Enrico Di Cera receives U54 subcontract
Enrico Di Cera, M.D., Alice A. Doisy Professor and Chairman of Biochemistry, has been awarded a five-year subcontract as part…
Article highlights Rezaie lab research
Alireza Rezaie, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry, was featured in The St. Louis Post-Dispatch on August 23 for his continuing research…
Sly Fellowship established
The Department of Biochemistry has established the William Sly Fellowship in the Biochemical Sciences in honor of Dr. Sly for…
Baldan lab helps improve treatment for heart disease
Angel Baldan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, was featured in Newslink in July for his continuing research on the microRNA,…
Sly honored with MPS Society grant
The National Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) Society has established a 2013 Family Support Programs Grant in honor of Dr. William Sly. Faculty,…
SLS Youth Orchestra members announced
Congratulations to Eric Cho, son of Yoonsang Cho, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, who was chosen as one of the…
Amanda Koenig Awarded AHA Predoctoral Fellowship
Amanda is currently a Biochemistry Graduate Student in the Dorsett lab. She received the Midwest Affiliate Winter 2012 award from…
Collaboration is good news for patients of rare disease
William Sly, M.D., Professor in the Department of Biochemistry, will collaborate with Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. on the development of enzyme…
Biochemistry Faculty receive PRF grants
The results of the sixth round of the President's Research Fund were announced recently. Several Biochemistry faculty were among the…
Fei Shao Awarded ASBMB Travel Award
Fei is a graduate student in the Ford lab. She received a travel award to present her studies on the…
Yuna Ayala, Ph.D.
Hope Center for Neurological Disorders
Awarded: January 2024
Amount: $100,000
“Developing a molecular degrader specific for misfolded TDP-43”
Fran Sverdrup, Ph.D.
Institute for Clinical & Translational Science (ICTS)
Awarded: February 2024
Amount: $5,000
Sergey Korolev, Ph.D.
Institute for Clinical & Translational Science (ICTS)
Awarded: April 2024
Amount: $5,000
Ángel Baldán, Ph.D. and Susana Gonzalo, Ph.D.
President’s Research Fund (PRF)
Awarded: April 2024
Amount: $86,224
“Cathepsin L-mediated remodeling of the nuclear proteome”
Kyle McCommis, Ph.D.
President’s Research Fund (PRF)
Awarded: April 2024
Amount: $50,000
“Structure and transport/inhibition mechanisms of the human mitochondria”
Oleg Kisselev, Ph.D.
President’s Research Fund (PRF)
Awarded: April 2024
Amount: $50,000
“Mechanisms of inherited retinal degeneration”
Sergey Korolev, Ph.D.
NIGMS
Awarded: May 2024
Amount: $303,000
“Mechanism of homologous recombination driven by the intrinsically disordered domain of tumor suppressor PALB2”
Edwin Antony, Ph.D.
NIGMS
Awarded: May 2024
Amount: $199,984
Supplement to “Coordination of DNA Metabolism by Replication Protein A”
Edwin Antony, Ph.D.
DOE BES Physical Biosciences Program
Awarded: June 2024
Amount: $410,000
“Allosteric control of electron transfer in nitrogenase-like enzymes”
Reza Dastvan, Ph.D.
NIGMS
Awarded: June 2024
Amount: $65,243
Supplement to “Structural dynamics of sphingosine-1-phosphate transporters as key therapeutic targets for immune system modulation and cancer”
Yuna Ayala, Ph.D.
Target ALS
Awarded: June 2024
Amount: $250,000
“Mechanisms of glial-associated TDP-43 pathology and contributions to neurodegeneration”
Gucan Dai, Ph.D.
NIGMS, MIRA ESI-R35
Awarded: July 2024
Amount: $1.9 Million
“Voltage-sensing mechanisms of ion channels in dynamic lipid membranes”
Sergey Korolev, Ph.D.
NSF
Awarded: August 2024
Amount: $743,852
“Acquisition of a state-of-the-art Xta LAB Synergy-R single crystal diffractometer”
Reza Dastvan, Ph.D.
NIH
Awarded: August 2024
Amount: $1,791,637
“Acquisition of a High-Sensitivity Bruker Q-Band Elexsys E580 Pulse EPR Sepctrometer”
Enrico Di Cera , M.D.
NIH
Awarded: August 2024
Amount: $2,050,432
Renewal of: “Structural basis of prothrombin activation”
