Biochemistry

James H. Morrissey Appointed Roy and Eva Hong Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology

2012-06-19

Professor of Biochemistry James H. Morrissey has been appointed as the Roy and Eva Hong Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology.

Prolyl isomerase Pin1 downregulates tumor suppressor RUNX3 in breast cancer

2012-05-15

Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Medical Biochemistry at the College of Medicine Lin-Feng Chen is corresponding author on a new study on RUNX3, a tumor suppressor in breast cancer.

Accelerating Membrane Insertion of Peripheral Proteins with a Novel Membrane Mimetic Model

2012-05-13

Emad Tajkhorshid is corresponding author on "Accelerating Membrane Insertion of Peripheral Proteins with a Novel Membrane Mimetic Model," selected as the feature cover article in the May 2 issue of Biophysical Journal.

Team discovers how bacteria resist a 'Trojan horse' antibiotic

2012-03-20

A new study led by Associate Professor of Biochemistry Satish Nair describes how bacteria use a previously unknown means to defeat an antibiotic.

Tyrosine phosphorylation enhances RAD52-mediated annealing by modulating its DNA binding

2011-07-30

Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, and Biophysics and Computational Biology, Maria Spies is corresponding author on "Tyrosine phosphorylation enhances RAD52-mediated annealing by modulating its DNA binding."

James Morrissey and Colleagues profiled in LAS News

2011-09-06

James Morrissey, Emad Tajkhorshid, and Stephen Sligar are featured in an article on blood clotting mechanisms in LAS News.

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

2011-07-23

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

2011-06-29

Researchers on the study were (from left): Emad Tajkhorshid, Chad Rienstra, Mary Clay, Rebecca Davis-Harrison, Zenmei Ohkubo, Narjes Tavoosi, Mark Arcario, Taras Pogorelov and James Morrissey.

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

2011-06-30

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

2011-01-24

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

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