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.
News & Announcements
Welcome Dr. Rahman
Mohamad Rahman, Ph.D. joined the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology as an Assistant Professor in August 2021. Find out more about him with this Q&A.
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August 2021 Publications
Targeting Rearranged during Transfection in Cancer: A Perspective on Small-Molecule Inhibitors and Their Clinical Development.Saha D, Ryan KR, Lakkaniga NR, Acharya B, Garcia NG, Smith EL, Frett B.J Med Chem. 2021 Discovery of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-thiophene derivatives as FLT3 and FLT3 mutants inhibitors for acute myeloid leukemia through structure-based optimization of an NEK2 inhibitor.Zhang L, Lakkaniga NR, […]
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July 2021 Publications
4-Methyl-1,2,3-Triazoles as N-Acetyl-Lysine Mimics Afford Potent BET Bromodomain Inhibitors with Improved Selectivity.Cui H, Carlson AS, Schleiff MA, Divakaran A, Johnson JA, Buchholz CR, Zahid H, Vail NR, Shi K, Aihara H, Harki DA, Miller GP, Topczewski JJ, Pomerantz WCK.J Med Chem. 2021 Machine learning liver-injuring drug interactions with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) from a retrospective […]
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Congratulations Dr. Schleiff
On July 12, 2021, Mary “Allie” Schleiff successfully defended her dissertation entitled “Diphenylamine NSAIDs are Bioactivated into Hepatotoxic Quinone-Species Metabolites”. Dr. Schleiff was mentored by Dr. Grover Paul Miller and was a trainee of the Systems Pharmacology and Toxicology (SPaT) T32 program. As a graduate student, she was an author on 15 publications, 6 of […]
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