Biochemistry

Maria Spies Receives HHMI Early Career Scientist Award

Assistant Professor of Biochemistry Maria Spies has been selected to receive a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Early Career Scientist Award.

Deborah Paul Creates Endowment at UIUC for AIDS Research

Deborah Paul (M.S. biology 1979) was one of the first AIDS researchers to develop a method for detecting HIV in the blood.

Announcing Two New Endowed Chairs

The School of Molecular and Cellular Biology has received a generous gift from George and Tamara Mitchell of Sidney, Illinois, to create two endowed chairs in the Department of Biochemistry.

Govindjee Receives Alumni Award

Govindjee, Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Plant Biology, recently received the LAS Alumni Achievement Award for his lifetime contributions to photosynthesis research. The annual award is given by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Alumni Association to a select few...

Roger Adams Lab and Burrill Hall Renovation

Roger Adams Laboratory and Burrill Hall are undergoing $12 million renovations to improve energy efficiency and upgrade their interiors. Once construction is finished, researchers will benefit from modern laboratory spaces and increased safety. The third and fourth floors of Roger Adams Laboratory...

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.

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.

Schuler Solves DDT Insecticide Resistance

CDB professor Mary Schuler and her team discovered an enzyme that metabolizes DDT in malarial mosquitoes.

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.

ATP Binding

Biochemist Emad Tajkorshid has created the first-ever simulation of a molecule binding to a protein.