Pullman Lab: nanoparticle plasmonics
The Pullman Lab studies the growth and degradation mechanisms of silver nanoparticles using predominantly optical spectroscopies and mass spectrometry and also develops new plasmonic and photocatalytic devices. More (Pullman)
Sohl Lab: NIH-funded research into cancer
Christal Sohl and her lab strive to combat disease by asking mechanistic questions at the intersection of biochemistry, molecular biophysics, and cell biology. More (Sohl)
Swairjo Lab: new paper on tRNA biosynthesis
Prof. Swairjo and her students study the structure and properties of transfer RNA and its relation to disease. A recent paper in Nucleic Acids Research presents their detailed study of the t6A biosynthesis system, which plays a role in neurological disease. More (Swairjo)
Carrano group: guest editor special issue
Prof. Carl Carrano has been selected as the guest editor of an upcoming special issue of the open-access journal Molecules. More (Carrano)
Nanochemistry
Prof. David Pullman's lab studies the photophysics of nanoparticles.
Biochemical kinetics
Prof. Christal Sohl studies the molecular mechanisms underlying human disease.
Nucleic acid structure and modification
Prof. Swairjo has a new paper on the biosynthesis of an important modified tRNA nucleoside.
Marine Bioinorganic and Bioorganic Chemistry
Prof. Carl Carrano, awarded a fellowship to study in Germany by the Hanse Wissenschaftskolleg Advanced Study Institute, is editing a special issue of Molecules.
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- Congratulations to National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow Lexy Strom, a Biology senior carrying out research in Prof. Sohl's biochemistry lab!
- The New York Times features a video co-created by our newest faculty member, biochemistry professor Rees Garmann, on self-assembly of viruses! Be sure to check it out.
- Prof. Erica Forsberg is co-PI on a new $500K grant from the US Department of Agriculture on how fruit affect the microbiota of the human gut and the related health implications. Congratulations!
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