U of Utah Dept of Biochemistry
@UofUBiochem
A community of scientists, educators, and trainees from all backgrounds focused on characterizing macromolecules and biological processes at the molecular level
On Thurs July 31st, Dr. Danielle Grotjahn @nanigrotjahn (Scripps) will give a talk entitled "Lessons from mitochondria on thriving under stress." 12pm in HSEB Alumni Hall!
Thanks to everyone who came to our first-ever Summer Science Day! A special thank you to our sponsors: @BioHiveUtah, @UofUBiochem, Dept of Human Genetics, @uofunuip & Core Research Facilities. Our guests played w light, touched lungs, toured labs, & explored how cells use energy!
SUMMER SCIENCE DAY IS HERE! Today, Sat July 12th 10am-4pm at the U of U. Peer through microscopes to look at mutant flies and zebrafish! Learn about how scientists are studying metabolism and cancer! And much more. See our full schedule online: gslc.utah.edu/summer-science…
More than fifty U of U researchers are giving over 80 demos, lab tours, workshops and talks for the public this Saturday, July 12th! Science-curious? We have something for everyone! 10am-4pm @utah @UofUHealth Schedule and directions here: gslc.utah.edu/summer-science…
You're trying to fill the summer days. What do we have that might be interesting for you and your kids? How about electron microscopes? Glowing fish?! Pig lungs??!! Come to Summer Science Day at the U on Saturday, July 12. Free and open to the public! gslc.utah.edu/summer-science…
Congrats to Luis Cedeno-Rosario of the @RutterLab in @UUtah's Department of Biochemistry for receiving the 2025 Dr. Eddie Méndez Scholar Award from @fredhutch! A well-deserved honor recognizing rising leaders in research. @UofUBiochem fredhutch.org/en/news/releas…
Congrats to our chair, Wes Sundquist, for being awarded the 2025 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize!
The 2025 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize has been awarded to three scientists whose discoveries culminated in the development of lenacapavir, a medication used to treat and prevent HIV. bit.ly/3ZDROdv
Congratulations to lab members Aldo García-Guerrero and Erica Hastings for winning the @uofubiochem Evelyn Bruenger and Marjorie Riches Gunn Awards for Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Research Excellence, respectively! #malaria @UofUtahCIHD @UofUHealth
🎉 Thrilled to be one of the recipients of the 2025 Dr. Eddie Méndez Scholar Award from @fredhutch!!! Super excited to meet the other awardees and share some cool science! 🧪🔬 @RutterLab @UofUBiochem @BWFUND
Congratulations to the eight recipients of the 2025 Dr. Eddie Méndez Scholar Award! This award recognizes outstanding early-career scientists from underrepresented backgrounds who are studying cancer, infectious diseases and basic sciences. Learn more: bit.ly/4jWvT8O
Another amazing milestone! FDA approval of lenacapavir, the first HIV prevention drug offering 6 months of protection. Based on foundational research by Dr. Wes Sundquist's lab @UofUBiochem @UofUHealth. attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff/a…
Don't miss today's defense by Deirdre Mack!
On Thursday June 12th, Deirdre Mack will defend her thesis entitled "Folding Interrupted: Defective Folding of Mutant Gβ5 by the CCT Chaperone Complex." EIHG Auditorium at 1pm!
On Thursday June 12th, Deirdre Mack will defend her thesis entitled "Folding Interrupted: Defective Folding of Mutant Gβ5 by the CCT Chaperone Complex." EIHG Auditorium at 1pm!
Listen to the incomparable @janetiwasa @gslc @UofUBiochem and Tim Lee @NHMU @UUtah on @scifri talk about the different forms #SciComm can take - why, how, and impact. How 'Science Interpreters' Make Hidden Science Visible sciencefriday.com/articles/scien…
Don't miss today's talk by Dr. Xavier Roca at 3pm!
Dr. Xavier Roca (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) will give a talk entitled "Splicing regulation by proteins lacking canonical RNA binding domains" on Monday June 2nd at 3pm in HSEB Alumni Hall!
Metabolic Rewiring in #Cancer ! Meet @luisci22, @BWFUND fellow and postdoc @RutterLab @UofUBiochem, decoding how cancer cells rewire their metabolism to alter their cell fate ! #theNodeCorrespondents #AcademicTwitter #MetabolismMondays #ecr @the_Node thenode.biologists.com/metabolic-rewi…
Dr. Xavier Roca (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) will give a talk entitled "Splicing regulation by proteins lacking canonical RNA binding domains" on Monday June 2nd at 3pm in HSEB Alumni Hall!
Don't miss today's talk by Dr. Nikoleta Tsvetanova at 12pm!
On Thursday May 22nd, Dr. Nikoleta Tsvetanova (Duke University) will give a talk about functional diversification of signaling by GPCR localization as part of the Biochemistry Seminar Series. HSEB 1750 at 12pm!
On Thursday May 22nd, Dr. Nikoleta Tsvetanova (Duke University) will give a talk about functional diversification of signaling by GPCR localization as part of the Biochemistry Seminar Series. HSEB 1750 at 12pm!
Don't miss today's Graduate Student Rising Stars symposium followed the Pace Keynote talk by Toto Olivera!
We will be welcoming nine talented Graduate Student Rising Stars to share their research with us on Monday May 19th, starting at 9:30am in HSEB 1730. The symposium will be followed by the Pace Keynote talk by Dr. Toto Olivera at 4pm!
Don't miss today's defense by Erica Hastings at 2pm!
On Thursday May 15th, Erica Hastings from the @sigalalab will defend her thesis with a talk entitled "The Day the Hemozoin Stood Still: Dissecting an Otherworldly Crystal Motion in Malaria Parasites." 2pm EIHG Auditorium.