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Biochemistry Food Drive
The Biochemistry Department is collecting food for the BMC grow clinic. Please bring your donation to K225 by December 20th. To ensure that we provide the most needed items, see this list of preferred donations. Grow Clinic Needs
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Fall 2012 Thematic Seminar Series
The Biochemistry Department and the Evans Center are hosting a series of seminars focusing on “The Cytoskeleton in Health and Disease”. The third seminar will be given by Don W. Cleveland, PhD on December 6th at 3pm in Keefer auditorium (E111). The seminar will be followed by a reception. Fall 2012 Thematic Flyer Cleveland
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Fall 2012 Thematic Seminar Series
The Biochemistry Department and the Evans Center are hosting a series of seminars focusing on “The Cytoskeleton in Health and Disease”. The second seminar will be given by Lawrence Goldstein, PhD on November 15th at 3pm in Keefer auditorium (E111). The seminar will be followed by a reception. Fall 2012 Thematic Flyer Goldstein
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Biochemistry Retreat 2012
The Biochemistry Department recently returned from a 2 day research retreat at the Wachusett Village Inn. Details of the retreat are here along with winners of the Best Poster competition. Retreat 2012
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Valentina Perissi named recipient of Peter Paul Professorship
Dr. Valentina Perissi receives one of the prestigious 2012 Peter Paul Professorships. Details of the award are here. Peter Paul
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Dr. Nugent Receives American Health Assistance Foundation Grant
Matthew Nugent, PhD, professor of biochemistry, ophthalmology and biomedical engineering, has been awarded a 2 year grant from the American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF) to study macular degeneration.
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Welcome Dr. Brigitte Ritter
The Department of Biochemistry would like to welcome our newest faculty member Dr. Brigitte Ritter. Dr. Ritter comes to us from McGill University. The Ritter laboratory’s research focuses on the role of receptor trafficking in health and disease. Please stop by Brigitte’s office and lab on K1 and introduce yourself.
2012 Graduates
The Department of Biochemistry would like to congratulate all our recent graduates who will be receiving their degrees on May 18th and May 19th. Receiving PhD degrees in Biochemistry: Erika Angle Ebbel, Johann Bergholz, Michael Breen, Jennifer Fitch, Amanuel Kehasse, Juyoun Kim, Larry Luchsinger, Le Meng, Nadezda Sargaeva, and Erica Walsh. Receiving a MD-PhD Degree: Nathan Wigner. Receiving a MA in Biochemistry: Robert Shine and Joseph Ferrari. Congratulations to our graduates and we offer them just one word of advice: “Plastics”.
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Dr. Valetina Perissi named Grunebaum Faculty Fellow
“Congratulations to Dr. Valentina Perissi who was recently named a Grunebaum Faculty Fellow. The Grunebaum Faculty Research Fellowship, a BUSM annual faculty award, provides $36,000 in direct costs to a selected faculty member for a period of one year.
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Congratulations to Dr. Dafne Cardamone for her recent publication
“Congratulations to Dafne Cardamone and the Perissi lab for their recent publication in Molecular Cell which was selected for the cover! The cover image Dafne designed with the help of Philip F. O’Brien depicts the “two faces of GPS2,” as a transcriptional cofactor in the nucleus and an inhibitor of TNFR signaling in the cytoplasm, by referring to the mythical figures of the twin brothers Castor and Pollux, who divided their lives between the Hades, as mortals, and the Olympus, as immortals.”
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Celeste Rich named as a 2012 Perkins Award Winner for Distinguished Service
We want to share the good news that our own Celeste Rich has been awarded a 2012 Perkins Distinguished Service Award. These awards are presented annually by the Faculty Council to three members of the Boston University family in recognition of distinguished service to the University. Celeste was recognized for her outstanding contributions to the research mission of our Department and the University at large. Celeste will receive her award and be recognized at an upcoming BU Celebration. The ceremony and reception will be on Tuesday, May 1 at 5:00 p.m. in the Trustee Ballroom, 1 Silber Way, 9th floor. All members of the Department are invited to attend and join in the celebration!
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The Mitochondria: Engines of Life, Drivers of Disease
Our Spring seminar series is jointly sponsored by The Department of Biochemistry & The Evans Center. Our speakers are David G. Nicholls, Doug C. Wallace, & Richard J. Youle. Seminars will be on March 27th, April 3, and April 10 at 3pm in Keefer Auditorium. Please join us after the seminars at a reception.
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The Department of Biochemistry is pleased to announce the winners of the 2012 Myrna and Carl Franzblau Student Travel Award: Brian Fluharty, Amanuel Kehasse, Albert Lee, Kathleen Tumelty, & Meghan Zuidema. These awards are made possible by the generosity of Dr. and Mrs. Franzblau and provide funds for these students to present their research at scientific conferences.
We are also pleased to announce the names of the first Biochemistry Graduate Student Fellows, funded by a generous endowment gift to the Department from the family of a BUSM alumnus. The fellowships are awarded to Larry Pessolano and Kathleen Tumelty!
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Bob Varelas Receives MOD Grant
Congratulations to Dr. Bob Varelas for receiving a Basil O’Connor Award from the March of Dimes for his project “Defining Cell Polarity Cues That Direct Hippo Signaling To Influence Ciliogenesis”. Congratulations Dr. Varelas!
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Message from the Chair
Dr. David Harris’ annual message to the Department featuring updates on Faculty Recruitment, Laboratory Renovations, and additional Departmental Initiatives. Chair’s Message
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Biochemistry Recruitment Day
The Department of Biochemistry will be holding its annual graduate student recruitment events on February 12-13th. Additional information on the event has been emailed to prospective graduate students. We look forward to meeting you.
Department of Biochemistry Receives Endowment Gift
We are pleased to announce that the Department of Biochemistry recently received a generous endowment gift from the family of a BUSM alumnus. We are extremely grateful for this donation, which will be used to support new departmental initiatives with a direct impact on our students and faculty. This year, the gift will allow us to establish a fellowship program that will provide stipend support to two of our Biochemistry graduate students. Instructions for applying for this award can be found here:Fellowship The deadline for applications is February 20, 2012.
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Welcome Dr. Garcia-Marcos
The Department of Biochemistry welcomes our newest faculty member Dr. Mikel Garcia-Marcos. He comes to us from the Farquhar lab at UCSD and will be establishing his lab on K2. Please stop by and introduce yourself to Mikel.
Dr. Barbara Smith Awarded Scleroderma Research Grant
Congratulations to Dr. Barbara Smith who was recently awarded one of eight research grants for 2012 from The Scleroderma Foundation. Her project will investigate the mechanisms of “Collagen regulation in systemic sclerosis”. Please see this page for additional details scleroderma.org
Joint Thematic Seminar Series: Protein Quality Control and Disease
Please join the Department of Biochemistry and the Evan’s Center for Dr. Ana Maria Cuervo’s seminar “Selective Autophagy: Quality Control with a Twist”. The lecture will be on December 15th and held from 3:00-4:00 pm in Keefer Auditorium followed by a reception. Additional information here: Seminar
Joint Thematic Seminar Series: Protein Quality Control and Disease
Please join the Department of Biochemistry and the Evan’s Center for Dr. Randal J. Kaufman’s seminar “ER Stress and oxidative stress synergize to cause cell death”. The lecture will be
held from 3:00-4:00 pm in Keefer Auditorium followed by a reception. Additional information here: Seminar
January 2011
Welcome, Dr. Perissi!
The Department of Biochemistry is pleased to announce that Valentina Perissi, PhD will be joining the Department as a new Assistant Professor! Valentina is a superb biochemist and cell biologist from Geoff Rosenfeld’s lab at UCSD working on transcriptional control and the assembly of regulatory complexes on DNA. Her most recent work has important implications for inflammation and diabetes. Valentina will start in July, and her laboratory will occupy newly renovated space on the Harrison Avenue wing of K6. Please join us in welcoming Valentina to the Department!
May 2011
Congratulations Graduates!
The Department of Biochemistry congratulates our students Kevin Anderson, Sunitha Chari, Alexia Eliades, Hicham Naimy, Stephanie Seidl, and Ziyang Yu who recently defended their PhD theses. Commencement for the PhD graduates will be on Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 10 am.commencement info
