Karen Davis

CSB Director Walter Chazin (Biochemistry) and his lab revealed key interactions in a DNA repair pathway called nucleotide excision repair (NER) in a recent Nucleic Acids Research paper. This research may have implications for the treatment of the genetic disorder xeroderma pigmetosum (XP). Read More

Breann Brown, Ph.D. CSB Researcher Dr. Breann Brown, Biochemistry, has been named in a list of 100 inspiring black scientists in America by CellPress blog, Crosstalk. Congratulations Dr. Brown on this distinction!… Read More

The Center for Structural Biology Congratulates … Adalberto Diaz, PhD, of the Chazin Lab, on being awarded an NIH F32 fellowship. Ellie Okwei, of the Meiler Lab, on being awarded an NIH F31 predoctoral fellowship. Bian Li, PhD, of the Capra… Read More

2020 Karpay Award Winner Justin Marinko, of the Sanders Lab, presents the MBTP/CSB Seminar: “There and Back Again: A Protein’s Tale” on Tuesday, January 21, at 12:20pm-1:10pm in 1220 MRB3. A reception and award presentation will follow the seminar. The Karpay… Read More

Ian Setliff, of the Georgiev Lab, presents: “High-resolution interrogation of antibody repertoires using next-generation sequencing” on Friday, January 10, at 11:00am in 206 PRB.  … Read More

Marion Sauer, of the Meiler and Crowe Labs, presents: “Using protein flexibility to model viral glycoprotein mutation tolerances and sites of vulnerability” on Thursday, January 9, at 2:00pm in 1220 MRB3.  … Read More

CSB Researcher Tina Iverson (Pharmacology) and colleagues have clarified part of the protein kinase MELK’s role in cell cycle signaling. MELK overexpression impacts survival and proliferation of multiple cancer types, so targeting it holds promise as a therapeutic strategy. Read more about this research. Read More

CSB Researcher Teru Nakagawa (Molecular Physiology and Biophysics) reported in the journal Science the first structure of AMPAR in complex with an auxiliary subunit, CNIH3. These potential new drug targets were obtained using cryo-electron microscopy. Read more about this discovery. Read More

Congratulations to Justin Marinko for being named the 2020 recipient of The Karpay Award in Structural Biology. “I am deeply honored to win the Karpay award,” Justin said. Justin joined the Sanders Lab in 2016 focusing his research on structural biology and protein… Read More

We are saddened to report that Dr. Paul Bock passed away at his home on October 11, 2019 following a long illness. In 2017, Dr. Bock retired and was named to our Emeritus faculty. Our sincerest condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. Read More