Biochemistry
By Steve Koppes
March 24, 2016
Some biochemistry laboratories fashion proteins into complex shapes, constructing the DNA nanotechnological equivalent of Baroque or Rococo architecture. Yamuna Krishnan, however, prefers structurally minimalist devices. “Our lab’s philosophy is one...Read more
January 21, 2014
Herbert C. Friedmann, PhD’58, an authority on bacterial enzymes, the biosynthesis of vitamin B12 and the history of biology, and a role model for rigorous and effective teaching, died Monday,...Read more
Professor, Ben May Department for Cancer Research, Committee on Cell Physiology, Cancer Biology, Neurobiology, Microbiology
Wei-Jen Tang’s laboratory studies the structural and molecular basis of the interaction of proteins with their partner proteins or drugs. They are interested in the structure and function of human...Read more
Virginia and D. K. Ludwig Professor and Vice Chair, The Ben May Department for Cancer Research, Professor, The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chair, Committee on Cancer Biology, Associate Director of Basic Sciences, Cancer Research
Geoffrey Greene studies female steroid hormones and the molecular mechanisms by which they regulate development, differentiation and/or cellular proliferation and survival in hormone responsive tissues and cancers. Estrogens regulate the...Read more