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Biological Chemistry 2022
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Biological Chemistry Faculty
Assistant Professors (and captains of Team Translation) Jay Brito Querido and Rachel Niederer in their renovated lab space
Each MS student gave a presentation about their thesis project at a research symposium held at the end of the 2023–24 academic year.
The poster session at the department's annual research retreat
An axe throwing outing for our PhD students
Audience waiting for the start of the 2023 Ludwig Lecture presented by alumna Catherine Drennan
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These are challenging times, but the potential and need for progress in fundamental science have never been greater.
Join the Department of Biological Chemistry for a seminar presented by Dr. Randy Stockbridge from the University of Michigan.
Dr. Elizabeth Kellogg, St. Jude Children's Research HospitalJoin the Department of Biological Chemistry for the George William Jourdian Lecture presented by Dr. Elizabeth Kellogg from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Department of Biological Chemistry 2024 RetreatThe annual Department of Biological Chemistry Retreat will be held at Maumee Bay Lodge & Conference Center.
Join the Department of Biological Chemistry for a seminar presented by Dr. Thomas O'Halloran from Michigan State University.
Dr. Vishal Gohil, Texas A&M UniversityJoin the Department of Biological Chemistry for a seminar presented by Dr. Vishal Gohil from Texas A&M University.
Dr. Asma Hatoum-Aslan, University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignJoin the Department of Biological Chemistry for a seminar presented by Dr. Asma Hatoum-Aslan from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Dr. Dan Dickinson, University of Texas at AustinJoin the Department of Biological Chemistry for a seminar presented by Dr. Dan Dickinson from the University of Texas at Austin.
Dr. Sujatha Jagannathan, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusJoin the Department of Biological Chemistry for a seminar presented by Dr. Sujatha Jagannathan from University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.
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Department News Congratulations to Cara Loomis, PhD Biological Chemistry PhD student Cara Loomis of the Scott lab defends her doctoral dissertation.
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A multidisciplinary team of U-M researchers has been awarded a $500,000 grant to study cystic fibrosis in children and adults.
John Prensner, MD, PhD, receives a Clinical Investigator Award from the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
Assistant Professor John Prensner of the Departments of Pediatrics and Biological Chemistry at U-M Medical School is the recipient of a Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award.
Dr. Herman Fung has joined the faculty of the Department of Biological Chemistry at U-M Medical School.
Giving back to BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRYEvery dollar donated helps us to continue making breakthroughs as a national leader in biochemical research. There are so many ways your financial gifts help to support our work, from bringing world-class lectures to campus to enabling graduate student innovation and providing resources that take our faculty research programs to the next level. Donated funds are an essential foundation of our mission and community.
Make a difference LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENTThe University of Michigan is located on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe people. In 1817, the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Bodewadmi Nations made the largest single land transfer to the University of Michigan, offered ceremonially through the Treaty at the Foot of the Rapids, with the intent that their children might be educated. We acknowledge their contemporary and ancestral ties to the land and this integral contribution to the University.
