There's More to DNA Replication in C. crescentus
Dr. Maria Schumacher and team find an additional protein that is essential for DNA replication.
PhD Students Find Solutions To Time Management
As part of the Emerging Leaders Institute, Grace Beggs and team developed a list of time management tools tailored to graduate students and postdocs. Because their list was so extensive, they developed a diagnostic tool so people could identify their most challenging areas. Read more
Ken Yokoyama, PhD wins Pfizer Award
Dr. Kenichi Yokoyama selected as the 2019 recipient of the Pfizer Award in Enzyme Chemistry given by the American Chemical Sociaty
The Richardsons Win Protein Society Award
Drs. Jane and Dave Richardson were selected as the co-winners of the 2018 Carl Brändén Award by the Protein Society. This prestigious award, sponsored by the Rigaku Corporation, is given to outstanding protein scientists, who have made exceptional contributions in the areas of education and service to the science. The award was conferred during the Plenary Awards session at the Annual Symposium of the Protein Society on July 11, 2018. Read more
Dr. Huanghe Yang Wins NIH Award
Congratulations to Dr. Huanghe Yang, who has been named a recipient of a 2017 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award to study membrane ion and lipid transport. Read more in Duke Today.
Two Faculty Named the "Future of Biochemistry"
Congratulations to Michael Boyce, PhD and Kenichi Yokoyama, PhD for being recognized as the "Future of Biochemistry." They are two of the forty-four "early-career scientists across the globe who are combining an ever-diversifying set of skills and backgrounds to tackle problems of biochemical relevance." Read about their innovative research in the January special issue of Biochemistry. Read more
Blanca Rodriguez Selected for 2018 American Society for Microbiology Research Capstone
Considered one of the "best and brightest rising your scientists," Blanca Rodriguez was selected to the ASM Research Capstone Program.
Jeffrey Smith, MD/PhD Candidate Chosen to Attend Nobel Laureate Meeting
Jeffrey Smith is one of three MD/PhD candidates who will be going to the 68th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in June. The meeting began in 1951 and brings together leading scientists with outstanding young scientists from all over the world. Read more
Dr. Kate Meyer named a 2018 Searle Scholar
Congratulations, Kate on this wonderful recognition of your research! Kate will be using funds from this Searle Scholars award to explore how the RNA modification, N6-methyl-adenosine, is involved in protein expression in the brain. Read more