Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics

Category: Research Awards

2021 Research Awards / Janetka / Research Awards

Innovative Strategies to Combat Antibiotic-resistant Infections

March 17th, 2021 – Jim Janetka, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, along with Scott Hultgren, Helen L. Stoever Professor of Molecular Microbiology, Michael Caparon, Professor of Molecular Microbiology, Peng Yuan, Associate Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology, and Ali Ellebedy, Associate Professor of Pathology and Immunology received a five-year U19 Research Program–Cooperative Agreement Award from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases entitled “Innovative Strategies to Combat Antibiotic-resistant Infections”. Dr. Janetka is leader of the project scientific core named “Rational Design and Synthesis of Small Molecule Inhibitors Targeting Unique Pathogenic Mechanisms in Gram- and Gram+ Bacteria Important in UTI”.

2021 Research Awards / Niemi / Research Awards

The role of the mitochondrial phosphatase Pptc7 in enabling metabolic flexibility

February 9th, 2021 – Natalie M. Niemi, PhD, Assistant Professor in the department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, received a one-year pilot and feasibility grant award from the Washington University Diabetes Research Center (DRC), sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) for her research entitled “The role of the mitochondrial phosphatase Pptc7 in enabling metabolic flexibility”.

2021 Research Awards / Research Awards

Multiscale investigation of cardiomyopathy-associated mutations in metavinculin

February 2nd, 2021 – Samantha Kirstin Barrick, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar in the department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, and the laboratory of Dr. Michael J. Greenberg, PhD, received a new three year fellowship award from the National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for her research entitled “Multiscale investigation of cardiomyopathy-associated mutations in metavinculin”.

2021 Research Awards / Li / Research Awards

Interdisciplinary structural studies of iron homeostasis in cardiovascular health

January 22nd, 2021 – Weikai Li, PhD, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, along with Michael L. Gross, PhD, Professor of Chemistry, Immunology, and Medicine, and Michael J. Greenberg, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, received a new three-year grant award from American Heart Association for their research entitled “Interdisciplinary structural studies of iron homeostasis in cardiovascular health”.

2020 Research Awards / Kinch / Research Awards

CDEK: Clinical Data Experience Knowledge-base

December 15th, 2020 – Michael S Kinch, Ph.D., Associate Vice Chancellor, Director, Centers for Research Innovation in Biotechnology & Drug Discovery, and Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, received a new one-year grant award from Arnold Ventures for his research entitled “CDEK: Clinical Data Experience Knowledge-base”.

2020 Research Awards / Holehouse / Research Awards

Predicting the functional impact of genetic variation within intrinsically disordered protein regions

October 6th, 2020 – Alex Holehouse, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, received a new one year grant award from Longer Life Foundation for his research entitled “Predicting the functional impact of genetic variation within intrinsically disordered protein regions”

2020 Research Awards / Research Awards / Zhang

Structural and functional studies of axonemal microtubule inner proteins (MIPs)

July 10th, 2020 – Rui Zhang, PhD, assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics received a new five year grant award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences for his research entitled “Structural and functional studies of axonemal microtubule inner proteins (MIPs)”.

2020 Research Awards / Lohman / Research Awards

Mechanisms of Helicases, Translocases and SSB Proteins involved in Genome Maintenance

April 24th, 2020 – Timothy M. Lohman, PhD, Marvin A. Brennecke Professor of Biophysics and professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics received a new five year MIRA grant award from National Institute of General Medical Sciences for his research entitled “Mechanisms of Helicases, Translocases and SSB Proteins involved in Genome Maintenance”.