James Morrissey Awarded the Biennial Investigator Recognition Award for Contributions to Haemostasis

In recognition of his distinguished record as teacher and researcher, Professor of Biochemistry James Morrissey will be awarded the Biennial Investigator Recognition Award for Contributions to Haemostasis from the International Society on Thrombosis & Haemostasis (ISTH).

Team solves decades-old molecular mystery linked to blood clotting

Blood clotting is a complicated business, particularly for those trying to understand how the body responds to injury. In a new study, researchers report that they are the first to describe in atomic detail a chemical interaction that is vital to blood clotting. This interaction – between a...

Team identifies new breast cancer tumor suppressor and how it works

In a new study, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry Lin-Feng Chen and colleagues identified a new breast cancer tumor suppressor protein, Runx3, and determined how it functioned.

Three Professors Make List of Most Prolific Writers

Three MCB professors have made the list of the 50 most prolific writers in Biochemistry.

Linda Birnbaum and Keith Westcott Honored by LAS with Top Alumni Awards

Linda Birnbaum and Keith Westcott are two of the four winners of the top alumni awards from the University of Illinois College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in 2010.

Glimpsing the Critical Intermediate in Cytochrome P450 Oxidations

"Glimpsing the Critical Intermediate in Cytochrome P450 Oxidations," by Director of the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology and I.C. Gunsalus Professor of Biochemistry Stephen Sligar, is published in the November 12 issue of Science.

Satish Nair Published in PNAS

Associate Professor of Biochemistry Satish Nair and Biochemistry Affiliate Wilfred van der Donk are corresponding authors on "Characterization and structure of DhpI, a phosphonate O-methyltransferase involved in dehydrophos biosynthesis," appearing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of...

Stephen Sligar Published in Nanotechnology

Director of the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, I.C. Gunsalus Professor of Biochemistry, and Professor of Biophysics and Computational Biology Stephen Sligar is corresponding author on "Nanomechanical detection of cholera toxin using microcantilevers functionalized with ganglioside...

Mayo-Illinois Strategic Alliance for Technology-Based Health Care

Associate Professor of Microbiology Brenda Wilson is co-leader in a project in which the University of Illinois joins forces with the Mayo Clinic.

Colin Wraight and James Imlay Receive MCB Faculty Excellence Award

On Friday, September 10, the MCB Faculty Excellence Award was presented to Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Computational Biology, and Plant Biology Colin Wraight; and to Professor of Microbiology James Imlay.