Elastic fibers and arterial mechanics
2019-09-24 – Jessica Wagenseil, D.Sc. – Washington University in Saint Louis – “Elastic fibers and arterial mechanics” (more…)
Author: Nicholas Caito
2019 MilliporeSigma Fellowship Seminar
On July 19th, 2019, the department held a special seminar to recognize the recipient of the 2019 MilliporeSigma Fellowship. Mr. Sukrit Singh shared his research on “Allostery in cellular signaling: Capturing biological switches in action”. For more information on Sukrit Singh, please click here.
You can click here to view photos from the event.
Dissecting nucleic acid electrostatics—at the interface of theory and experiments
2019-09-17 – Magdalena Gebala, Ph.D. – Stanford School of Medicine – “Dissecting nucleic acid electrostatics—at the interface of theory and experiments” (more…)
From mitochondrial carriers to ATPases. Insights from computer simulations
2019-09-10 – Chris Chipot, Ph.D. – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – “From mitochondrial carriers to ATPases. Insights from computer simulations” (more…)
Electronic Lab Notebook Offering Launching for Research Community
This week, the Research Infrastructure Services (RIS) group – part of Washington University Information Technology – will begin piloting WashU ELN, an electronic lab notebook service powered by LabArchives. The LabArchives Electronic Lab Notebook is a cloud-based application that facilitates the creation, storage, sharing and management of research data. (more…)
Dr. Elliot Elson to Receive the 2020 Ignacio Tinoco Award
Dr. Elliot Elson will be awarded the 2020 Ignacio Tinoco Award from the Biophysics Society. The award will be presented to Dr. Elson at the Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society in San Diego, California on February 15-19, 2020.
Congratulations to Dr. Elson for being selected to receive this honor! (more…)
Spotlight on Faculty – Robertson, Janice
“Life began with little bags of garbage,” proposed the physicist Freeman Dyson. “Membranes made of oily scum […] enclosing volumes of dirty water containing miscellaneous garbage.” Billions of years of evolution have shaped cell membranes from simple “bags” into complex and finely-tunable structures. The cell membrane is not just a barrier separating the chaotic extracellular environment from the controlled intracellular space; they allow for the storage of electrical and chemical potential energy, facilitate transport of substances into and out of the cell, and change the cell’s shape according to its biological needs. (more…)
Disrupted mechanobiology links the molecular and cellular phenotypes in familial dilated cardiomyopathy
Clippinger S.R., Cloonan P.E., Greenberg L., Ernst M., Stump W.T., & Greenberg M.J. (2019). “Disrupted mechanobiology links the molecular and cellular phenotypes in familial dilated cardiomyopathy” Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 Aug 19. pii: 201910962. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1910962116. [Epub ahead of print] (Abstract)
Redefining Pediatric Dilated Cardiomyopathy through Precision Medicine
August 1st, 2019 – Together with Kory Lavine and Kathleen Simpson, the Greenberg lab received a Large Scale Interdisciplinary Research Initiative Grant from the Children’s Discovery Institute. The project, “Redefining Pediatric Dilated Cardiomyopathy through Precision Medicine” brings together a team of basic scientists and physician scientists to better understand pediatric heart failure and to develop novel therapeutics.
UvrD helicase activation by MutL involves rotation of its 2B subdomain.
Ordabayev Y.A., Nguyen B., Kozlov A.G., Jia H., & Lohman T.M. (2019). “UvrD helicase activation by MutL involves rotation of its 2B subdomain.” Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 Jul 30. pii: 201905513. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1905513116. [Epub ahead of print] (Abstract)