QCB News
Giedroc and Thiegles Collaboration
August 25, 2023
New trainee Emma McRae was an author on, The structure of plastocyanin tunes the midpoint potential by restricting axial ligation of the reduced copper ion, a paper published in Communication Chemistry as part of a collaboration between QCB co-director Dr. Giedroc and the Thiegles Group.
Roushar Publication
August 25, 2023
Frank Roushar was an author on, General trends in the effects of VX-661 and VX-445 on the plasma membrane expression of clinical CFTR variants, a paper published in Cell Chemical Biology.
Nyman Publication
May 11, 2023
Morgan Nyman was an author on, Multitargeted 6-Substituted Thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidines as Folate Receptor-Selective Anticancer Agents that Inhibit Cytosolic and Mitochondrial One-Carbon Metabolism, a paper published in ACS Pharmacology and Translational Science
Zubi Publication
May 8, 2023
Yasmine Zubi is second author on, Iridium(iii) polypyridine artificial metalloenzymes with tunable photophysical properties: a new platform for visible light photocatalysis in aqueous solution, a paper published in Dalton Transactions
Fadler Publication
May 8, 2023
Rachel Fadler is second author on, Orthogonal, modular anion–cation and cation–anion self-assembly using pre-programmed anion binding sites, a paper published in Chemical Science
Roushar and Tedman Publication
May 3, 2023
Frank Roushar and Austin Tedman collaborated on Ribosomal Frameshifting Selectively Modulates the Biosynthesis, Assembly, and Function of a Misfolded CFTR Variant, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.
New Trainee Appointments
May 1, 2023
We are pleased to announce the appointment of five new QCB fellows to the QCB trainee cohort!
They are two rising second-year students, Lauren Augusta (Microbiology, Fuqua lab) and Emma McRae (Chemistry, Giedroc lab) to two-year appointments, and rising third-year students Andrew Bach (Chemistry, Snaddon lab), Vicky Lopez (Neuroscience, Tracey lab) and Cayla Rose (Chemistry, Dann lab) to one-year fellowship appointments. Allan Gramillo (Microbiology, Fuqua lab) and Hunter Richman (Chemistry,Yu lab) continue as fellows into their second year of support.
Congratulations to all!
Elliott Publication
April 25, 2023
Andrew Elliott was an author on WAVE-DAMPENED2-LIKE4 modulates the hyper-elongation of light-grown hypocotyl cells, a paper published in Plant Physiology.
2023 Watanabe Symposium
March 13, 2023
We are happy to announce the final slate of speakers for the 2023 Watanabe Symposium in Chemical Biology to be held on September, 30, 2023! Check back here for more information.
Walsh Publications
March 2, 2023
Brenna Walsh is first author on, Metabolic and Structural Insights into Hydrogen Sulfide Mis-Regulation in Enterococcus faecalis, a paper published in Antioxidants. Brenna was also an author on, Discovery and structure of a widespread bacterial ABC transporter specific for ergothioneine, a paper published in Nature Communications.
