Two Biochemistry professors—Oliver Hobert and Arthur G. Palmer III—were elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, which recognizes distinguished and continuing achievements in research.
Our retreat took place in the Zuckerman Institute and featured presentations of the most cutting-edge developments in our department, a keynote lecture from Charles Zuker, plus a rooftop reception.
Dr. Sanne Klompe and her PhD advisor Dr. Sam Sternberg have cause for celebration, as Klompe has completed a remarkable clean sweep of graduate student awards.
The IUCr awarded the 13th Ewald Prize to Wayne Hendrickson for developing MAD/SAD methods and crystalographic theory, transforming protein structure prediction via an explosion of solved structures.
Dr. Glasgow shapes proteins for new tasks, democratizes science, teaches algebra to incarcerated students, and empowers excluded communities to tackle their problems from the bottom up.
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics at the Vagelos College of Physicians and surgeons would like to say a big THANK YOU to these amazing women.
A new discovery by Sternberg lab could fix one of the major shortcomings of current gene-editing tools, including CRISPR, and offer a powerful new approach for genetic engineering and gene therapy.
