EDWARD A. DOISY

Department of

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

EST. 1924

Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Edward A. Doisy, Ph.D.

Nobel Laureate and
Department Founder

Our Legacy

  • 1 Nobel Laureate

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  • 2 Members, National Academy of Sciences

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  • 1 Member, National Academy of Medicine

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  • 3 Members, American Academy of Arts & Sciences

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  • 1 Member, Leopoldina

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  • 11 Fellows, American Association for the Advancement of Science

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  • 2 Members and 1 Fellow, National Academy of Inventors

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  • 2 Pew Scholars

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Message from the Chair

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Welcome to our website!

We recently celebrated 100 years since the founding of the department in 1924 by Dr. Edward A. Doisy, discoverer of estrogens and recipient of the 1943 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the synthesis of vitamin K.

The department has an impressive legacy of excellence that continues to this day, fueled by strategic use of the Doisy Fund that supports our growth.

It is an exciting time to join us as a student, postdoc, or new faculty member.

Thank you for visiting!

Department Stats

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Biochemistry News
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Department Committees

Doisy Fund

  • Yuna Ayala, Ph.D.
  • Ángel Baldán, Ph.D.
  • Enrico Di Cera, M.D., Chair
  • Kathleen E. Doisy, M.S.
  • Oleg Kisselev, Ph.D.
  • Krista Lentine, M.D., Ph.D.
  • LaChina McCoy
  • Eleonore Stump, Ph.D.

Instrumentation and Cores

  • Edwin Antony, Ph.D., Chair
  • Yuna Ayala, Ph.D.
  • Ángel Baldán, Ph.D.
  • Michelle Brennan, Ph.D.
  • Reza Dastvan, Ph.D.
  • Nicola Pozzi, Ph.D.

Training

  • Edwin Antony, Ph.D.
  • Yuna Ayala, Ph.D., Chair
  • Susana Gonzalo, Ph.D.
  • Tomasz Heyduk, Ph.D.
  • LaChina McCoy
  • Nathan Ponzar, Ph.D., Postdoc Rep
  • Jaclyn Whalen, Ph.D. Student, Student Rep
BMB Faculty Incentives

SLU Incentives

  • F&A Rebate: Percentage of F&A rebated to 2-fund
  • Non-salary incentive: Half of salary recovered beyond 50% rebated to 2-fund
  • Salary bonus from the faculty compensation plan for faculty who have recovered 50% or more of their total compensation from extramural sources as a 3-year rolling average from preceding FYs

Primary Faculty

  • Matching of the SLU non-salary incentive
  • Salary bonus for faculty with salary recovery from extramural sources of at least 50% (Assistant Professor), 60% (Associate Professor), or 70% (Professor). Salary recovery in excess of these levels will be rebated to a 2- fund for research use
  • Salary bonus for any grant, new or renewal, with BMB faculty as the PI, generating full indirect costs, and providing at least 4 years of funding
  • Salary bonus for new publications with BMB faculty as the corresponding author in journals with an impact factor greater than 10

Primary & Secondary Faculty

  • Matching of JIT grants from the ICTS
  • Student support through the Doisy Scholar Program
Doisy Scholars Program

Doisy Scholars

Biochemistry Ph.D. and M.D./Ph.D. students who have passed their qualifying exams are designated Doisy Scholars and receive the following benefits:

  • The stipends of Doisy Scholars are supported in full by the BMB Doisy Fund through their 5th year of graduate school.
  • Scholars receive an unrestricted grant each year toward their research and education activities, provided by the BMB Chair.

Scholar terms run from July 1 to June 30.

Click to read more about our Doisy Scholars.

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High Impact Publications
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Recent Publications
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