QCB News

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.

The QCB training program has been renewed!

April 29, 2024

We’ve been renewed!!  The QCB training program has been recommended for funding for another five years of support (July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2029) under T32 GM131994-06 (-10) at a level six slots per year. This, coupled with the three IU-supported slots (two from the College and one from the UGS), will allow us to make ≈4-5 appointments per year. Congratulations to all!!

Selivanovitch Publication

March 20, 2024

Kate Selivanovitch was an author on Fabrication of Protein Macromolecular Frameworks (PMFs) and Their Application in Catalytic Materials, a paper published in the book Protein Cages, part of Methods in Molecular Biology, Springer Protocols.

Perez Publication

March 20, 2024

Amilcar Perez was first author on Elongasome core proteins and class A PBP1a display zonal, processive movement at the midcell of Streptococcus pneumoniae, a paper published in bioRxiv.

Perez and Rued Publication

March 20, 2024

Amilcar Perez and Britta Rued collaborated on Negative regulation of MurZ and MurA underlies the essentiality of GpsB- and StkP-mediated protein phosphorylation in Streptococcus pneumoniae D39, a paper published in Molecular Microbiology.

Osterberg Publication

March 20, 2024

Maximillian Osterberg was first author on Coupling of zinc and GTP binding drives G-domain folding in Acinetobacter baumannii ZigA, a paper published in the BioPhysical Journal.

Garrett and Osterberg Publication

March 20, 2024