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MCB Professors Discover Unusual Chemical Reaction
Professor of Microbiology William Metcalf, Associate Professor of Biochemistry Satish Nair, and Affiliate Professor of Biochemistry Wilfred van der Donk have identified and analyzed an iron-containing enzyme involved in a bond-breaking reaction.
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Dr. Robert Gennis Invested as Harry E. Preble Endowed Professor
Professor of Biochemistry Robert Gennis has been invested as a Harry E. Preble Endowed Professor.
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Schuler Solves DDT Insecticide Resistance
CDB professor Mary Schuler and her team discovered an enzyme that metabolizes DDT in malarial mosquitoes.
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Team discovers new inhibitors of estrogen-dependent breast cancer cells
Biochemistry professor David Shapiro led his team to discover compounds that inhibit estrogen-dependent breast cancer cells.
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ATP Binding
Biochemist Emad Tajkorshid has created the first-ever simulation of a molecule binding to a protein.
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Kranz Stops Staph Toxin
Biochemistry professor David Kranz and his team have developed a treatment for antiobiotic resistant staph bacteria.
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Chen Finds Molecular Pathway
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry Lin-Feng Chen and his colleagues discovered a novel way inflammation is regulated.
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The biochemistry department welcomes Susan Martinis
Dr. Martinis earned her Ph.D. at the University of Illinois and completed postdoctoral research at M.I.T.
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The biochemistry faculty welcomes Lin-Feng Chen
Dr. Chen recently completed his postdoctoral research at Gladstone Institute of Immunology and Virology, University of California, San Francisco.
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Maria Spies joins the biochemistry faculty
Dr. Spies comes to Illinois following postdoctoral research at the University of California, Davis.