase activity catalyzes lysine acylation"
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Burslem Lab in Mol Cell
Friday, April 18, 2025
New collaborative paper from the Burslem Lab, "Pooled tagging and hydrophobic targeting of endogenous proteins for unbiased mapping of unfolded protein responses"
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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"
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.