Mikel Garcia-Marcos Promotion
The Department would like to congratulate Dr. Mikel Garcia-Marcos on his recent promotion to Associate Professor of Biochemistry. This is […]
Inhibiting G protein signaling and disease
A recent publication from Garcia-Marcos laboratory in PNAS shows how to target an atypical mechanism of heterotrimeric G protein signaling linked to […]
Center for Network Systems Biology Grand Opening
Andrew Emili Heads New Center for Network Systems Biology from BU Today 10.03.2017 By Sara RimerAndrew Emili, with a joint appointment […]
GIV is Druggable
Earlier this year, the Garcia-Marcos laboratory reported detailed structural information describing how trimeric G proteins are activated by GBA motifs, […]
New Research Discoveries: Prion proteins and neuron degeneration
A new paper in eLife from the Harris lab has uncovered a novel function for different domains of the prion […]
Cathy Costello receives prestigious mass spectrometry award
Cathy Costello was recently awarded the 2017 Award for a Distinguished Contribution in Mass Spectrometry by the American Society for […]
Molecular mechanism of G protein activation by GIV, a protein that promotes metastasis
The insufficient mechanistic information on metastasis has precluded the development of efficient therapeutics for it. The Gα-Interacting, Vesicle-associtated (GIV) protein […]
Biochemistry Retreat 2017
The 2017 Biochemistry Retreat was an all day event on Thompson’s Island in Boston Harbor on Friday June 16th. We had […]
New Research Discoveries: Schreiber Laboratory
The Schreiber laboratory recently published a paper in PLOS One where they describe a novel mechanism whereby the acute phase […]
New Research from Perissi Lab: GPS2 and insulin signaling
A new study from the Perissi lab has revealed an unexpected layer of regulation in the insulin signaling cascade based on the […]