Author: Nicholas Caito

Quantifying allosteric communication via both concerted structural changes and conformational disorder with CARDS

Singh S. & Bowman G.R. (2017). “Quantifying Allosteric Communication via Both Concerted Structural Changes and Conformational Disorder with CARDS.” J Chem Theory Comput. 2017 Apr 11;13(4):1509-1517. doi: 10.1021/acs.jctc.6b01181. Epub 2017 Mar 22. (Abstract)

Photoaffinity labeling with cholesterol analogues precisely maps a cholesterol-binding site in voltage-dependent anion channel-1.

Budelier M.M., Cheng W.W.L., Bergdoll L., Chen Z.W., Janetka J.W., Abramson J., Krishnan K., Mydock-McGrane L., Covey D.F., Whitelegge J.P., & Evers A.S. (2017). “Photoaffinity labeling with cholesterol analogues precisely maps a cholesterol-binding site in voltage-dependent anion channel-1.” J Biol Chem. 2017 Jun 2;292(22):9294-9304. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M116.773069. Epub 2017 Apr 10. (Abstract)

2017 Carl and Gerty Cori Lecture


Dr. Taekjip Ha presented this year’s Carl and Gerty Cori Lecture on February 28, 2017 in Connor Auditorium, Farrell Learning and Teaching Center.
Dr. Taekjip Ha is a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry at the Johns Hopkins University and an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. (more…)

Helicase Activity and its Role in Telomere and Telomerase Regulation

April 6th, 2017 – Roberto Galletto, PhD, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, received a four year grant award renewal from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences for his research entitled “Helicase Activity and its Role in Telomere and Telomerase Regulation”.