In Memoriam: Colin A. Wraight

In memoriam: Colin A. Wraight
Professor Colin A. Wraight passed away July 10, 2014 at the age of 68 after a long and heroic struggle with cancer. Professor Wraight employed biochemical and biophysical methods to understand how the structure of membrane proteins allowed them to catalyze the transfer of electrons and protons...

MicroRNA misregulation in muscular dystrophy

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Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, Auinash Kalsotra, and colleagues have discovered the process by which myotonic dystrophy affects activity of the small bits of genetic material called microRNAs in the heart.

It takes a(n academic) village to determine an enzyme's function

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Professor of Microbiology John Cronan, Professor of Biochemistry John Gerlt and Professor of Chemistry Jonathan Sweedler, along with colleagues from two other institutions, teamed up to discover the role of an enzyme known as HpbD in its bacterial host, Pelagibaca bermudensis.

Susan Martinis Named as a 2013 University Scholar

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The Office of the Vice President of Academic Affairs recognized Professor and Head of Biochemistry Susan Martinis as one of six University Scholars at the Urbana-Champaign campus for 2013.

Team Discovers How Aquaporins Admit Water While Excluding Protons

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Associate Professor of Biochemistry Emad Tajkhorshid and colleagues have discovered a new mechanism by which water channel proteins in cell membranes allow water molecules to flow easily while keeping protons out. The research appears in the journal Science.