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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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January 2026 Publications
SUMOylation Protects Endothelial Cell-Expressed Leukocyte-Specific Protein 1 from Ubiquitination-Mediated Proteasomal Degradation and Facilitates Its Nuclear Export.Hossain M, Huang J, Su Y, Islam MR, Rahman MA, Cayabyab FS, Liu L.Int J Mol Sci. 2026 Targeting EZH2 Oncogenic Splicing: Decoding the Regulatory Network and Antisense Correction.Islam MR, Nagar P, McNaughton N, Heeamoni SA, Hasan MM, Kandel S, […]
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December 2025 Publications
Response to the commentary by Melidis et al. on “Untargeted CUT&Tag reads are enriched at accessible chromatin and restrict identification of potential G4-forming sequences in G4-targeted CUT&Tag experiments”.Byrd AK, Thompson MD.Nucleic Acids Res. 2025
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November 2025 Publications
Long multiply marked DNA repair template reveals lengths and fidelity of genome editing tracts in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.Protacio RU, Ali NA, Chevireddy A, Wahls WP.MicroPubl Biol. 2025 Evaluation of the Activity of Monensin and Its Analogs for Modulation of Stem-like Cell Functionality in 2D and 3D Breast Cancer Models.Urbaniak A, Heflin B, Siegel ER, Seale D, […]
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SURF Students Win Awards for Their Oral Presentations at INBRE Meeting
Congratulations to 2025 SURF students Naomi McNaughton and Anna Bolding on their excellent presentations of their research at the Arkansas INBRE Research Conference. Naomi won second place in the biology division for her presentation of the research she performed in lab of Mohammad Rahman, Ph.D. and Anna received honorable mention for her presentation of the […]
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