Research and Education
The primary objectives of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology are to perform research in biochemistry and molecular biology, to educate and train graduate students and postdoctoral fellows for careers in research and teaching, and to provide high-quality education to medical students in modern biochemistry and molecular biology. Our site highlights our outstanding faculty and the research and educational opportunities available to our students. Please contact us with any questions.
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November 2021 Publications
CYP2C9 and 3A4 play opposing roles in bioactivation and detoxification of diphenylamine NSAIDs.Schleiff MA, Crosby S, Blue M, Schleiff BM, Boysen G, Miller GP.Biochem Pharmacol. 2021 A structural feature of Dda helicase which enhances displacement of streptavidin and trp repressor from DNA.Byrd AK, Malone EG, Hazeslip L, Zafar MK, Harrison DK, Thompson MD, Gao J, […]
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Popular Paper
An article by Dr. Duah Alkam, Assistant Staff Scientist in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology working in the Bioinformatics core, and colleagues has been one of the most popular articles in the journal Microbial Genomics this fall. The article – the journal’s third most read in both October and November – was part of her thesis project for her […]
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Bethany Paxton Wins at AR-INBRE
AR-INBRE conference Bethany Paxton won won 1st place in Biological Sciences at the 2021 AR-INBRE meeting. Bethany worked in Robert Eoff’s lab on their NSF-funded project investigating the role of human Rev1 in G4 replication. This was her first scientific conference. Great job Bethany!
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October 2021 Publications
Is amplification bias consequential in transposon sequencing (TnSeq) assays? A case study with a Staphylococcus aureus TnSeq library subjected to PCR-based and amplification-free enrichment methods.Alkam D, Wongsurawat T, Nookaew I, Richardson AR, Ussery D, Smeltzer MS, Jenjaroenpun P.Microb Genom. A highly annotated database of genes associated with platinum resistance in cancer.Huang D, Savage SR, Calinawan […]
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