QCB News

Ramos Publication

October 1, 2024

Sashary Ramos is an author on Probing conformational dynamics of DNA binding by CO-sensing transcription factor, CooA, the paper will published in the Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry.

Kidner Publication

September 20, 2024

Ria Kidner was first author on Lipids from a snail host regulate the multicellular behavior of a predator of parasitic schistosomes published in iScience.

Laughlin Publication

August 11, 2024

Patrick Laughlin was first author on A narrow ratio of nucleic acid to SARS-CoV-2 N-protein enables phase separation, a preprint published in bioRxiv.

Erdmann Publication

July 22, 2024

Emily Erdmann was an author on ADBP-1 regulates ADR-2 nuclear localization to control editing substrate selection, a paper published in Nucleic Acids Research.

Erdmann Publication

July 19, 2024

Emily Erdmann was  first author on ADR-2 regulates fertility and oocyte fate in C. elegans a paper published in the Genetics Journal.

Pope Publication

July 8, 2024

Brigham Pope was first author on Microscale Diffractive Lenses Integrated into Microfluidic Devices for Size-Selective Optical Trapping of Particles, a paper published in Analytical Chemistry.

QCB Steering Committee Appointments

July 1, 2024

Effective today, the QCB Steering Committee is excited to announce the following two-year (7/1/2024–6/30/36) appointments to the QCB training program cohort.  They are:

Zach Celentano: second-year student, Biochemistry Ph.D. program, Julia Van Kessel’s laboratory
Jane Joncha: second-year student, Chemistry Ph.D. program (analytical), Stephen Jacobson’s laboratory
Emma Lamb: second year student, Biology program, Heather Hundley’s laboratory
Sandip Mishra: second-year student, Chemistry Ph.D. program (chemical biology), Jared Lewis’ laboratory

In addition, we announce continuations of the following appointments for the second year of a two-year appointment:

Lauren Augusta:  third-year student, Biology Ph.D. program (microbiology) Ph.D. program, Clay Fuqua’s laboratory
Vickie Lopez: fourth-year student, Neuroscience Ph.D. program, Dan Tracey’s laboratory
Emma McRae: third-year student, Chemistry Ph.D. program (chemical biology), David Giedroc’s laboratory

Join me in congratulating each of these students on this significant accomplishment!  These awards were made possible by a grant from the NIGMS (T32 GM131994-06) and matching funds provided by the College of arts and Sciences and all five participating Ph.D. feeder programs.

Schlicksup Publication

May 24, 2024

Christopher Schlicksup is an author on Guanidine Hydrochloride-Induced Hepatitis B Virus Capsid Disassembly Hysteresis, a paper published in Biochemistry.

Jared Lewis named Associate Director of the QCB Training Program

May 15, 2024

I am pleased to welcome Jared Lewis as the new Associate Director of the QCB Training Program, who has replaced Mike VanNieuwenzhe in this role, effectively immediately. Please join me in welcoming Jared and wishing Mike well, as he takes on new challenges at Baylor University in Waco, TX.  Jared is a chemical and synthetic biologist interesting protein engineering, and has significant experience training graduate students at both University of Chicago and at IU. Welcome Jared!

Kidner Publication

May 14, 2024

Ria Kidner was first author on Exogenous lipid vesicles induce endocytosis-mediated cellular aggregation in a close unicellular relative of animals, a preprint published in bioRxiv.