EDWARD A. DOISY
Department of
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
EST. 1924
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
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Happy Centennial, BMB!!
We are celebrating 100 years since the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology was founded in 1924 by Edward A. Doisy.
Our Legacy
1 Nobel Laureate
Doisy2 Members, National Academy of Sciences
Doisy, Sly1 Member, National Academy of Medicine
Roth3 Members, American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Doisy, Roth, Shilatifard1 Member, Leopoldina
Kutchan11 Fellows, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Di Cera, Doisy, Elliott, Katzman, Kutchan, Lee, Lodge, McKee, Olson, Shilatifard, Sly2 Members and 1 Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
Chang, Heyduk, Lodge2 Pew Scholars
Cole, Yap
Message from the Chair
Welcome to our website!
We proudly celebrate 100 years since the founding of the department in 1924 by Dr. Edward A. Doisy, recipient of the 1943 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the synthesis of vitamin K.
The tradition of excellence started by Dr. Doisy continued with the remarkable scientific achievements of his successors, Dr. Robert Olson and Dr. William Sly.
Today, faculty in BMB honor this tradition with work at the forefront of disciplines like blood coagulation, DNA repair, and lipid metabolism, supported by state-of-the-art facilities and instrumentation. A generous endowment bestowed by Dr. Doisy on BMB is being used to grow and support our innovative and transformative biomedical research.
It is an exciting time to join us in BMB as a student, postdoc, or new faculty member. Thank you for visiting!
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Department Stats
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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.
Rafael Cancado de Faria
Zachary Foulks
Amelia Fox
Christy Hadfield
Lucas Handlin
Matthew Luetzen
Hannah Lupton
Atika Malique
Reagan McGuffee
Ayush Mistry
Barbara Teodoro-Castro
Amanda Titus
Rachel Weiss
Jaclyn Whalen
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
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
BMB has established a partnership with the Washington University Center for Cellular Imaging (WUCCI) through the joint acquisition of a new Glacios 200 kV cryo-EM microscope financed by a strategic investment of the Doisy Fund in Biochemistry. The partnership gives all SLU researchers access to the WUCCI with the same priority, costs, and technical assistance available to WU investigators.
The new Glacios complements the WUCCI’s pre-existing Titan Krios 300 kV cryo-EM and has significantly expanded the workflow of many labs at both WU and SLU, thereby benefiting the entire scientific community of the greater St. Louis region.
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All papers were published within the past year.
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Congratulations to Michelle Brennan, Ph.D., on her appointment as Assistant Research Professor, non-tenure track. Michelle…
Congratulations to Jaigeeth Deveryshetty, Ph.D., Research Scientist in the lab of Edwin Antony, on being…
Congratulations to Kevin Jagessar, Ph.D., Research Scientist in the lab of Reza Dastvan, who received…
BMB members were honored at the Scholarly Works and Grantwinners Reception sponsored by the OVPR.
