Yokoyama Lab Publishes New Research in JACS
The Yokoyama lab published their research on the catalytic function of the 4Fe-4S clusters of MoaA radical SAM cyclase in molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis. Read more in JACS.
Duke Researchers Win the RNA Society's 2021 Inaugural Art and Music Competition
Three researchers, of the Al-Hashimi Lab, took long-exposure photographs to show the similarity of movement between RNA and ballet.
Discovering the Choreography of the TRPV1 Gate Opening
The Lee Lab’s Do Hoon Kwon has visualized heat-dependent gate openings of TRPV1 using Cryo-EM. Read more in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology.
The Bartesaghi Lab Receives $700,000 from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
With their new funding, the Bartesaghi Lab will develop Artificial Intelligence software that, at an unprecedented level of detail, can visualize the shapes of individual proteins living in the crowded interior of a cell. Read more
Nichole Orench-Rivera's Thesis Published
"Frontiers in Microbiology" published recent PhD graduate, Nichole Orench-Rivera’s thesis work that determined outer membrane cargo selectivity based on call wall tethering. Read more
Haoran Pang Wins Best Poster Award
Haoran Pang, in the Yokoyama Lab, received the best poster award at the 11th Annual Southeast Enzymes Conference (SEC) held virtually. A part of his work was published in JACS in 2020.
Slyler Cochrane Presents at Experimental Biology Virtual Conference
Skyler Cochrane presented at the Experimental Biology Virtual Conference.
The Department of Biochemistry Wishes to Recognize...
The Biochemistry Department recognizes students who received honorable mentions for the highly competitive NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program.
Boyce Lab Embarks on New Line of Research
After his former PhD student, Alex Broussard, serendipitously discovered the role of the enzyme GALE in mucus secretion, Dr. Michael Boyce's lab embarked on a new area of exploration.