July 8, 2019
Max Gramelspacher publishes a paper in Methods
Biochemical characterization of RNA-guided ribonuclease activities for CRISPR-Cas9 systems.
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April 29, 2019
Congratulations to Rene' Arvola, Ph.D.
Rene' Arvola, Ph.D., mentored by Aaron Goldstrohm, Ph.D., successfully defended her thesis, "Messenger RNA control by Pumilio", on April 24, 2019.
April 26, 2019
Congratulations to Claire Cato, Ph.D.
Claire Cato, Ph.D., co-mentored by John J.G. Tesmer, Ph.D., and Janet L. Smith, Ph.D., successfully defended her thesis, “Structural and Biochemical Analysis of G Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase Activation and Small Molecule Inhibitor Specificity”, on April 22, 2019.
April 23, 2019
Brian Peterson receives NSF Fellowship
Congratulations to Brian Peterson on his fellowship awarded by the National Science Foundation!
April 12, 2019
Ruma Banerjee, Ph.D. Receives ASBMB-Merck Award
Banerjee honored for discoveries in vitamin B12 and H2S signaling.
April 8, 2019
Yan Zhang Lab publishes research paper in Molecular Cell
Researchers from the Yan Zhang Lab in the Department of Biological Chemistry at the University of Michigan publish paper in Molecular Cell.
April 3, 2019
Congratulations to Elizabeth Abshire, Ph.D.
Elizabeth Abshire, Ph.D., co-mentored by Ray Trievel, Ph.D. and Aaron Goldstrohm, Ph.D., successfully defended her thesis, “Structural and Functional Characterization of the Human Enzyme Nocturnin”, on April 3, 2019.
March 25, 2019
2019 Biological Chemistry Award Winners Announced
It is our distinct pleasure to announce the winners of the 2019 Biological Chemistry Awards!
February 26, 2019
Dr. Meredith Skiba receives ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award for 2018
Congratulations to Dr. Meredith Skiba, recent graduate of the Smith Lab !
January 25, 2019
Nils G. Walter, Ph.D. Featured in The University Record Faculty Staff Spotlight
Nils G. Walter is the founding director of the Single Molecule Analysis in Real-Time Center.
January 22, 2019
Congratulations to Justin McNally, Ph.D.
Justin McNally of Pat O’Brien’s lab successfully defended his thesis, “Kinetic Analysis of Human DNA Ligase III”, on January 16, 2019.
January 22, 2019
Congratulations to Thomas Jurkiw, Ph.D.
Tom Jurkiw of Pat O’Brien’s lab successfully defended his thesis, “Mechanism and Specificity of Human DNA Ligase I” on January 17, 2019.
November 28, 2018
Dr. Romila Mascarenhas receives an American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship!
Congratulations to Romila Mascarenhas on being awarded an AHA Postdoctoral Fellowship on her first submission!
November 12, 2018
Yuqi Wang receives American Heart Association Fellowship!
Congratulations to Yuqi Wang on her Fellowship awarded by the American Heart Association