On August 29th we had our Welcome BBQ in Tower Grove Park near the WUSM campus. Faculty, postdocs, students, staff and their families attended the BBQ. Afterwards a game of frisbee and a bounce house. For photos..
Dr. James Spudich was selected as this year’s Carl and Gerty Cori Lecturer. He is the Douglass M. and Nola Leishman Professor of Cardiovascular Disease at Stanford University. Dr. Spudich’s lecture was entitled “The Underlying Molecular Basis of Human Hypertrophic and Dilated Cardiomyopathies”. The lecture with a reception that followed was held in the Eric P. Newman Education Center on May 8th. As a special guest, Dr. John Exton was also invited. He had just published “The Crucible of Science – The Story of the Cori Laboratory”. For photos…
The Academy of Science-St. Louis recognized Dr. Katherine Henzler-Wildman as having an extraordinary caliber of expertise and innovation in the challenging field of integral membrane proteins at their annual dinner on April 24, 2013. The dinner was held at the Chase Park Plaza.
Dr. Elliot Elson – 2013 American Academy of Arts and Sciences Member
Dr. Elson is among the 2013 class of new members to the AAAS. Congratulations to him for this honor and recognition which is greatly deserved. A reception was held in his honor on April 25th in the BMB seminar room to celebrate.
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Kara Ramsey worked in Dr. Randell Bateman’s laboratory on a project entitled “Detection of AB in the Blood”.
Qi Xiao worked in Dr. Michael Gross’ laboratory on a project entitled “Fast Photochemical Oxidation of Proteins Footprinting of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins”.
The Biophysical Journal selects a different editor to highlight each month. Dr. Kathleen Hall was selected as a featured editor of the Biophysical Journal in March. For her interview…
Dr. Henzler-Wildman received the Margaret O. Dayhoff Award at the 2013 Biophysical Society Meeting held in February. She received this award for her creativity and unique studies that have influenced our understanding of the physical underlying principles of membrane transporters.
(From left to right: Mariah Lawler, John Robinson, Kirk Hou and Jayan Rammohan)
MilliporeSigma Fellows Kirk Hou (2009), Jay Rammohan (2010), John Robinson (2011) and Mariah Lawler (2012) were recently honored at a luncheon that included Rakesh Sachdev, MilliporeSigma- Aldrich President and CEO, a number of other MilliporeSigma officials, Dean Larry Shapiro and a number of WUSM faculty. MilliporeSigma-Aldrich gives a generous donation annually to support graduate education in memory of Dr. Gery Cori.
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Our Holiday Party was held on December 10th in the King Center. Congratulations to Lei Zhao and Jayma Mikes for five years of service to the BMB department. Special thanks to Paul Buske for creating the trivia questions and MC’ing. The winners of the trivia contest were the “Snowflakes”. Photos…
The 19th Annual BCM/CMBP Retreat was held on October 26th and 27th at Cedar Creek Conference Center, New Haven, MO. Keynote speakers were: Dr. Wei Cheng – University of Michigan-”Optical Tweezers, Helicases and Beyond” and Dr. Enrique de la Cruz – Yale University-”How Cells Use Chemistry and Physics to Break the Bones that Power Their Movement”.
Best Student Talk: Megan Epperson, Dr. Daved Fremont’s Lab.
Best Student Poster: Emma Morrison, Dr. Katherine Henzler-Wildman’s Lab
Runner Up: Tom Kraft, Dr. Paul Hruz’ Lab
Best Postdoc Poster: Binh Nguyen, Dr. Timothy Lohman’s Lab
Runner Up: Brett Olsen, Dr. Dan Ory’s Lab