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2020 Events / All Events

Ms. Megan Cohan and Dr. Jonathan Lin awarded the 2020 Ceil M. DeGutis Prize

On June 12, 2020, Ms. Megan Cohan and Dr. Jonathan Lin were awarded the 2020 Ceil M. DeGutis Prize in Chemical Biology/Medicinal Chemistry.

Ms. Cohan presented her research entitled “Small but mighty! Intrinsically disordered domains as key regulators of bacterial processes” followed by Dr. Jonathan Lin who presented his research entitled “The Role of NAD+ in Retinal Neurodegeneration”. If you want to learn more about these fellows please click here.

All Publications / Kozlov Publications / Lohman Publications

Development of a Single-Stranded DNA-binding Protein Fluorescent Fusion Toolbox

Katarzyna Dubiel, Camille Henry, Lisanne M. Spenkelink, Alexander G. Kozlov, Elizabeth A. Wood, Slobodan Jergic, Nicholas E. Dixon, Antoine M. van Oijen, Michael M. Cox, Timothy M. Lohman, Steven J. Sandler, & James L. Keck (2020). “Development of a Single-Stranded DNA-binding Protein Fluorescent Fusion Toolbox” Nucleic Acids Res. 2020 Jun 19;48(11):6053-6067. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkaa320. (Abstract)

All Publications / Li Publications

Competitive tight-binding inhibition of VKORC1 underlies warfarin dosage variation and antidotal efficacy

Shuang Li, Shixuan Liu, Xiaoran Roger Liu, Mengru Mira Zhang, and Weikai Li. (2020). “Competitive tight-binding inhibition of VKORC1 underlies warfarin dosage variation and antidotal efficacy” Blood Adv. 2020 May 26; 4(10): 2202–2212. Published online 2020 May 20. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020001750 (Abstract)

All Publications / Holehouse Publications / Niemi Publications

A survey-based analysis of the academic job market

Jason D Fernandes, Sarvenaz Sarabipour, Christopher T Smith, Natalie M Niemi, Nafisa M Jadavji, Ariangela J Kozik, Alex S Holehouse, Vikas Pejaver, Orsolya Symmons, Alexandre W Bisson Filho, & Amanda Haage (2020). “A survey-based analysis of the academic job market” Elife. 2020 Jun 12;9:e54097. doi: 10.7554/eLife.54097. Online ahead of print. (Abstract)

All Publications / DeKoster Publications / Frieden Publications

19 F NMR reveals the conformational properties of free thrombin and its zymogen precursor prethrombin-2

Eliza A. Ruben, Prafull S. Gandhi, Zhiwei Chen, Sarah K. Koester, Gregory T. DeKoster, Carl Frieden, & Enrico Di Cera. (2020). “19 F NMR reveals the conformational properties of free thrombin and its zymogen precursor prethrombin-2” J Biol Chem. 2020 Jun 12;295(24):8227-8235. doi: 10.1074/jbc.RA120.013419. Epub 2020 May 1. (Abstract)

All Publications / Janetka Publications

Optimizing Pyrazolopyrimidine Inhibitors of Calcium Dependent Protein Kinase 1 for Treatment of Acute and Chronic Toxoplasmosis

James W Janetka, Allen T Hopper, Ziping Yang, Jennifer Barks, Mary Savari Dhason, Qiuling Wang, & L David Sibley (2020). “Optimizing Pyrazolopyrimidine Inhibitors of Calcium Dependent Protein Kinase 1 for Treatment of Acute and Chronic Toxoplasmosis” J Med Chem. 2020 Jun 11;63(11):6144-6163. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c00419. Epub 2020 Jun 1. (Abstract)

All Publications / Bowman Publications / Greenberg, M. Publications

Conformational Distributions of Isolated Myosin Motor Domains Encode Their Mechanochemical Properties

Justin R. Porter, Artur Meller, Maxwell I. Zimmerman, Michael J. Greenberg, & Gregory R. Bowman (2020). “Conformational Distributions of Isolated Myosin Motor Domains Encode Their Mechanochemical Properties” Elife. 2020 May 29;9:e55132. doi: 10.7554/eLife.55132. (Abstract)

2020 News / All News

Jonathan Lin selected as 2020 Ceil M. DeGutis Prize Fellow

Josh Rackers

Jonathan Lin completed his PhD thesis in the lab of Dr. Rajendra Apte in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. His research led to the discovery that NAD+ intermediate molecules can enhance the metabolism of the neurosensory retina and thus has therapeutic potential for preventing photoreceptor neurodegeneration. He graduated from Washington University in St. Louis this past May with an MD/PhD as a student in the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). He will pursue postgraduate education in the Transitional Year Residency at MetroWest Medical Center followed by Ophthalmology Residency at Harvard Medical School/Mass. Eye and Ear Infirmary.

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Megan Cohan selected as 2020 Ceil M. DeGutis Prize Fellow

Megan Cohan

Ms. Cohan is a Ph.D. Candidate in Biomedical Engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering. Ms. Cohan was nominated for this award by her thesis mentor, Dr. Rohit Pappu. In her thesis work, she utilizes a variety of computational and experimental techniques to understand how intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) might impact the molecular functions of bacterial proteins.

All Publications / Li Publications

Characterization of Warfarin Inhibition Kinetics Requires Stabilization of Intramembrane Vitamin K Epoxide Reductases

Shuang Li, Shixuan Liu, Yihu Yang, & Weikai Li (2020). “Characterization of Warfarin Inhibition Kinetics Requires Stabilization of Intramembrane Vitamin K Epoxide Reductases” J Mol Biol. 2020 May 20;S0022-2836(20)30350-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jmb.2020.05.009. Online ahead of print. (Abstract)